'Cuse and Pitt to ACC - It's official

[Tim Riggins]

Not sure I like where college football is headed but there's nothing I can do to stop it.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...burgh-panthers-syracuse-orange-14-team-league

 

[Iceland12]

..and the Big Ten says they're staying pat.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/33445/big-ten-staying-quiet-on-expansion-front

 

[Gopher07]

..and the Big Ten says they're staying pat.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/33445/big-ten-staying-quiet-on-expansion-front

Delaney sounds like he's committed to being non-committal. Once the big chips start moving in the next week - Baylor, ISU to the Big East, Oklahoma, OK State to the Pac - the tune will change.

 

[metrolax]

College football has forgotten what's gotten them there. It has become a big-money sport NOT because of TV. TV is simply a medium of communication.

Rather, CFB is big because of regional rivalries, Old Oaken Buckets, the Texas State Fair, etc.........That's what built this game. They're all nuts if they think this isn't gonna bite them in the $%# someday.

 

[Rosemountian]

It'll bite them billions of dollars later.


There isn't anyone the big ten can add that adds revenue. The ACC expanded more for stability than for a huge revenue increase.

 

[tjgopher]

There isn't anyone the big ten can add that adds revenue.

Texas and Notre Dame both would. And in a big way.

Georgia Tech also would.

Rutgers has potential to.

 

[washgopher]

hate TX

 

[hendo59]

It'll bite them billions of dollars later.


There isn't anyone the big ten can add that adds revenue. The ACC expanded more for stability than for a huge revenue increase.

You're dreamin' if you don't think adding ND would add big time revenue and increase the brand. Whether we like 'em or not, think they're arrogant, etc., ND is one of the two homerun acquisitions in the expansion sweepstakes, with TX being the other. Since we have little to no chance of landing TX, Delaney will be going after ND big behind the scenes, and try to add one more to balance things out if he can convince ND to take the B1G plunge (probably Mizzou or Rutgers).