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Houston Chronicle exclusive: Texas, Oklahoma reach out to SEC about joining conference.

Exit 4 said:
And poof the expanded 12 team playoff concept gets put on hold.

Could this explain the recent slow down in scheduling games??? Yeah maybe.

I like the idea of the PAC 12 forming a scheduling/media broadcasting alliance with the B12...but a B12 with OU and TX and not the leftovers.

Pretty difficult to see the future at the moment - ESPN holds all the cards, their $$$$$$ will steer the decisions.
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In reverse does that mean Fox has to scramble to save the Big12 and aren't we aligned with Fox?
 
I mean this should help UConn with football games on tv with CBS seeing as more teams would bolt premium conferences. Could also see basketball getting a jolt in revenue with Texas and Oklahoma leaving so fox would desperately want content.
 
Am I wrong in thinking the B10 might lose its superiority if the SEC pulls this off? Could this motivate a massive addition like ND? I'm not even sure UConn would be the partner school, but we're available.
 
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Notre Dame is stuck by their long term contract with the ACC....

But with a 12 team playoff extra competition ought not to phase Texas nor Oklahoma...the top four of the SEC will all be picked for the playoff.
 
billybud said:
Notre Dame is stuck by their long term contract with the ACC....

But with a 12 team playoff extra competition ought not to phase Texas nor Oklahoma...the top four of the SEC will all be picked for the playoff.
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As we have learned, nobody is struck by a contract they are motivated to break. Norte Dame will do what is best for Norte Dame regardless of any contract. UConn will be kind of interesting I suspect. I mean I could see the SEC also reaching out to Clemson and maybe FSU or somebody. If ND leaves too who knows. Of course the Big East fanboys would freak. And that is a huge problem.
 
huskymedic said:
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This is why I dont even try to figure out what might happen. Streaming has changed the model that drove previous realignments. You can't use the households logic that was so popular 10 years ago.

I have no idea how this affects UConn. My guess is not at all.
 
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freescooter said:
As we have learned, nobody is struck by a contract they are motivated to break. Norte Dame will do what is best for Norte Dame regardless of any contract. UConn will be kind of interesting I suspect. I mean I could see the SEC also reaching out to Clemson and maybe FSU or somebody. If ND leaves too who knows. Of course the Big East fanboys would freak. And that is a huge problem.
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All Maryland had to contest was a $50 mill Exit Fee and they did pay 3/5 of that....A Long term contract with 15 years remaining would be a very, very, very large sum....and the GOR as well.

The ACC would own media rights to Irish basketball and minor sports...even if the football program paid a gazillion to break their contract.
 
billybud said:
All Maryland had to contest was a $50 mill Exit Fee and they did pay 3/5 of that....A Long term contract with 15 years remaining would be a very, very, very large sum....and the GOR as well.

The ACC would own media rights to Irish basketball and minor sports...even if the football program paid a gazillion to break their contract.
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Big 10 payout is +- $55 million/ school. so that’s 1 year of media rights. It will be negotiated down plus the Big will bring pressure. They’ll work it out if they want to go they will go.
 
Austin316 said:
Texas/OU leave - Big 12 AAC merger.
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They wouldn't merge, the Big 12 would just poach the best teams from the AAC. If the Big12 then expanded by 6 or 8 would UCONN get an offer? and would they accept?

Hopefully if the SEC decided to go to 16, all of the Power conferences would go to 16.
 
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freescooter said:
Big 10 payout is +- $55 million/ school. so that’s 1 year of media rights. It will be negotiated down plus the Big will bring pressure. They’ll work it out if they want to go they will go.
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SEC does have a GOR....

Why 2023? It starts with expiring TV contracts. The ACC and SEC both have long-term media grant-of-rights agreements, running through 2035-36 and 2033-34, respectively. But the other three Power 5 conferences have agreements ending roughly around the same time (the SEC's Tier 1 deal with CBS runs through 2023-24). The Big Ten last summer opted for a shorter agreement with Fox and ESPN, which runs through 2022-23. The Pac-12 deal expires after the 2023-24 sports year, and the Big 12's ends the following year.
 
huskymedic said:
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Answer is right in plain site:

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So this is a power move by the SEC recognizing the demise of geographic markets for cable TV as the driving power behind realignment and moving to the new model, namely large fanbases that will buy digital content.
 
Marquee match ups will have more value in a streaming universe....

People watch games between "big" teams....Oklahoma-Bama...Texas-LSU....adds more must watch football to the SEC...

Today in the ACC Kickoff meetings, the Commissioner addressed that...

"Football must be No. 1 priority for us ... for all of us." Says they want 24/7 and 365 mindset when it comes to football. "We're just getting started." Says that will not diminish investment in other sports. But will have a "renewed commitment and emphasis" to football."
 
billybud said:
Marquee match ups will have more value in a streaming universe....

People watch games between "big" teams....Oklahoma-Bama...Texas-LSU....adds more must watch football to the SEC...
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True, but fans will also buy streaming access to their schools. SEC just made a power grab to pick up a bunch of them.
 
billybud said:
Marquee match ups will have more value in a streaming universe....

People watch games between "big" teams....Oklahoma-Bama...Texas-LSU....adds more must watch football to the SEC...

Today in the ACC Kickoff meetings, the Commissioner addressed that...

"Football must be No. 1 priority for us ... for all of us." Says they want 24/7 and 365 mindset when it comes to football. "We're just getting started." Says that will not diminish investment in other sports. But will have a "renewed commitment and emphasis" to football."
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If this is the mindset on main football focus for a basketball conference like the ACC, it's easy to see why a Big 12 school like Kansas will be left out in the cold. Just like our bball didn't do anything for us in realignment, theirs won't do anything for them either. They will get stuck with the rest of the dregs. Right now Kansas, OSU, and probably Baylor are scrambling to find a home. They know their livelihood is on the line and they need to convince someone that they are worth it. The other schools are doing the same but those three are the ones with the most to lose IMO.
 
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The real question is will the conference that remains after Texas and Oklahoma leave remain a power conference and I think not.
I think this simple movement could result in about 100 schools being in a different conference in 5 years.
 
metsfan2323 said:
They wouldn't merge, the Big 12 would just poach the best teams from the AAC. If the Big12 then expanded by 6 or 8 would UCONN get an offer? and would they accept?

Hopefully if the SEC decided to go to 16, all of the Power conferences would go to 16.
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UConn has to tread lighlty in such a scenario. Leave the Big East for potential B12 that may evaporate like the old BE Football conference? Don't think the BE would take us back a 3rd time
 
noeynox said:
UConn has to tread lighlty in such a scenario. Leave the Big East for potential B12 that may evaporate like the old BE Football conference? Don't think the BE would take us back a 3rd time
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They would. LOL but I don't think we are going anywhere.
 
CL82 said:
True, but fans will also buy streaming access to their schools. SEC just made a power grab to pick up a bunch of them.
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The beauty of a conference is that the TV value is more than just the sum of its parts.....fans from other schools in a conference will tune in to watch their conference mates/foes.
 
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