I'd like to see exactly what their "road map" looks like.
1) Pay head coach $3MM per year
2) ????????
3) PROFIT!
I'd like to see exactly what their "road map" looks like.
We are agreeing on Oklahoma due to Football. We are questioning Kansas.
Reminder - this is the key tweet thread.
The half-assed commentary thread can be found elsewhere - go there.
Why? Kansas is comparable to Connecticut.
The entire state of Connecticut currently has just under 1.3 million households. The state of Kansas has almost 1.1 million. They both move the needle in a big way with basketball. Neither has been terribly successful with football. Currently Kansas is also an AAU member, so there's that. But the big thing is that they're a natural bridge to Oklahoma as well.
You really shouldn't be questioning Kansas. They too are a great fit for the Big Ten. And this is coming from a guy who's beat the UConn-Big Ten drums as loudly as anyone on the internet, I think.
Dana Holgorsen says he wants east-west, six team divisions in the Big 12.
“So I think you need to do what everybody else is doing, add two, have an East and a West division, and then you’re not playing everybody every year. If everybody else is going to play eight conference games, we should probably play eight conference games and then play four non-conference games that are regional.”
“I think we need to go get a couple more in this area — whether it’s UConn, Cincinnati, Memphis, Central Florida or South Florida,” said Holgorsen. “I don’t need to be the expert on who, but I think we need to add two.”
Why? Kansas is comparable to Connecticut.
The entire state of Connecticut currently has just under 1.3 million households. The state of Kansas has almost 1.1 million. They both move the needle in a big way with basketball. Neither has been terribly successful with football. Currently Kansas is also an AAU member, so there's that. But the big thing is that they're a natural bridge to Oklahoma as well.
You really shouldn't be questioning Kansas. They too are a great fit for the Big Ten. And this is coming from a guy who's beat the UConn-Big Ten drums as loudly as anyone on the internet, I think.
Dana Holgorsen says he wants east-west, six team divisions in the Big 12.
“So I think you need to do what everybody else is doing, add two, have an East and a West division, and then you’re not playing everybody every year. If everybody else is going to play eight conference games, we should probably play eight conference games and then play four non-conference games that are regional.”
“I think we need to go get a couple more in this area — whether it’s UConn, Cincinnati, Memphis, Central Florida or South Florida,” said Holgorsen. “I don’t need to be the expert on who, but I think we need to add two.”
Because 350k of those 1.3m households are located in the New York City DMA and the average income per household of those 350k homes in Fairfield County is one of the highest in the country. I am not saying Kansas is bad, just that we are a better choice in most metrics.
I think UConn is a better choice, but I don't think it's a very wide difference. Further, you have to remember that those 350,000 households in New York DMA you speak of are currently already on expanded basic with the Big Ten Network, now, so UConn wouldn't be bringing those as new households to the footprint. They can certainly be leveraged for a higher rate, so it undoubtedly adds value, but the Big Ten is now already on in most of those homes.
No way Iowa survives a loss, they managed not to play anyone in the B1G this year. One does wonder about all these schools who build/renovate football stadiums with an eye on the future.Yeah, looks like Houston has a friend in WVU. If this does happen, then Flugs' BTM gains some credence. I think he tweeted out over a year ago that Houston would be added because of intense pressure from within Texas.
If OU gets leapfrogged by a 1 loss B1G team (i.e. if Iowa loses a close game this weekend but retains its spot), then I think the B12 has their candidates lined up and ready to go. Houston and Cincinnati are probably gone by the end of the year.
One does wonder about all these schools who build/renovate football stadiums with an eye on the future.
All anyone has to indicate is "we like you except for stadium capacity" and it would gain momentum- I'm not sure expansion is a hard prerequisite. Could even have an expansion done prior to league play.Yup. Look at the brief history.
Rutgers - expanded from 40K to 55K. Invited to the Big 10 shortly after.
Louisville - expanded from 42K to 55K (begun during the lowly Kragthorpe era!). Invited to the ACC shortly after.
Cincinnati - expanded to 40K with added luxury suites this season.
Houston - brand new stadium, looks easily expandable.
UConn - still awaiting the 30 year-long study by the CDA to determine if the XL Center needs renovations. Jeff Hathaway wanted to sell out the Rent on a season ticket basis before expanding. Opportunities missed.