While it's dumb to discuss any proposal where the Big Ten

While it's dumb to discuss any proposal where the Big Ten
by tdiddy07 (2024-04-16 15:41:49)

In reply to: Proposed Super League slide leaked out... posted by G.K.Chesterton

and SEC are forced to share revenue with nobodies, in a sane world, ND and Cincinnati would be flipped.

And yes it's obvious to flip Ga. Tech and Florida to continue natural rivalries. This proposal seemed to be obsessed with maintaining teams in the same state to be in the same division despite contrary history.

However, some of Bill Connelly fellows other criticisms do not do much. There would half to be odd schools out when trying to mold existing conferences into evenly split divisions. Missouri would be one of the least prioritized considerations. They'll go wherever there is room. Same for South Carolina, especially when they used to be conference brethren with those same teams. You could make an argument for Vandy to flip in with the ACC teams for cultural reasons.

But again, this is never happening. The SEC and Big Ten aren't going to be forced to share revenue with bottom-feeder ACC schools and Big 12 schools.

This whole thing is predicated on the B1G and SEC

dictating their share of the revenue. I have to believe this wouldn't have been floated, without a well reasoned revenue distribution model, that heavily favors the B1G and SEC. We just haven't seen it, yet.

I think it’s just a pipedream to try to make it seem broadly

appealing before actually getting any serious buy in from the Haves. I think there’s no indication the Haves are willing to split the pie even at favorable amounts because it’s hard to imagine a share that doesn’t dilute the Haves revenue from simply consolidating and playing a league schedule without letting others in.

I agree.

There's at least 25 teams on that list of 70 that don't make any sense to include. Games involving those teams don't draw enough eyeballs on TV.

There's a ton of data out there on tv eyeballs, streaming

potential, trends, match ups, time slots, etc. Heck, the B1G and SEC are as much media content companies as they are conferences. This is even more true when you partner them up with networks. It's all quite calculable, and when the biggest dogs in the room actually own the calculator and the data, they'll make it happen.

No team in slots 26-70 are going to find themselves shockingly enriched. There was a hierarchy to the sport 5 years ago and there will be one 5 years from now.