Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[UConnJim]

It isn't football level money but this makes UConn potentially more valuable if they start having unit payouts like the Men's tournament

This is a bad deal for women's basketball. Basically, ESPN is paying less for the women's tournament media rights per year than what 1 member of the Big 10 or SEC are paid per year.

 

[noeynox]

This is a bad deal for women's basketball. Basically, ESPN is paying less for the women's tournament media rights per year than what 1 member of the Big 10 or SEC are paid per year.

Is anyone willing to pay more? I doubt it.

 

[How Sway?!]

Is anyone willing to pay more? I doubt it.

Yeah from the reports, the NCAA did not see a better offer in the open market. Let's also put it into context, it's more than the NWSL got for their whole season.

 

[AllHusky]

As I read this, I heard the music and announcer's voice from the TV series "Soap".

Agreed, I see the similarities:

"melodramatic plotlines including alien abduction, demonic possession, extramarital affairs, murder, kidnapping, unknown diseases, amnesia, cults, organized crime warfare, a communist revolution and teacher-student relationships. In 2007, it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME",[2] and in 2010, the Tates and the Campbells ranked at number 17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's Top Families".

Both fall into the category of "CAN'T MAKE THIS S__T UP!"

 

[Patman]

This is a bad deal for women's basketball. Basically, ESPN is paying less for the women's tournament media rights per year than what 1 member of the Big 10 or SEC are paid per year.

shhh... i can hear the equity from here

 

[Fishy]

This is a bad deal for women's basketball. Basically, ESPN is paying less for the women's tournament media rights per year than what 1 member of the Big 10 or SEC are paid per year.

You’re worth what someone will pay you.

 

[Exit 4]

You’re worth what someone will pay you.

Lets use an example, what is this website worth?

 

[Rappin'Rodney]

Lets use an example, what is this website worth?

Treasure beyond measure.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Power conferences kicking members out is the fever dream of fans of the schools left out.

In their scenarios, just enough teams get kicked out for us to reform something like the old Big East.

It’s not happening.

If it wasn't for the fact that two schools just got kicked out of the major conference club, this would be a fantastic prediction.

 

[uconnyankee]

Kicking teams out is complicated. It's more than sports. Look at the B1G ---- they have the B1G Academic Alliance in which each school integrates many of its services/offerings/research with the other member schools. Also, each B1G school has partial ownership of the BTN. It's not as simple as "Well ok, you are kicked out of the B1G, now go away." I don't see any school getting kicked out. Plus, someone has to eat those football/basketball losses for the top brands.

You’re right, schools aren’t getting kicked out. If you look at every situation, it’s been more of a selection process where schools are ‘left out’.
If and when there is a split, schools like Rutgers, Vanderbilt and Northwestern will be just like Cal and Stanford, waiting at the mailbox wondering where their invite is.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You’re right, schools aren’t getting kicked out. If you look at every situation, it’s been more of a selection process where schools are ‘left out’.
If and when there is a split, schools like Rutgers, Vanderbilt and Northwestern will be just like Cal and Stanford, waiting at the mailbox wondering where their invite is.

I believe there will be a massive game-fixing scandal at some point soon, where someone uses NIL to get players to fix a game or games. It may not even be illegal if done correctly, but it will be the final straw for the academic elites.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This is a bad deal for women's basketball. Basically, ESPN is paying less for the women's tournament media rights per year than what 1 member of the Big 10 or SEC are paid per year.

A bad deal is better than no deal. The Pac-12 found that out the hard way when they listened to some egg head anaylyst who thought the conference should get more money than ESPN was offering.

 

[huskymedic]

“Making the situation especially painful is the unique arrangement that SMU made with the ACC. Heavily motivated to be in the Power Five and backed by a plethora of mega-boosters, SMU agreed to accept no television revenue from the ACC in its first nine years in the conference. That said, school officials expected to receive non-television ACC payouts that total at least $10-12 million annually — roughly half of which, it thought, would come from the CFP.

Without the CFP, SMU’s first nine years in the ACC may generate annually roughly half of what it earned in distribution while in the American Athletic Conference (about $9 million).”

 

[huskymedic]

Assisted access if needed <<

 

[CL82]

A bad deal is better than no deal. The Pac-12 found that out the hard way when they listened to some egg head anaylyst who thought the conference should get more money than ESPN was offering.

The big east found out the same thing.

 

[CL82]

“Making the situation especially painful is the unique arrangement that SMU made with the ACC. Heavily motivated to be in the Power Five and backed by a plethora of mega-boosters, SMU agreed to accept no television revenue from the ACC in its first nine years in the conference. That said, school officials expected to receive non-television ACC payouts that total at least $10-12 million annually — roughly half of which, it thought, would come from the CFP.

Without the CFP, SMU’s first nine years in the ACC may generate annually roughly half of what it earned in distribution while in the American Athletic Conference (about $9 million).”

