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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4342902, member: 833"] If the conference consolidation is happening because of revenue, that is one thing. Streaming has actually fragmented the content market, so I am less clear on the long-term benefit of far flung conferences forcing content of questionable value on their viewers. I didn't get the Oklahoma/Texas to the SEC on this basis either. Who is the market for a South Carolina/Oklahoma game? These are two schools with no history that are about 1000 miles apart and the game won't be close. Why would a streaming service spend tens of millions for games like that over the long-term? One of the appeals of college sports, and college football in particular, and the reason fans watch a sport that has so many blowouts, is because fans care about the matchups. The benefit of these consolidations for the teams on the outside is that someone has to lose all of those conference games. Who thinks Texas will average 10 or even 8 wins over the next 10 years? Texas is out of the mix for a Top 20 finish for a while. Same with UCLA and probably one of the better Big 10 teams. Someone has to lose all those games. Competitively, the SEC and Big 10 growing actually creates opportunity for other schools. On the other hand, if the SEC and Big 10 are going to form their own BCS, then it is more complicated. Maybe the SEC/Big 10 win, maybe they don't, but the outcome is uncertain and the chance of disaster for UConn and for college sports overall is pretty high. [/QUOTE]

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