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Message: [QUOTE="WestCoastHusky, post: 4015832, member: 566"] Ultimately, this is a way for media companies to consolidate asset to save money. TX and OU to SEC will allow ESPN to gain 2 more key assets, which means they won't have to pay remaining 8 B12 teams big money. Even though EPSN will pay a little bit more to each SEC teams, but the saving of not signing up for another B12 media deal with TX and OU is a net saving for ESPN. B1G media deal is coming as well as PAC12, which means here is another opportunity to grab top assets and save money for FOX. I would not be surprised to see B1G trying to poach top PAC12 assets like UCLA and USC while leaving rest of PAC12 in ruins. This way, FOX and ESPN will pay B1G a little more money each team to get USC and UCLA but won't have to pony up for a new big PAC12 media deal. The remaining leftover PAC12 and B12 teams will have to consolidate and form a second tier conference, and it will probably only able to get a media deal above AAC but way below B1G and SEC. It will be far below the ACC deal also. I can see B12 totally falling apart so no one will have to pay GOR fees. I just don't see how B12 schools can trust each other since every one of them will be looking for a life boat. The same can be said for PAC12 if B1G decides to make its move to poach top PAC12 teams. The only thing protecting ACC at this point is the long term GOR. I can see SEC and B1G poach all the top assets of ACC while ditching the rest. If both conferences can convince enough ACC schools to leave at the same time, it might be a way to break that GOR. I am pretty sure there is a clause in the ACC GOR that states if enough teams leave, the conference will be dissolved. The next stage of evolution is for top assets in SEC and B1G to leave their perspective conferences to form their own super conference to hoard more cash while ditching all the schools that have been bringing not much to the table. Schools like Vandy, NorthWestern, Washington State, and Oregon State will be left in the cold. Many big schools might even be looking to go indy if media companies can offer them top media deals individually. The college sports we know will be over at that point. Basically, it will be like the free agent market for sports with each school marketing itself to the highest bidder(s). Where will UCONN end up? Who knows? I think our independent model for football might turn into the norm in the future for many schools. [/QUOTE]

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