 

[CL82]

“Making the situation especially painful is the unique arrangement that SMU made with the ACC. Heavily motivated to be in the Power Five and backed by a plethora of mega-boosters, SMU agreed to accept no television revenue from the ACC in its first nine years in the conference. That said, school officials expected to receive non-television ACC payouts that total at least $10-12 million annually — roughly half of which, it thought, would come from the CFP.

Without the CFP, SMU’s first nine years in the ACC may generate annually roughly half of what it earned in distribution while in the American Athletic Conference (about $9 million).”

It would be a fascinating and ironic twist if SMU ends up being the deciding vote to break up the ACC based upon the fact that they make less money there than in the American.

 

[Fishy]

If it wasn't for the fact that two schools just got kicked out of the major conference club, this would be a fantastic prediction.

They weren’t kicked out of a conference…their conference left without them.

You know, like what happened to UConn.

But back to your fever dreams and unicorn wishes.

 

[Fishy]

“Making the situation especially painful is the unique arrangement that SMU made with the ACC. Heavily motivated to be in the Power Five and backed by a plethora of mega-boosters, SMU agreed to accept no television revenue from the ACC in its first nine years in the conference. That said, school officials expected to receive non-television ACC payouts that total at least $10-12 million annually — roughly half of which, it thought, would come from the CFP.

Without the CFP, SMU’s first nine years in the ACC may generate annually roughly half of what it earned in distribution while in the American Athletic Conference (about $9 million).”

Welp, that’s another nail in our coffin.

Lovely.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Agreed, I see the similarities:

"melodramatic plotlines including alien abduction, demonic possession, extramarital affairs, murder, kidnapping, unknown diseases, amnesia, cults, organized crime warfare, a communist revolution and teacher-student relationships. In 2007, it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME",[2] and in 2010, the Tates and the Campbells ranked at number 17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's Top Families".

Both fall into the category of "CAN'T MAKE THIS S__T UP!"

All you left off was Burt's invisibility.

 

[How Sway?!]

“Making the situation especially painful is the unique arrangement that SMU made with the ACC. Heavily motivated to be in the Power Five and backed by a plethora of mega-boosters, SMU agreed to accept no television revenue from the ACC in its first nine years in the conference. That said, school officials expected to receive non-television ACC payouts that total at least $10-12 million annually — roughly half of which, it thought, would come from the CFP.

Without the CFP, SMU’s first nine years in the ACC may generate annually roughly half of what it earned in distribution while in the American Athletic Conference (about $9 million).”

Makes sense considering the cfp won't get extra money until the new deal, so they'd have to take money away from someone before giving it to SMU

 

[AZHuskiePop]

If it wasn't for the fact that two schools just got kicked out of the major conference club, this would be a fantastic prediction.

No team has been kicked out of a major conference.
Two conferences have been destroyed with 4 teams being left without major conference homes
that’s not the same thing. But new teams have been added
Losers
OSU
WSU
UConn
USF
Winners ( not in BCS conferences prior to 2012)
Houston
UCF
TCU
BYU
SMU
So the total number has been pretty steady despite the loss of conferences.
If history is a guide if the ACC doesn’t survives 2-3 teams will be left behind but if your at the top of your game 2-3 teams will be added. My suggestion is have your ticket ready.
Temple is a bad example because the Old Big East had to drop them to make room for UConn because the basketball schools didn’t want to upset the balance of power. That’s the way The Old Big East was run and why it self destructed.

 

[Kolumbo]

No team has been kicked out of a major conference.
Two conferences have been destroyed with 4 teams being left without major conference homes
that’s not the same thing. But new teams have been added
Losers
OSU
WSU
UConn
USF
Winners ( not in BCS conferences prior to 2012)
Houston
UCF
TCU
BYU
SMU
So the total number has been pretty steady despite the loss of conferences.
If history is a guide if the ACC doesn’t survives 2-3 teams will be left behind but if your at the top of your game 2-3 teams will be added. My suggestion is have your ticket ready.
Temple is a bad example because the Old Big East had to drop them to make room for UConn because the basketball schools didn’t want to upset the balance of power. That’s the way The Old Big East was run and why it self destructed.

It's all semantics and the end result is the same. And I get that the Big 12 had to add the AAC programs to survive and enable it to be in a position to grab the 4 corner schools. But if the timeline were different, Cinci would be a loser and Houston and UCF would still be on the outside too. And the ACC could very likely leave behind some more waste. The Big 12 would prefer to not have wasted slots on the AAC programs in favor of the ACC programs.

 

[Waquoit]

No team has been kicked out of a major conference.
Two conferences have been destroyed with 4 teams being left without major conference homes
that’s not the same thing. But new teams have been added
Losers
OSU
WSU
UConn
USF

Yeah, but you know what?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Welp, that’s another nail in our coffin.

Lovely.

You are constantly doom and gloom on the athletic program. Are you in favor of shutting the football program down?