No one will watch minor league football. College football has a built in fan base.
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Official realignment thread - SEC formally invites OU and Texas to join the conference in 2025
Just because something has been a certain way doesn't mean it stays that way.
How long ago did people say that people wouldn't pay for TV when they could get it free, that there would always be a market for newspapers, that college athletes would never get paid, and on and on.
It wasn't that long ago that the NFL draft was something you read about in the newspaper, nobody outside of a few draft nuts nobody would spend time watching it. Now it gets higher ratings that actual games for other professional leagues.
Outside of a few programs attendance at college football games has been going down steadily. With the playoff they have rendered most of the bowls meaningless.
You don't think that the NFL could force their minor league onto TV and make it something people follow. Look at the attention that fans pay to the Broncos in pre-season watching players who won't even be on the field once real games begin.
Not saying that college football will go away but the NFL could suck a lot of the money out of it.
chitownbuff
Club Member
There will be no difference between "college football" and minor league football in 10 - 15 years.
Hell, hopefully someone like Cal will sue and make them stop calling it "college" when the Big Ten and SEC programs eventually break away from the actual institutions and the players stop being students altogether.
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I’d say if this minor league thing does what it should, the profits won’t look like that.
Most AD’s break even at best when the profits from football and basketball are distributed throughout the department.
Could argue that accounting for college football programs and athletic departments on a whole is much more creative than anything you would find coming out of Hollywood or any museum of the arts.
In addition to putting the schools on national television and in the sports news on a regular basis and with providing alums and supporters a connection to the school I wonder how many millions of dollars end up in slush funds used to lobby donors and politicians in favor of the schools. It would be interesting to see the "guest list" for any of these major schools most recent bowl game or playoff appearance.
the number 1 driver of blown budgets in major college ball is hiring and firing of head coaches.
the number 2 driver is poorly forecast facilities upgrades and how to pay for them.
the arms race for home run hire coaches and the facilities they "need" to succeed are the reasons football programs keep eating a larger part of athletic budgets even tho revenue is also increasing for a lot of major schools. it is true that football pays for all the other sports. it is also true that a bad hire can **** your budget for years at a time and limit your ability to upgrade your non-rev generating sports.
the number 2 driver is poorly forecast facilities upgrades and how to pay for them.
the arms race for home run hire coaches and the facilities they "need" to succeed are the reasons football programs keep eating a larger part of athletic budgets even tho revenue is also increasing for a lot of major schools. it is true that football pays for all the other sports. it is also true that a bad hire can **** your budget for years at a time and limit your ability to upgrade your non-rev generating sports.
Thank God we found our guy, then. Amirite?
The Sun Belt embraced what makes college football unique. Is it winning realignment?
As other Group of 5 conferences struggle with defections in the age of realignment, the Sun Belt is thriving, with a core of perennial top-25 teams and strong local rivalries.
ESPN article on how the Sun Belt has done realignment right.
Early exit coming.
Big 12's decision to renegotiate their media rights deal early appears to have started that process.
BerkeleyBuff
Well-Known Member
Could be early exit, or could just be that SEC has finalized their scheduling arrangement and the schedule wouldn't accommodate the return trip in that 2 game contract.
Anyone remember when Washington State dropped some games for 2011 before the Pac-10 expanded back then?
Georgia was supposed to play at Oklahoma next year. Only reason to cancel that game at this point imo is if both are going to be playing next season as conference members.
With the news that the Pac-12 and ESPN are hundreds of millions of dollars apart along with the Big 12 having talks with ESPN at the same time, things are certainly on the move behind the scenes.
Georgia was supposed to play at Oklahoma next year. Only reason to cancel that game at this point imo is if both are going to be playing next season as conference members.
With the news that the Pac-12 and ESPN are hundreds of millions of dollars apart along with the Big 12 having talks with ESPN at the same time, things are certainly on the move behind the scenes.
beatmu
Member
Hello Buffs, I haven't posted here in years. Needless to say, as a Jayhawk I have suffered through twelve years of awful football. I have always had a soft spot for CU as far as (former) conference schools go. I sincerely hope we both go to the B1G some day, but if the four corner schools make a move to the XII or whatever it ends up, that would be a welcome change. I am very sorry to see how Dorell has tanked your program - hope you get back on your feet soon.
So even if USC and UCLA had stayed in the Pac 12, the estimates were around $40-$45m/program/year ($500m TV deal). By going to the B1G, they are looking around around double that. Does Kliavkoff really believe UCLA's travel costs are going to be $40m/year?
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State unlikely to continue 112-year-old Bedlam rivalry after Sooners join SEC
The Sooners are expected to leave the Big 12 for the SEC before the 2025 season
www.cbssports.com
Looks like the OU-Oklahoma State series is going to end. Unfortunate outcome of OU moving to the SEC.
OU is in the SEC now and OSU presents a highly competitive OOC game. Can't have thatOklahoma and Oklahoma State unlikely to continue 112-year-old Bedlam rivalry after Sooners join SEC
The Sooners are expected to leave the Big 12 for the SEC before the 2025 season
Looks like the OU-Oklahoma State series is going to end. Unfortunate outcome of OU moving to the SEC.
Well you got those FSU-UF, UGA-GT, UK-UL, SC-Clemson games...an OU loss against Oklahoma State would just sting more.
I hear the Chipster travels in style....
Yup, in typical SEC fashion they will replace them on the schedule with a sub .500 record FCS school.