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What is this "ESPN" you speak of?

MH ver3 @MH ver3 33m33 minutes ago
Scary fact: B10 rights will be up for renewal again before B12 and ACC rights are up.
Great point.
UConn to the Big Ten is this board's white whale.
Absolutely zero reason to begin body shaming us Boneyarders.
MH ver3 @MH ver3 33m33 minutes ago
Scary fact: B10 rights will be up for renewal again before B12 and ACC rights are up.
Great point.
Yeah, but deals increase with each renegotiation, so the B1G will have two bump ups before anyone else has their next one. That makes this even more beneficial to them. IMHO.Makes sense, shorter length, more cash. Hedging against cord cutters and other changes in the industry?
That's the mind set, isn't it. Arrogant power programs are going to look to move.OU wouldn't or shouldn't want any part of a new GOR that would close any loopholes that their lawyers feel can be exploited OR lock them into a conference that is clearly beneath them over the long-term (i.e. they won't make the same mistake FSU made). There is no reason why Texas or Oklahoma should get 1/4 of the revenue that Rutgers or Purdue.
That's the mind set, isn't it. Arrogant power programs are going to look to move.
FWIW, if I'm Oklahoma, why would I lock into the Big 12 until I'm 100% sure that I don't have a better conference affiliation waiting for them.
So the questions are: Who's moving, which conferences will survive the inevitable consolidation, and does UConn end up in a better position?We all know now what the real reason is that the B12 coaches/leaders have done a 180 on conference expansion in the past few days. They know OU and Texas are gone. Probably Kansas too. The conference is as good as dead. They are only interested in narrative that affects 2016. And in 2016, the same tired beat applies: "we don't need no stinkin' championship game to get into a Playoff!"
So the questions are: Who's moving, which conferences will survive the inevitable consolidation, and does UConn end up in a better position?
I think the B1g will look east first and if it gets the schools it wants from the ACC, then maybe the Big 12 survives intact and has a shot at the ACC leftovers. If that happens then UConn is likely in the ACC remnant conference. I suppose there is some chance that we could get the B1G nod so that their East coast schools are contiguous, but that's looking like an even longer shot now.
You forgot Kansas State and North Carolina StateI think ultimately this will lead to massive consolidation where the most valuable properties will end up in the B10, SEC, and P12. The question is what will be left of the B12/ACC. I see this as the down of the P4. The most likely B12/ACC schools not to get an invite to the B10, SEC, or P12 are:
Boston College
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Wake Forest
Clemson
Miami
Baylor
Iowa State
TCU
I think UConn would fit in pretty well with that group. That leftover conference is a hell of an upgrade over the one we are currently in.