Question about Big 12, tv contracts and college sports revenue

[NE Football]

I can’t see the basketball tournament being anywhere near as popular as it is today if the P4 break away. That’s a lose, lose situation.

 

[Patman]

I can’t see the basketball tournament being anywhere near as popular as it is today if the P4 break away. That’s a lose, lose situation.

Its a win for the power schools if they can get more money. Sharks care not for minnows.

 

[bendm]

Its a win for the power schools if they can get more money. Sharks care not for minnows.

But they won’t get more money if people lose interest. Even if UConn were in the big12 and the P3 started its own tourney I wouldn’t like it so causal fans certainly won’t either

 

[NE Football]

I think they will get a larger share of the NCAAT money, but I doubt breaking off on their own with only 64 teams gets them a TV contract near what the NCAAT gets now. The reason the tournament is so popular now is that every corner of the country has a horse in the race.