Conference Realignment Board

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B1G gonna get paid.

I remember this detail from the most recent B1G media contract. The GoR was between the schools and The BTN rather than between the schools and the conference. This is an example of an esoteric business operation being moved from the non-profit realm to the corporate sector. I envision this as the direction we are headed for all athletics functions.
When I see that list of suitors for the B1G media rights it stirs my imagination. ESPN cannot afford to lose out on all of the B1G content. They need to be in the B1G footprint for at least one game each Saturday. Their ad rates will be seriously depressed without it. The B1G will squeeze ESPN for every penny they can get. My sinister side imagines what panic might ensue if The B1G, suddenly, out of nowhere, poached South Florida. Not a move anyone is talking about, but take a long look at USFs resume compared to UCF, Florida State, and Miami. The SEC will see the writing on the wall: The B1G is moving South. The value of UVA and UNC would skyrocket. If the SEC tries to take in all of the properties in the neighborhood, just to keep them away from The B1G, they will be adding too much redundancy. ESPN does not want more SEC content in FL, GA, SC. Their choices are:
Pay through the nose for UVA, VT, UNC, Duke, Ga Tech, Clemson, FSU etc. This dilutes the FB superiority while putting strain on the media payouts. The B1G remains well-paid and unharmed.
ESPN may simply try to bump up the payout to the entire ACC. Could they make it attractive enough to prevent movement to The B1G?
ESPN could spend whatever it takes to get a piece of The B1G content, and concede the Atlantic Seaboard to The B1G. This would, of course, be against the wishes of The SEC, and it would signal to all whether the SEC - ESPN relationship is a true partnership. ESPN would still have too much overlap in The Southeast whether The ACC schools went to The SEC or to The B1G. But if they go to The SEC, ESPN might be unable to afford to keep a part of The B1G footprint.
I'll bet the Alliance has war-gamed a zillion scenarios just like this. The SEC and ESPN and all of the other media players have done the same I'm sure. Realignment could be heating-up.

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Posted: 04/16/2022 at 12:31PM

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I don't follow other boards, but here article after article linked here -- Stech 04/19/2022 08:01AM

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True, & not just ND, many schools have used Tier 1 to advance academics -- Stech 04/20/2022 08:57AM

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Okay, gotcha, more like 7-8 years. ** -- Stech 04/19/2022 3:22PM

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Thanks for the information ** -- Stech 04/19/2022 10:58AM

Agreed -- TerryD 04/18/2022 10:14AM

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No, it will be hated but it also seems inevitable down the road ** -- TerryD 04/19/2022 8:29PM

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I loved being in the Big East. -- Maroon Baboon 04/18/2022 5:30PM

I am clearly different -- TerryD 04/19/2022 3:18PM

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🍎s & 🍊s -- Maroon Baboon 04/20/2022 12:05AM

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Pretty clear you're only talking about BE football -- EDGEMAN 04/19/2022 10:33AM

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The only programs that are undoubtedly better off than they were before -- Maroon Baboon 04/19/2022 3:41PM

My post below sort of the same thinking. ** -- MrFantastic! 04/18/2022 2:08PM

NIL and Academic Performance $ link -- daveinop 04/18/2022 09:40AM

Thanks Dave! Fascinating times, I copied & pasted the last paragraph inside -- Stech 04/18/2022 10:13AM

B1G gonna get paid. -- 33laszlo99 04/16/2022 12:31PM

Could you explain the USF angle to me? -- Maroon Baboon 04/18/2022 10:32AM

Just spitballin' -- 33laszlo99 04/18/2022 12:11PM

If it were truly just a B1G vs. SEC battle -- Colonel Jessup 04/18/2022 10:56AM

Looks like zero chance ESPN will continue to control the CFP after 2025 -- daveinop 04/16/2022 11:45AM

The powers that be..... -- 2hhoop3 04/16/2022 1:25PM

Hear, hear ** -- 33laszlo99 04/16/2022 2:49PM

Does ESPN control the ACC until 2035? -- Old Line Hokie 04/16/2022 2:08PM

The TV contract was not part of the ACC docs I got last year -- daveinop 04/17/2022 2:41PM

I cannot answer that....... -- 2hhoop3 04/16/2022 3:08PM

A small outside chance -- 33laszlo99 04/16/2022 2:56PM

GoR contracts will be unenforceable. Not a slam dunk, but it gives me hope. -- Stech 04/18/2022 08:54AM

Hope for a fresh start -- 33laszlo99 04/18/2022 12:44PM

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That would "green light" the better football schools to jump to... -- EDGEMAN 04/19/2022 10:44AM

Football first southern schools to the SEC and some other ACC Schools & PAC -- Stech 04/18/2022 1:11PM

My hope is the pay would be uniform across schools in -- Colonel Jessup 04/18/2022 10:31AM

B1G gonna get paid.

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