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

[Chin Diesel]

Ha- I DM'd a few dudes here about similar idea a few weeks ago.

Its a complicated situation, but basically yes why not have Fox and the BTN acquire/partner with both the P12 and the Big East to create coast to coast content under one bundle. Particularly in the future world of streaming, the content of the three conferences together as one package might help get each other into new markets.

Another reason I think this could make some sense is the simple fact that ESPN is already loaded up by owning 100% of the SEC content, 100% of the ACC and AAC content and a slew of G5 content. Bundling the other three and maybe adding the B12 could give Fox and its conference partners a critical mass and national football.

And I think you keep the branding of each channel, all I am saying is that all of this content would be sold together.

If the B1G and BTN, along with FOX, took an umbrella approach and had the P12 and BE under their umbrella, it would create a national TV audience. B1G and P12 for football with hopefully a UConn game or two mixed in, and then a full basketball reach. Very strong in Northeast, upper midwest and west coast, not as strong in south, southeast and Texas.

Then, Disney takes the ACC, SEC and Big12 and creates a parallel network, stronger in the southeast, Texas and Mid-Atlantic and weaker in Northeast east upper Midwest and west coast.

It would almost be like NFL with an AFC package and an NFC package.

 

[Exit 4]

Would this move help or hurt us From a football perspective?

Not sure. I think our value will be largely influenced by this coming season.

 

[Ha Who]

 

[billybud]

Value has to do with the TV demand for match ups....

Ohio State-USC, Penn State-USC will have more value than Northwestern-Indiana. Just as Bama vs A&M will have more value than Vanderbilt vs Arkansas.

The value to conferences is the media return for having more marquee matches to be televised. If UCONN is perceived to be a marqee match up...there is value. So far, the value of basketball match ups don't seem to impact...maybe because much of the value is in the NCAA tournament not seasonal conference games.

 

[Rappin'Rodney]

 

[metsfan2323]

Wow, the B12 might have a shot at raiding the Pac12 (now the lame 8) after all. It's a coin flip at this point.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[jostar1]

Ryan Kartje@Ryan_Kartje
Multiple sources tell @latimes
that no other Pac-12 members are expected to be added to the Big Ten at this time.

Oregon, Washington, Stanford, etc. will not be following USC and UCLA.

Ryan Kartje@Ryan_Kartje
USC beat writer for @latimes
.

 

[bobbyinaz]

 

[shizzle787]

Aka someone who wants ND in the B1G. It's not a ND source.

 

[bobbyinaz]

So the GOR buyout for ND may not be as big as some think

 

[Jimdish255]

I feel like this adds a little more smoke to the USC to the Big 10 rumor.

Nice catch. But what happened to the B1G. Having to be geographically contiguous? That was like a big deal when it was convenient.

 

[jostar1]

Michael Smith@SmittySBJ
·
10h
The ACC has always counted on the grant of media rights to prevent schools from defecting to Big Ten or SEC. It's not. Schools have been doing the math.

Michael Smith@SmittySBJ
Sports Business Journal

 

[goldendomer]

So the GOR buyout for ND may not be as big as some think

125 million or so. We could raise that quickly.

 

[CAtlantic]

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Michael Smith@SmittySBJ
·
10h
The ACC has always counted on the grant of media rights to prevent schools from defecting to Big Ten or SEC. It's not. Schools have been doing the math.

Michael Smith@SmittySBJ
Sports Business Journal

A lot of people just waive their hands on the Grant of Rights. If it is so easy to get out of, why can't anyone explain how that happens?

 

[Stinger92860]

A lot of people just waive their hands on the Grant of Rights. If it is so easy to get out of, why can't anyone explain how that happens?

who was the last team to get out of a GOR? I have no idea.

 

[shizzle787]

who was the last team to get out of a GOR? I have no idea.

Maryland, and they paid for it.

 

[bobbyinaz]

 

[bobbyinaz]

 

[CL82]

Cool. It will be good to have some thing nudge out the Big East’s refusal of the ESPN media deal.

 

[How Sway?!]

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Knew it was a huge mistake not accepting that playoff proposal.

Can't wait for the day when ACC get ripped apart. Karma will finally get it's day.

 

[Ldandy]

125 million or so. We could raise that quickly.

I'm not going to lie, I love the idea that ND could potentially end up paying 9 figures for the privilege of joining the conference they spent 75+years trying to avoid.

 

[SU1968]

Maryland, and they paid for it.

I believe that Maryland never signed the GOR and only had to pay a $30+ M exit fee. The exit fee is now supposedly in the $70M range plus GOR.