The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Uncle Ted]

IRVING, TX (July 27, 2023) – The following statement was released today by the Big 12 Conference, through its Commissioner Brett Yormark, regarding the University of Colorado:

“They’re back.”

https://big12sports.com/news/2023/7/...statement.aspx

[Omaha 680]

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Let me be the first here to welcome our new rival to the Big 12!

Our real Big 12 rivals are TCU and Baylor. But don't sleep on the Rumble in the Rockies!

[Jeff Lebowski]

What a great day. I am so happy.

[Jeff Lebowski]

https://big12sports.com/news/2023/7/...statement.aspx

I learned today that his BY's wife is the daughter of a mobster. It explains so much. I love that guy.

[Green Monstah]

I learned today that his BY's wife is the daughter of a mobster. It explains so much. I love that guy.

He didn’t choose the thug life. The thug life chose him.

[Uncle Ted]

What a great day. I am so happy.

Now I see what BY is doing...

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The Big 12 will be 12 big states!

[Bo Diddley]

Yeah, B12 can't be done yet.

[Uncle Ted]

And I was thinking Arizona was going to be next…

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[Pelado]

And I was thinking Arizona was going to be next…

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@HornyMcFrog might not be the most reliable source.

[Uncle Ted]

@HornyMcFrog might not be the most reliable source.

Hey, he is not MHver3!

[MartyFunkhouser]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...n-the-horizon/

The problem the league faces is that while the $31 million Colorado and the rest of the league will pocket annually is better than what's on offer in the Pac-12, the Big Ten and SEC will still make far more. Every year, the gap between those two leagues and the Big 12 will widen a little further until the situation becomes untenable to somebody, and it will eventually find itself in the Pac-12's situation.

So while Colorado's move to the Big 12 is good for the school and conference in the short term, nobody wins here. The Big 12 is simply losing more slowly.

[Omaha 680]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...n-the-horizon/

This assumes money will keep growing astronomically in the Big Ten and SEC contracts. Where does the money come from when cable cutting catches up with the ESPNs of the world and there aren't enough fans willing to pony up for streaming fees? I think its more likely that when traditional contracts hit their ceiling or dip, those in the Big two conferences who could command their own standalone streaming fees will get restless and threaten the stability of those conferences.

Nothing is certain. We are in such unprecedented territory with the continued evolution of how we consume and pay for media as well as the new world of NIL, so anyone who has certainty in their predictions is blowing smoke. But I'm extremely comfortable with where BYU has ended up during this transition period.

[myboynoah]

This assumes money will keep growing astronomically in the Big Ten and SEC contracts. Where does the money come from when cable cutting catches up with the ESPNs of the world and there aren't enough fans willing to pony up for streaming fees? I think its more likely that when traditional contracts hit their ceiling or dip, those in the Big two conferences who could command their own standalone streaming fees will get restless and threaten the stability of those conferences.

Nothing is certain. We are in such unprecedented territory with the continued evolution of how we consume and pay for media as well as the new world of NIL, so anyone who has certainty in their predictions is blowing smoke. But I'm extremely comfortable with where BYU has ended up during this transition period.

This!

[Jeff Lebowski]

This assumes money will keep growing astronomically in the Big Ten and SEC contracts. Where does the money come from when cable cutting catches up with the ESPNs of the world and there aren't enough fans willing to pony up for streaming fees? I think its more likely that when traditional contracts hit their ceiling or dip, those in the Big two conferences who could command their own standalone streaming fees will get restless and threaten the stability of those conferences.

Nothing is certain. We are in such unprecedented territory with the continued evolution of how we consume and pay for media as well as the new world of NIL, so anyone who has certainty in their predictions is blowing smoke. But I'm extremely comfortable with where BYU has ended up during this transition period.

Exactly.

[MartyFunkhouser]

This assumes money will keep growing astronomically in the Big Ten and SEC contracts. Where does the money come from when cable cutting catches up with the ESPNs of the world and there aren't enough fans willing to pony up for streaming fees? I think its more likely that when traditional contracts hit their ceiling or dip, those in the Big two conferences who could command their own standalone streaming fees will get restless and threaten the stability of those conferences.

Nothing is certain. We are in such unprecedented territory with the continued evolution of how we consume and pay for media as well as the new world of NIL, so anyone who has certainty in their predictions is blowing smoke. But I'm extremely comfortable with where BYU has ended up during this transition period.

It's a zero sum game. Where does the money from? They pay less for the non-SEC leagues.

College football ended in its current form when Texas/Oklahoma went to the SEC.