![]() ![]() I will acknowledge that I’m making a large jump on my own in tandem with the Big Ten having to change its ideals (which they have made no indication of) for any of this to happen. That being said, other factors may force their hand (even if it is not for another decade) especially in the event that relative revenue starts to decrease as SEC expansion continues. With the NCAA in a transition period of its own with NIL, not only do players, but the conferences and schools themselves have more power than ever before.Īt this point in time, the Big Ten remains steadfast that they will not add multiple non-AAU schools. Disney has only a few remaining owned and operated stations so this is less of a factor for them keeping the ACC together or moving on teams for the SEC.In light of Oklahoma and Texas electing to take their talents to South Beach the SEC, the next cycle of college conference realignment is now inevitable, and message boards across this great nation of ours are blowing up. This also puts us in a good position to go to the Big Ten, the broadcast partners will want to give our inventory to the affiliates they own. CBS also owns their Atlanta affiliate.ĬBS and NBC own their Boston stations but they probably know Notre Dame does more to move the needle there than BC. However, Fox owns their stations in Charlotte and Atlanta.they will be pulling for Georgia tech in North Carolina to be involved in a big tin expansion. WSVN is not owned by Fox, but they would definitely be outnumbered in these negotiations. The CBS and NBC stations in Miami are both owned and operated by those parent companies. So when you look at the Big ten deal with NBC, Fox and CBS, those broadcast partners are going to want local affiliate revenue games. Because they know if they are able to broadcast the local NFL team you are printing money not just on ads during the game locally but all of the other shows that are around it. ![]() If "money" is the primary consideration, then I'd envision a mix of ACC and Pac 12 teams, with maybe a USF thrown in to help out UCF.Ī factor that needs to be talked about more when it comes to realignment is the ownership of local affiliates.įor instance, over the last two decades, Fox has made major purchases and or trades to get more Fox owned and operated local affiliates in NFC markets. If "football" is the primary consideration, you could pretty much build a 20-team Big 12 from the Pac 12 teams available. But forever? I wouldn't rule out getting several playoff teams from the Big 12. Is a 20-24 team Big 12 the equal of an expanded Big 10 or SEC? Maybe not today. And that might be a bit easier with Texas and Oklahoma out of the way. And, yes, for football (assuming some of those schools can reach heights they've had at least once in the past 10 years). ****, you could easily pick 8-12 teams from those last 24 and have a pretty good "third" Power 3 conference. Now, assuming they to towards a 20-team model if the SEC and Big 10 do. It has nothing to do with MY perceptions on the Big 12, I'm talking about the rest of the media world.Įven after the defections, the Big 12 will still have: But if UCF/USF end up in the Big 12 together, I don't think there is anything WE can do to prevent a "Florida Big 5". Clearly, if UCF/USF got into the SAME conference as any of the Florida Big 3, the storyline becomes stronger. Imagine the Gaytors, in a year where they "should" have 4 home games, and one of them is in Jacksonville.Īnyhow, if the Florida Big 3 becomes a 4 or a 5, it will be because the media says so, and not because we "allowed it". ![]() I'd imagine that in the years where you only have 4 home conference games, a school may be tempted to schedule all 3 OOC games as home games. So the OOC scheduling opportunities will be even harder to come by. If the Florida Big 3 end up in the Big 10 or SEC, then each conference will likely go to a 9-game conference schedule. Second, the likelihood of UM/UiF/F$U playing those schools on a regular basis is low. At some point, if there is a scramble for new members, USF may end up in that conference as well. The Big 12 is LIKELY (not certain, just likely) to remain one of the "power" conferences. Whether UM/UiF/F$U want to "dignify" UCF and/or USF, it will likely happen without our choice.įirst, UCF is already joining the Big 12. ![]()
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