nelsonmuntz
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If this happens, then the entire exercise last week was to lock Apple out.
Do Cal and Stanford want to have their athletes travel across the country for every sport frequently. And what about east coast teams heading to Calif regularlyReminder: ACC is at 15. I suggested adding Cal, Stanford and UConn to get to 18. Makes them much stronger if any school manages to buy their way out.
The entire excise was to lock Apple out. You know this.If this happens, then the entire exercise last week was to lock Apple out.
i think adding cal and stanford would hurt UConn's chances, yet again. they have 14 football schools so going to 17 doesnt work for divisions, pods, or permanent rivalry based scheduling.Reminder: ACC is at 15. I suggested adding Cal, Stanford and UConn to get to 18. Makes them much stronger if any school manages to buy their way out.
It's uneven for Olympic sports now. Plus ND plays several teams (including Stanford on a regular basis) under their arrangement. I think they can make it work.i think adding cal and stanford would hurt UConn's chances, yet again. they have 14 football schools so going to 17 doesnt work for divisions, pods, or permanent rivalry based scheduling.
A couple of days ago I went to the store to get some seltzer. I came home with seltzer and some chocolate chip cookies. Good plan, imperfect execution.Anyone with knowledge of the inner workings of the B12 would’ve known their plan was to take the 4 corner schools all along. His initial story about Colorado, then UConn, was so incredibly off base it was obviously fraudulent. Then he insisted the B12 wouldn’t take Utah, which ended up being wrong too. Shouldn’t he have known his source was bad after the first mess up? Why continue feeding us bad information?
Yep. It was just FOX flexing its muscle using B1G as the hitman to lock Apple out of this.The entire excise was to lock Apple out. You know this.
hope youre right but acc just got rid of their divisions and adopted the 3-5-5 permanent rival concept which doesnt include ND. works for 16 not 17. maybe adding stanfrord and Cal convinces ND to fully join once and for all, and ACC adds UConn as the 18th team. one can dream lol.It's uneven for Olympic sports now. Plus ND plays several teams (including Stanford on a regular basis) under their arrangement. I think they can make it work.
Yep. It was just FOX flexing its muscle using B1G as the hitman to lock Apple out of this.
If people are stupid enough to believe Apple or Amazon will get locked out forever, they are in for a rude awakening. These Silicon Valley tech companies haven't got so serious about content just yet, but when they do they will eat these media companies' for lunch. People need to realize companies like Apple, Google, Amazon are worth multiple times of these media companies. In addition, they have far more cash. They are also way more savvy than these traditional media companies when it comes to streaming.
There will be another massive upheaval of conferences when the tech giants flexing their muscles. It might end with every school for itself when it comes to media rights.
They weren't so savvy as to realize their lowball non-linear offer would cause the destruction of their intended target, were they?Yep. It was just FOX flexing its muscle using B1G as the hitman to lock Apple out of this.
If people are stupid enough to believe Apple or Amazon will get locked out forever, they are in for a rude awakening. These Silicon Valley tech companies haven't got so serious about content just yet, but when they do they will eat these media companies' for lunch. People need to realize companies like Apple, Google, Amazon are worth multiple times of these media companies. In addition, they have far more cash. They are also way more savvy than these traditional media companies when it comes to streaming.
There will be another massive upheaval of conferences when the tech giants flexing their muscles. It might end with every school for itself when it comes to media rights.
I'm more worried that the ACC will expand and not take us. There's only so many times you can be passed over before the stank of it is insurmountable.I don't see the logic in UConn, Cal and Stanford but I'll play along. To bridge the gap you look at Tulane and SMU. Two private, city schools with good academics and easy plane rides to each city. Not a lot of land grant state U's out there to add to the profile of the ACC and a conference with Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Miami obviously doens't have a problem having city schools in its portfolio.
If you think this is stupid, don't worry, I do too. But if an east coast conference is going to add two Pacific Time Zone schools, stupid is as stupid does.
They don’t want UConn! How many times have they proved that?Reminder: ACC is at 15. I suggested adding Cal, Stanford and UConn to get to 18. Makes them much stronger if any school manages to buy their way out.
If this happens, then the entire exercise last week was to lock Apple out.
Not being on linear TV means their offer would need to be likely 1.5x whatever FOX and ESPN are offering to get anyone to bite. If Apple was serious about it, they would approach the heavy hitters like Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, etc and offer them each like $150M/yr for their football in some sort of super conference. This shuffling will be never-ending if Apple and Amazon truly want to get involved. They wouldn't waste their money carrying dead weight like Butgers, Northwestern, Mississippi State. They'll form new conferences.Yep. It was just FOX flexing its muscle using B1G as the hitman to lock Apple out of this.
If people are stupid enough to believe Apple or Amazon will get locked out forever, they are in for a rude awakening. These Silicon Valley tech companies haven't got so serious about content just yet, but when they do they will eat these media companies' for lunch. People need to realize companies like Apple, Google, Amazon are worth multiple times of these media companies. In addition, they have far more cash. They are also way more savvy than these traditional media companies when it comes to streaming.
There will be another massive upheaval of conferences when the tech giants flexing their muscles. It might end with every school for itself when it comes to media rights.
Yep. It was just FOX flexing its muscle using B1G as the hitman to lock Apple out of this.
If people are stupid enough to believe Apple or Amazon will get locked out forever, they are in for a rude awakening. These Silicon Valley tech companies haven't got so serious about content just yet, but when they do they will eat these media companies' for lunch. People need to realize companies like Apple, Google, Amazon are worth multiple times of these media companies. In addition, they have far more cash. They are also way more savvy than these traditional media companies when it comes to streaming.
There will be another massive upheaval of conferences when the tech giants flexing their muscles. It might end with every school for itself when it comes to media rights.
UConn will be invited to the ACC once Clemson, Florida State, NC, NC State, VATech, Duke, Pittsburgh, Louisville, and Miami leave for either the SEC, B1G, or the B12.Is there any chance the ACC would expand now or would we need to wait until a team like FSU/Clemson leaves?
Gosh it must suck to be those schools knowing your partners were conspiring against you. Wonder what that feels like?
Amazon's Prime Video is the 2nd largest streaming service by subscribers at over 175 million subs (people who actually watch PV) in both US and international. And, Amazon has Thursday night NFL football starting this year and they are paying $1 billion per year for the privilege. And, they have MLB and NBA basketball as well as other sports.No one cares about Amazon, but if you’re a legacy industry, the one name you never ever ever want to hear entering your airspace is Apple.
They have more money, more talent and more runway than these media companies. It would not be a fair fight.