82 Frog Fever
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If there is any leadership in the B12 / Pac12, they’ll figure out how to make this work to their advantage.
Won't happen at 64. It will be 40 max, but ideally they want it at 32 or less and will cut teams like Vanderbilt and Northwestern. The NCAA breakaway will happen. Then TCU will be in a position needing to play a buy game on the road against a super conference opponent for a paycheck to fund the athletic department.Our only hope is a 4 conference 64 team super league that breaks away from the NCAA in all sports; however, it is unlikely that the BIG and SEC will agree to splitting the money with that many schools.
Should invite Utah as wellStatement from Commissioner Bob Bowlsby: Big 12 officially extending invitations to the University of Oregon, Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and the University of Washington to join beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. More details to come.
Keep the faith!TCU is going to be in a conference with smu and north Texas soon.
You boys go ahead and quit. The rest of us will keep pressing on till it is no longer viable at this level if that happens. Then we will keep on keeping on for TCU at whatever level we play. Never give up!!!
Fake news. That’s from the fake Bob Trollsby account on TwitterStatement from Commissioner Bob Bowlsby: Big 12 officially extending invitations to the University of Oregon, Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and the University of Washington to join beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. More details to come.
No Utah. Adds no new markets. Doesn't travel well. Hostile to visiting fans.Should invite Utah as well
I will still keep going no matter what happens as I enjoy going to the events. I just not optimistic right at this moment TCU is not facing some sort of deregulationKeep the faith!
Disagree. Too soon to know whether the Big 12 or Pac 12 survive. In a sense, though, everyone not named or a member of the SEC or B1G is a dead man walking.Agreed …Big 12 is dead man walking …
Don’t agree we are “by far the most attractive”. It’s a tight race. We should be in the race. But we have positives (you identify two) and negatives. College football is national. Having a “presence” in a state/region is decreasing in importance—-especially if we’re headed toward a B1G/SEC world with an effective B-league.we are by far the most attractive Big 12 school because of our location and recruiting base …
The B1G will kick the tires on programs that make financial sense. That’s it. Same comments as above re: decreasing importance of geography. PAC-12 isn’t in a position to be in a hurry until the B1G signs a new media deal and they know who’s still in.that would be the only reason B1G might kick the tires on us …all their members would love to play a game in Texas once every three years, same with Pac-12 key words in their statement “potential members” they are going shopping and will want to do it fast.
This conspiracy framing is tired. ESPN, FOX, etc. have inventories to fill and ads/streaming subscriptions to sell. They want the best content at the lowest price. That’s it. It’s not personal. Shedding some overpriced deadweight is good for their bottom line. So is creating intriguing matchups and balanced programming from 12pm-12am ET and 9am-12am PT on Saturdays, plus prime time on Thursdays and Fridays. Consolidation may work to our advantage honestly if it brings more bidders to the table.Finally, ESPN desperately wants the B12 to blow up so it’s going to happen only a matter of time!
I know I sound like a negative Nancy but it's certain we are facing deregulation. It doesn't matter if we add the Arizona schools and Utah and Colorado - the Big 12 will not be relevant nationally when the "Super 2" suck all the oxygen out of the room and set the agenda.I will still keep going no matter what happens as I enjoy going to the events. I just not optimistic right at this moment TCU is not facing some sort of deregulation
There is inventory to fill but if you look at it there aren't that many time slots. On Saturday you basically have 3 main time slots - 11am, 2:30pm, and 6:00pm. 4 if you want to add the late West Coast 9:00pm slot.This conspiracy framing is tired. ESPN, FOX, etc. have inventories to fill and ads/streaming subscriptions to sell. They want the best content at the lowest price. That’s it. It’s not personal. Shedding some overpriced deadweight is good for their bottom line. So is creating intriguing matchups and balanced programming from 12pm-12am ET and 9am-12am PT on Saturdays, plus prime time on Thursdays and Fridays. Consolidation may work to our advantage honestly if it brings more bidders to the table.
False. B12 as it stands is more valuable than the pac without Los Angeles schools. Especially if oregon, stanford, UW also go.TCU is going to be in a conference with smu and north Texas soon.
There is inventory to fill but if you look at it there aren't that many time slots. On Saturday you basically have 3 main time slots - 11am, 2:30pm, and 6:00pm. 4 if you want to add the late West Coast 9:00pm slot.
If ABC, ESPN, FOX and FS1 all fill those slots, that's 12 to 16 games, which should cover most of the super conference teams. That means the non super conference teams at best will be banished to ESPN2, ESPNU, and 2nd tier networks on Saturdays, or be asked to play midweek non Saturday games.
I'd be shocked if we ever play a game on one of the Big 4 networks (ABC, ESPN, FOX, FS1) on Saturday ever again after 2024.
Southwest Conference 2K20...TCU is going to be in a conference with smu and north Texas soon.