Big 12 to not add any new teams for now
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doogsinparadise
New Fish
Big TV is undefeated as usual.
TierbsHsotBoobs
New Fish
That league dies in 9 years.
Purple_Pills
New Fish
No major conference has ever wanted them. Not sure why Y thought it would be different this time around. Big 12-2 has been eyeing ACC teams to no avail. The only hope for that conference is buyers remorse from a few SEC teams. Pig, Aggie, & Mizzou fit right in traditionally and geographically.
TierbsHsotBoobs
New Fish
You would have to seriously hate money to LEAVE the SEC
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Purple_Pills
New Fish
What if the ESPN pay cable model collapses?
TierbsHsotBoobs
New Fish
Then the SEC jumps even further ahead of the rest.
Purple_Pills
New Fish
I don't see how, especially when the new media/technology landscape may favor the top programs even more so than now. I can foresee an SEC breakup due to a shrinking TV $ pot and/or the big schools trying to get a bigger share of said pot. Heck, the whole conference model may DIAF.
FremontTroll
New Fish
Those purple pills must be some good shit.
doogsinparadise
New Fish
No, he's right that the big schools in each conference could decide to opt out into a sort of Premier League for cfb.
doogsinparadise
New Fish
Maybe you eventually end up with 30-32 teams in a super conference, and decide to form a league with eight divisions. Then you link it up with the NFL and begin using promotion and relegation to give the top teams something tangible to fight over. Then you get the next 30-32 teams and do the same thing. And so on, and so. Bam.
greenblood
New Fish
The longhorn TV deal is what's killing the conference. Don't be surprised if Oklahoma, oklahoma st, Texas tech, to jump ship to the PAC 12. The PAC 12 will then court Houston to pressure Texas into dropping their network and join the PAC 12 before the rug goes out on them.
Then Oregon, Washington, and California schools make the west division. Then the others make of the east. It makes too much sense though. Watch our commissioner screw it up.
Then Oregon, Washington, and California schools make the west division. Then the others make of the east. It makes too much sense though. Watch our commissioner screw it up.
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We have a better chance of seeing pac 12 games on the Longhorn network
FremontTroll
New Fish
And the conference model potentially falling apart means schools might leave the SEC for the B12 how exactly?
Mosster47
New Fish
I'll solve this whole thing here really quick.
TV subscription is dying and will soon be completely dead. However, each individual network will have either a sole streaming option or will out together packages with the other networks they own. The same number of eyes or even more will he watching on a screen. The way it gets to that screen means fuck-all.
Here is how you solve everything in the current landscape. You split the country into four zones east to west, then make a north and south. You make the playoff eight teams. Each region has 16 teams. If you want to have a soccer style relegation so be it, it won't happen, but pretend if you want.
The winner of the North & South of each region makes the playoff.
The big boys are all together, the mid majors can create their own thing that will absolutely be watched, especially the post season, and FCS stays irrelevant.
TV subscription is dying and will soon be completely dead. However, each individual network will have either a sole streaming option or will out together packages with the other networks they own. The same number of eyes or even more will he watching on a screen. The way it gets to that screen means fuck-all.
Here is how you solve everything in the current landscape. You split the country into four zones east to west, then make a north and south. You make the playoff eight teams. Each region has 16 teams. If you want to have a soccer style relegation so be it, it won't happen, but pretend if you want.
The winner of the North & South of each region makes the playoff.
The big boys are all together, the mid majors can create their own thing that will absolutely be watched, especially the post season, and FCS stays irrelevant.
2001400ex
New Fish
It should have gone this route a few years ago when it was last discussed and Texas wanted their own network. The 4 team playoff should create the need for 4 16 team super conferences. Then it's really an 8 team playoff because the 4 conference championships effectively are an additional playoff game.
That will never happen because it will render the polls useless. And the selection committee full of important people like Ty will be rendered useless.
The current model is doing to change already. DirecTV has already stated they are going away from dishes and boxes to the internet in 4 years. I think we'll be paying for a conglomerate of channels through the internet soon.
greenblood
New Fish
Very true