Originally posted by The_Douger
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The Big 12 expansion groundswell
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If true, that means WVU and TCU's inclusion demands the conference prevent further reducing each school's share of the pot, which is no bueno for the Cougs.Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
"Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson
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I think this is exactly whats going on. They are seeing what they can get away with before having to react. It isn't surprising to me how many ADs in the conference have emphasized that they don't want to expand and lose revenue. Its all about the money and they seem less concerned about getting left out of the playoffs.Originally posted by Commando View PostSeriously- that's what I was just scratching my head about. What other reason is there? Money? That's a better reason than getting into the playoffs? Secondly, getting into the playoffs doesn't ultimately make the conference money?
Someone's playing dumb until they actually get around to getting denied the 10 team championship game and then eventually expanding, if you ask me.
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Originally posted by Paperback Writer View PostTotally agree - there's much more risk in playing a CCG because there's a fair probability that a highly ranked team can be knocked off. The Big 12 knows this quite well: 1996-Texas upsets Nebraska; 1998-Texas A&M upsets Kansas St.; 2001-Colorado upsets Texas; 2003-Kansas St. upsets OU; 2009-Nebraska is 0:01 from upsetting Texas.
The Big 12 doesn't want to take the risk of playing a CCG. But that's not fair to other conferences who play a CCG. And it's not fair to other conferences who have expanded in order to play a CCG.
As far as the argument that expansion dilutes payouts to the rest of the conference, I have only crocodile tears. Since all this conference realignment began, the only programs who may have added revenue, rather than dilute it, to the conference they joined are Nebraska and Texas A&M. Perhaps the Big 12 should have done more to keep them.
2008 -2009 figures http://blogs.mercurynews.com/college...ution-figures/
USC: $11,479,242
Oregon: $9,277,342
OSU: $9,922,072
Cal: $8,851,138
Washington: $8,447,330
UCLA: $8,783,712
Arizona: $8,181,329
ASU: $7,910,038
Stanford: $7,216,848
WSU: $6,676,774
(Note: The 2009-10 figures won’t be available until next spring.)
I know everyone here thinks Utah diluted therevenue but the stats don't lie.The Pac-12 reported $334 million in total revenue for a fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the first that reflects the conference's 12-year, $3 billion TV rights deals with ESPN and Fox; the debut of the wholly conference-owned Pac-12 Networks; and operations of the conference's nascent marketing and media arm, Pac-12 Enterprises.
That total represents a $158.1 million increase in revenue over what the conference reported for the 2011-12 fiscal year and a more than tripling of the $111.8 million that the Pac-12 reported for 2010-11."Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
"And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla
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a net increase in revenue doesn't mean that utah didn't dilute net revenue sharesOriginally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
2008 -2009 figures http://blogs.mercurynews.com/college...ution-figures/
I know everyone here thinks Utah diluted therevenue but the stats don't lie.
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Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
2008 -2009 figures http://blogs.mercurynews.com/college...ution-figures/
I know everyone here thinks Utah diluted therevenue but the stats don't lie.
The home crowd stats don't lie...
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Pac 12: Crowds dropped 2 percent to 52,758 and they are down 10 percent since peaking in 2007. Pac-12 attendance leader UCLA ranked 19th nationally. [...]"If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
"Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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I guess everyone is watching at home on TV, boosting ratings & strengthening the PAC's position when it comes time to negotiate the next contract.Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post"More crazy people to Provo go than to any other town in the state."
-- Iron County Record. 23 August, 1912. (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc...23/ed-1/seq-4/)
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Originally posted by old_gregg View Posta net increase in revenue doesn't mean that utah didn't dilute net revenue shares
indeed
"Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
"And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla
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I think what he is saying is that the $158mm increase is attributable to adding utah and Colorado. Ergo, utah and Colorado added approximately $79mm each. I'm guessing utah added a little more than that because of the sugar bowl win in 2008.Originally posted by old_gregg View Posta net increase in revenue doesn't mean that utah didn't dilute net revenue shares
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BOOM BITCHES!!Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostI think what he is saying is that the $158mm increase is attributable to adding utah and Colorado. Ergo, utah and Colorado added approximately $79mm each. I'm guessing utah added a little more than that because of the sugar bowl win in 2008."Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
"And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla
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Yes.Originally posted by Y84it View PostDo you mean Naive?"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Then I agree.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostYes.
I feel like BYU is the smart, frugal, talented one but can't get the best job because he is not related or connected with the ones that make the choices.( FYI I most likely wrote that incoherently and will be properly corrected forthwith. Thanks)
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And it refuses to work on Sunday.Originally posted by Y84it View PostThen I agree.
I feel like BYU is the smart, frugal, talented one but can't get the best job because he is not related or connected with the ones that make the choices.Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
"Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson
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Here is my WAG regarding BYU and B12 expansion.
Odds that the B12 will expand to 12 teams: 40%
Odds that the B12 will pick BYU if they do expand: 50%
Odds that BYU would accept an offer: 100%
Overall odds of BYU going to the B12: 0.4 * 0.5 * 1.0 = 20%"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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