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What we are hearing from the Big 12 and Pac 12
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<blockquote data-quote="JogginFrog" data-source="post: 3169915" data-attributes="member: 4994"><p>The more time that passes without the Big 12 gaining new members, the more nervous I get. I have this vision of ABC/ESPN and Fox having this conversation:</p><p></p><p>"I thought we'd be fine once we locked up some marquee matchups in the Pacific time zone. Filled all the schedule holes. It dooms the schools outside the top 30, but who needs them?"</p><p style="text-align: right"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">"Our blueblood partners sure don't want them."</span></p><p>"Of course not. But I've been thinking more about those spare schools. They're going to shop for a media partner. It's like we've just invited Amazon to get into the college football business--and for NBC to see beyond South Bend." </p><p style="text-align: right"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">"I hate those guys."</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">"So, why leave anybody for them to do business with?"</span></p><p style="text-align: right"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">"Because the universities don't want to split the pie more ways."</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">"Right. But we just want to make sure no more pies are created. So, how are we going to do that?"</span></p><p style="text-align: right"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">"Take them all. Instead of two 20-team leagues, why not have a pair of 30-team leagues?"</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">"Sure. But the BIG and SEC gonna hate that. How to convince them?"</span></p><p style="text-align: right"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">"Maybe we float the idea of an expanded playoff. And make it so that the other leagues have an easier path."</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">"I hear you. Expanded playoffs are better for us, anyway."</span></p><p style="text-align: right"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">"Eventually they'll cave and agree to take most of the PAC. We can mop up the ACC when their GOR expires."</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">"Perfect. We'll see if Amazon really wants to throw in on a Great Plains league." </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JogginFrog, post: 3169915, member: 4994"] The more time that passes without the Big 12 gaining new members, the more nervous I get. I have this vision of ABC/ESPN and Fox having this conversation: "I thought we'd be fine once we locked up some marquee matchups in the Pacific time zone. Filled all the schedule holes. It dooms the schools outside the top 30, but who needs them?" [RIGHT][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]"Our blueblood partners sure don't want them."[/COLOR][/RIGHT] "Of course not. But I've been thinking more about those spare schools. They're going to shop for a media partner. It's like we've just invited Amazon to get into the college football business--and for NBC to see beyond South Bend." [RIGHT][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]"I hate those guys."[/COLOR][/RIGHT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"So, why leave anybody for them to do business with?"[/COLOR] [RIGHT][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]"Because the universities don't want to split the pie more ways."[/COLOR][/RIGHT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"Right. But we just want to make sure no more pies are created. So, how are we going to do that?"[/COLOR] [RIGHT][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]"Take them all. Instead of two 20-team leagues, why not have a pair of 30-team leagues?"[/COLOR][/RIGHT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"Sure. But the BIG and SEC gonna hate that. How to convince them?"[/COLOR] [RIGHT][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]"Maybe we float the idea of an expanded playoff. And make it so that the other leagues have an easier path."[/COLOR][/RIGHT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"I hear you. Expanded playoffs are better for us, anyway."[/COLOR] [RIGHT][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]"Eventually they'll cave and agree to take most of the PAC. We can mop up the ACC when their GOR expires."[/COLOR][/RIGHT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"Perfect. We'll see if Amazon really wants to throw in on a Great Plains league." [/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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