USC & UCLA to the Big Ten

[T-Boone]

Can you imagine USC having to travel across country and playing Penn State in prime time during a white out

By train or horse and carriage.

 

[choo choo]

If she says we're in the Sun Belt, I'll book tickets to Boone, NC.

Love Boone

 

[DCDomer]

Love Boone

Fantastic stadium to watch a football game. 2nd in my Fall Foliage power rankings to Michie Stadium

 

[stlnd01]

Can you imagine USC having to travel across country and playing Penn State in prime time during a white out

That would be awesome. That’s what makes this exciting - big-time powers playing big-time games - and the TV networks know it, which is why this is happening.

 

[ACamp1900]

ND
Rutgers
Northwestern
Minnesota
Nebraska
Illinois
Purdue
Indiana
Kansas can join
Maryland


Everyone else in the other division,….

 

[DCDomer]

The more I think about it, I am physically giddy about watching a jet-lagged Alex Grinch (if he stays employed that long) defense try to stop the run in the freezing rain in October. It's going to look like Normandy Beach.

 

[ColinKSU]

Some or the school that will be on the 2 big conferences don’t belong.
In the SEC Vanderbilt for example should be punted and replaced with Ok state.
In fact why don’t the 30 best schools just make a new league.

The ADs at Rutgers and Maryland who negotiated their entry into the Big Ten need to be paid infinity money because no one has ever secured a bigger bag while providing less than those two schools.

 

[choo choo]

Fantastic stadium to watch a football game. 2nd in my Fall Foliage power rankings to Michie Stadium

Was there many years working for UT-Chattanooga. Remember the year they became civilized and legalized beer sales.

 

[calvegas04]

Fantastic stadium to watch a football game. 2nd in my Fall Foliage power rankings to Michie Stadium

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

The ADs at Rutgers and Maryland who negotiated their entry into the Big Ten need to be paid infinity money because no one has ever secured a bigger bag while providing less than those two schools.

Somebody somewhere thought they locked up the New York and Washington DC markets. That’s literally the only reason they are there. Not some amazing negotiation by anyone…

 

[ColinKSU]

Somebody somewhere thought they locked up the New York and Washington DC markets. That’s literally the only reason they are there. Not some amazing negotiation by anyone…

That’s definitely why they did it, but someone should have told the Big Ten that Ohio State and Michigan have a considerably larger NYC fan base than Rutgers.

Rutgers is NYC’s college team like Cincinnati is Southern Ohio’s college team.

 

[Dale]

Somebody somewhere thought they locked up the New York and Washington DC markets. That’s literally the only reason they are there. Not some amazing negotiation by anyone…

But they did lock up the NY and DC markets. Because the way negotiations were at time is they showed them cable numbers and Nielsen ratings and went to Fox and said give us this money and they did. Maryland and Rutgers served their purpose in a cable world.

 

[phillyirish]

Join the Big 10 on the condition they change their stupid name. It’s not that prestigious and is ridiculous that a conference that prides itself on academics can’t count right (oh and that it includes NJ State, I mean Rutgers).

 

[T-Boone]

That’s definitely why they did it, but someone should have told the Big Ten that Ohio State and Michigan have a considerably larger NYC fan base than Rutgers.

Rutgers is NYC’s college team like Cincinnati is Southern Ohio’s college team.

Are cinci not? They must be on the up in that area.

 

[MacIrish75]

Are cinci not? They must be on the up in that area.

@IrishLion

 

[OhioIrish]

You're effectively the northern outcast competing in a southern league with higher academic standards than almost anyone in that group (aside from UVA/UNC, who aren't really competing for the CFP anyway). If nothing else, Notre Dame's admissions standards alone are a massive reason it is a much better fit in the expanded B1G.

I think for ND it is probably going to either reassert it's independence here and step away from the ACC (that is likely going to get destroyed soon by the B1G/SEC) or join the B1G - I don't think there's a logical third option. I don't see how the SEC is in it's best interest, though they'd certainly welcome ND.



If ND is a yes, I think the B1G just rips the bandaid off and goes straight to 20 with whoever ND is most comfortable with.

Being the northernmost school in a southern conference should be the goal — it’s the ideal outcome for ND. Also, Georgia Tech and Miami are right there with ND, UVA, and UNC academically. I believe Florida and Georgia are way up there in terms of public schools — so this division is no slouch academically. All that said, it’s just a hypothetical. But, I don’t see any benefit from joining the current Big 10 if they don’t add a coupe southern schools — they can’t offer anything we don’t already have or can’t create for ourselves.

 

[KPENN]

 

[Blazers46]

The ADs at Rutgers and Maryland who negotiated their entry into the Big Ten need to be paid infinity money because no one has ever secured a bigger bag while providing less than those two schools.

They can't be dumped?

 

[choo choo]

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They were I-AA (fcs) when I was there. Ironically the championship game was in Chattanooga for many years. The mocs were never in it but we enjoyed watching the mountaineers

 

[choo choo]

Ok. Am I correct in Notre Dame gets 38 mil per year from NBC? And do they have three years left on the contract?

 

[KPENN]

Ok. Am I correct in Notre Dame gets 38 mil per year from NBC? And do they have three years left on the contract?

I’ve seen it’s only 15 million. It runs through 2025

 

[choo choo]

I’ve seen it’s only 15 million. It runs through 2025

Ok. That's just not gonna be enough to compete. I guess it's time to make the move. The times they are a'changin.

 

[Sea Turtle]

I keep reading its 20 million.

 

[yankeehater]

Pete Sampson said on the radio today that a move to the Big Ten for ND would double the revenue of their current deal as an Independent and with NBC. Felt it was the first time, the move actually makes sense financially. Also, they will keep their national footprint, with the conference having teams in California, New Jersey (NY area) and Washington DC.

 

[Sea Turtle]

Pete Sampson said on the radio today that a move to the Big Ten for ND would double the revenue of their current deal as an Independent and with NBC. Felt it was the first time, the move actually makes sense financially. Also, they will keep their national footprint, with the conference having teams in California, New Jersey (NY area) and Washington DC.

It would actually be 5 times the amount.

 

[CoachB]

I think having games in the Southeast has been huge for recruiting, though. If I was ND, I would make sure someone from SEC country came to the big with me. Preferably more than 1, so they can play down there. Anything in Carolinas, Georgia, or Florida. I think GT and UNC would be good fits in the Big 24. Maybe even VA, since their academics are good and they have pretty good HS talent. I wish they would take Clemson, as that would bring some more respectability. Maybe even offer TCU, as then you will play in the hotbed of HS talent that is Dallas.

 

[yankeehater]

It would actually be 5 times the amount.

He quoted currently a total of $50 mil and would move to $100 mil. Thought the Big Ten might be able to get even more with the ND brand in the league.
It looks like Apple wants in football in a bad way so that 1 billion TV contract may go way higher.

 

[GoIrish41]

USC

Penn State?

 

[NorthDakota]

They were I-AA (fcs) when I was there. Ironically the championship game was in Chattanooga for many years. The mocs were never in it but we enjoyed watching the mountaineers

They play it down at the FC Dallas stadium now. Works out pretty good since the western schools sorts run the show now and Dallas is easy to get to.

 

[NDBoiler]

I thought ND was obligated via contract to join the ACC for football if they decided to join a conference? Is that deal sunsetting?