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billybud said:
I was recently at the famed Trevi Fountain in Rome...when we came home, we decided to play the theme from the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain".

Seems like the lyrics are apropos to realignment...

Three coins in the fountain
Each one seeking happiness
Thrown by three hopeful lovers
Which one will the fountain bless?

Three coins in the fountain
Through the ripples how they shine
Just one wish will be granted
One heart will wear a valentine

Make it mine
Make it mine
Make it mine
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Stinger92860 said:
A guess on my part, but for football they may want multiple content options available in each time zone for network and BTN viewing. Maybe games starting every 2 hours, I don;t know. It will be interesting to see how they do it. Maybe Friday night football, multiple games, too.

They can do the same for Basketball and spread out over every day of the week, except Sundays during NFL season. The BTN will be a huge money producer. The SEC will need to match this.

So how many teams are the goal? Is is 24? We could see 40-48 P2 teams, another 40 +/- of the mid 2-3 and the G5.
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Now that the B1G has west coast teams, they will always have a game for the late-night time slot. That means the B1G can stagger their games so they always have at least one game going on their own (BTN) or one of the major networks (CBS/NBC/FOX) from noon until after midnight. No one else will have that kind of TV domination. And now ESPN/ABC will no longer have the marquee matchup in the prime time slot where they could garner 90% of the CFB viewers. Now that audience will most certainly be split between whatever non-B1G game ESPN/ABC shows and the B1G game that NBC has. The competition in that time slot is probably the biggest problem for ESPN not having B1G games.
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Now that the B1G has west coast teams, they will always have a game for the late-night time slot. That means the B1G can stagger their games so they always have at least one game going on their own (BTN) or one of the major networks (CBS/NBC/FOX) from noon until after midnight. No one else will have that kind of TV domination. And now ESPN/ABC will no longer have the marquee matchup in the prime time slot where they could garner 90% of the CFB viewers. Now that audience will most certainly be split between whatever non-B1G game ESPN/ABC shows and the B1G game that NBC has. The competition in that time slot is probably the biggest problem for ESPN not having B1G games.
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I think the SEC will grab Zona and ASU to get as far southwest as they can. Imagine the leverage the BiG and SEC would have jointly negotiating TV coverage as the premier conferences in college football.

Of course the side act to that are a bunch of ACC programs losing their collective minds.
 
dayooper said:
This is the the new model, IMHO. Getting quality content for the media partners and BTN. Adding Washington and Oregon would help with the content in football, but the way the media deal is written, they may need more programs to have the Friday primetime late night Saturday games. Those schools need to have away games in conference and USC/UCLA are paid for the Fox/NBC/CBS deals. They don't want to give up that inventory. Having 4 school with the ability to play those games makes scheduling much easier.

Honestly, I can see 4 more schools out West being part of the Big10. Washington, Oregon, Stanford, ASU, Arizona, Utah, and maybe Cal are all candidates (I really think Cal is at the bottom of the list and ASU is higher than you all think). Washington is a lock. The others are all in the mix.


I agree with this as well, but will need some more basketball oriented programs. The only true basketball schools in the Big10 right now are Indiana, Purdue and UCLA. MSU is pretty close, but will need to see what they become when Izzo retires. Wisconsin, Iowa, OSU and Michigan are the next tier down (either boring basketball or not consistent play). They need name programs that will create must see games. Those teams seem to be in The ACC and maybe one in The Big East that seems to fit the bill.

I don't think there is an end game here. Conferences will court as many teams as makes sense for them to make money and provide great marketing for their universities. anywhere from 16-32 is possible, but I think the sweet spot will be 20-24.
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I agree, but bball isn't going to be an issue. I think the Big 10 is satisfied with their east, and will only look west.
 
B1G's next expansion should include teams that can actually win important games in a major sport. Is there a conference that does less with more than the B1G?
 
If the Big East ever wanted some NYC-area flavor for the 12th team...



The Hynes is a small arena, but the Gaels have an excellent fan base. I've been to about six games there, each one an electric atmosphere.
 
hoopsfan22 said:
B1G's next expansion should include teams that can actually win important games in a major sport. Is there a conference that does less with more than the B1G?
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Expansion is about economics not athletic performance.
 
Storrs South said:
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Not a chance of this happening. The Big 12 will not be able to get anyone from the Pac-12 to jump ship unless the later has more defections. Nobody is leaving the Big East for the Big 12, not even UConn. The basketball monies would be the same, the travel would be worse, and the TV exposure would be worse.
 
Storrs South said:
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I actually think something along these lines will happen with the Big East. One of the "Power" football conferences is going to want to take control of basketball too. So they will poach the top teams from a conference like the Big East. However I'm not thinking it will be the Big 12.
 
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