My whole point is this is the end game. There just isnt any reason for all this media money to be paid out to the Vanderbilts and Rutgers when what we as fans all want is the best to play the best and what all media wants is for all of that to be seen by as many eyeballs ( advertisement revenue, etc) as possible. The lesser teams with smaller markets can get their own contracts with media but they wont earn as much because they don't bring as much to the table. In my mind it wont end up being the SEC or BIG kicking teams out, they will just create a new super conference invite only based on media rights, marketability and eyballs
See my post above. None of this explanation requires Iowa or Minn to BE in the same conference as OSU or Michigan. The smaller market teams and less affluent teams can have contracts with media outlets....the reality is they are parasites ( for lack of better term) really.
Agreed. Its for sure too soon but I cant believe all this talk isnt influenced by this over arching specter of the end goal for both media and football teams
the top 6 teams from the SEC
Oh come on we all know there are at least ten teams in the SEC that matter more than any team in the Pac-12.
I don’t see any real world way that staying independent benefits Notre Dame.
Again who cares if they do or dont. They dont have to be included nor are they required for other schools to make a superconference... Not sure why this is a hard concept to grasp. If they dont bring in eyeballs and arent marketable they arent included.
Another thing fans want is upsets and upstarts. Surprises. When Purdue knocks off Ohio State or some middleweight like Minnesota has an unexpectedly great season, it generates excitement, and not just for the fans of the team involved. That's the magic of college football. The TV folks know this and they don't want a system that squeezes out even the possibility of that sort of thing. Which the One Great Superleague would do.
I grasp the concept. I just don’t think nearly as many schools sign up for or fit the bill you’re describing, it’s less than 10 probably closer to 5. Agree to disagree.
Dont hear about this kind of thing in the NFL.
Thats fine. Lets say the total pot of revenue available is the combined tv rights deal of SEC and BIG. $2 billion for example. 25 teams share $2 billion. Hell lets just say they get 85% of it $1.7 billion . You telling me that you wouldnt want to be a part of that? that money could go straight into facilities and paying players lol...
I know it's extremely lucrative but the NFL sucks. And if people want to watch the NFL they'll watch the NFL. College football should stick - best it can anyway - to what makes college football unique (and vastly more fun), part of which is the fact that heavyweights have to play lesser opponents and don't always win.
Someone has to lose the games. And the teams that lose will be less valuable and then in this world kicked to the curb. So no I don’t believe that many teams are confident in the long term sustainability of it.
I'm with you. The premier league type model there sounds like a great way to kill many programs AND harm big ones too. Playing big names every week sounds fun until even the best teams are losing 3 games/year and some really good programs fall hard and turn into perennial 3-5 win teams.
Need to add Wiscy, Baylor, Louisville, Pitt, BYU, Cincy, OK State, and remove Duke in my opinion. I'd find a way to get to 32 and make 4 divisions of 8 teams. 8 regular season games against divisional opponents, 4 non-divisional games on a rotating basis, winner of each division goes to the Final Four. Or you can create a playoff system like the NFL.
