Recent content by OSU_Buckeyes

Great game. We should play each other every year.

I think Ohio State will win, but I don’t think it will be a blowout. It’s hard to judge the first game for everyone. I’m going with the Buckeyes by 7. No matter the outcome, let’s get this series renewed as soon as possible!

Can’t wait for the atmosphere of this game! It needs to be played more often whether ND joins the B1G or not.

According to this Tweet, the B1G media rights contract contains language that specifically says how much the B1G contract will increase if Notre Dame joins the conference. If true, this means that all parties know the exact number ND will bring to the B1G.

https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2022/08/19/amazon-was-willing-to-pay-more-than-cbs-and-nbc-for-big-ten-rights/amp/ Interesting. Amazon offered more money than NBC and CBS to have exclusive rights to the 3:30pm game. This would have meant that top tier game would be available on streaming only.

Do you think the B1G will add all four of Stanford, Cal, Washington and Oregon? Only 2 of the 4? And then plunder the ACC in the next decade.

Starting next year the three primary Saturday Big Ten partners will also be the three Sunday NFL partners. If each network promotes their next B1G game twice in their Sunday NFL games, that’s over 150 million promo impressions for the B1G every NFL Sunday.

I don’t believe the media rights contract includes revenue sharing from BTN either. BTN will now be on basic cable in California starting in 2024.

A few points with the B1G numbers: - This is a seven year deal. The first year will have lower payouts for two reasons: 1. USC and UCLA do not join until the second year of this contract. They only account for six of the seven years of the agreement. 2. CBS will not broadcast as many B1G...

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2022/08/18/kevin-warren-big-ten-media-deal-fox-cbs-nbc Without further expansion, the B1G deal averages $1.24 billion per year. The SEC deal with ESPN is $300 million per year. And the B1G will go out to bid again before the SEC does. I wonder if SEC teams...

https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaab/big-ten-historic-media-rights-deal-expansion The contract includes an escalator clause, meaning the deal could approach nearly $10 billion if the Big Ten’s membership increases, network sources said. Even after adding USC and UCLA, the Big Ten “is not done”...

Something else I’ve been thinking about…. The B1G has yet to announce its next media rights deal, even though the players were announced last week: FOX, NBC, CBS, Apple. Why hasn’t the B1G officially announced its next contract? Do you think there is a push to add more schools now that ND is...

Not all 14 (now 16) teams have high ratings, but let me give you an example…. Last season, Purdue @ Iowa was the third most watched game of the week the week the game was played. There is interest in the B1G games even when a matchup isn’t sexy. If you look at the weekly ratings, the B1G and...

Interesting that NBC wants more higher rated ND games to justify paying ND more money. The ACC games for ND aren’t as highly watched as ND vs. B1G games. I would love to see ND in the B1G, personally. I don’t think ND needs the B1G and I don’t think the B1G needs ND. I do think it would be...

$60 million a year won’t keep pace with the B1G and SEC media contracts. I wonder if this is a temporary solution until we are closer to the end of the ACC GOR timeline? If ND will now schedule more B1G teams and you add that to playing 5 ACC games a year, that isn’t really an independent...