MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

[Hold My Beer]

You dont think UCLA playing in their first big 10 game isnt worth primetime? They were with the Pac for 100 years

It's a distinction that was noteworthy for about half the first quarter — or however long it was until the Bruins collapsed and the Hoosiers and their ****-talking coach ran them out of their "own" stadium.

Look at these brands in an expanded B1G: Miami, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Nebraska, USC, Washington, Oregon. Throw in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan State for some meat and potatoes.

There's enough good inventory right there for FOX, NBC and CBS to eat good every single week.

And maybe one day a UCLA or even a Cal/Stanford gets to rolling a little bit, there's a chance for more big numbers.

 

[Hoyacane1620]

 

[Hoyacane1620]

 

[JD08]

You said it right here.

The B1G is gonna be great for Miami and vice-versa, but that travel is gonna be brutal. No way around it.

Assuming it's a nine-game conference schedule, I'd expect we'll be playing USF and UCF regularly just to try to minimize adding any additional long trips

The travel won't be a lot different than when we were in the Big East.

 

[D7.]

Not many other schools for Pac12 to add other than Nevada/UNLV and Wyoming, and maybe like San Jose St? as far as Western schools Maybe you can get 2 Texas schools like a Rice, UTEP, and/or North Texas? Otherwise furthest East you go is probably Tulsa, Memphis, and LaTech/Louisiana/Tulane....

Can definitely see them adding Nevada and Wyoming along with getting back Stanford and Cal.

 

[JennStrawley’sBabyDaddy]

 

[Rickd]

FSU sure they want performance based revenue?

FSU /Clemson are assuming that they simply get more period for their "brands" and that THEIR increased $$$ is not solely performance based. Not sure how Miami / Louisville could approve.

 

[Rickd]

Sounds like its tied to television viewership which can be manipulated based on time slot and channel they put your games on. Hopefully its adjusted every year and not a fixed rate based on the last two years which would basically just pay Clemson and FSU more than anybody else.

Not sure if this would supersede the current performance based model or be in addition to.

"Details around the new revenue structure remain murky, but leaders have reviewed a plan to create a separate pot of revenue to be divided based on media value metrics. This separate distribution would be specifically tied to a school’s television viewership ratings for football and potentially basketball."

Wow ... so basically if THEY schedule FSU / Clemson for an ABC appearance they automatically get larger viewer numbers and games offered on Peacock only get low numbers. So easy to manipulate .... another HUGE reason for Miami to GET THE F OUT.

 

[AuoraCane]

FSU sure they want performance based revenue?

LOL. But if the performance metric is viewership, then they will be in the money.

 

[brcane1]

It's a distinction that was noteworthy for about half the first quarter — or however long it was until the Bruins collapsed and the Hoosiers and their ****-talking coach ran them out of their "own" stadium.

Look at these brands in an expanded B1G: Miami, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Nebraska, USC, Washington, Oregon. Throw in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan State for some meat and potatoes.

There's enough good inventory right there for FOX, NBC and CBS to eat good every single week.

And maybe one day a UCLA or even a Cal/Stanford gets to rolling a little bit, there's a chance for more big numbers.

Speaking as someone with a degree from IU, it seems the Hoosier faithful decided to ignore UCLAs new conference, as well as the month of the year, because WE WON THE ROSE BOWL!

 

[Rickd]

LOL. But if the performance metric is viewership, then they will be in the money.

"TV Rating Metrics" is the term that was used.

 

[305_separatist]

FSU /Clemson are assuming that they simply get more period for their "brands" and that THEIR increased $$$ is not solely performance based. Not sure how Miami / Louisville could approve.

FSU continuing to lose and having their worst season in decades while this is going on is going to be *chefs kiss*.

Based on the ACC agreeing to reward based off of performance, we mop up extra cash this year if we run the table right? We’d also do the same with ratings based rewards if that happens. Hilarious that Noles and Clemson might successfully get everything that benefits us the most going forward lol.

 

[filmcane]

FSU continuing to lose and having their worst season in decades while this is going on is going to be *chefs kiss*.

Based on the ACC agreeing to reward based off of performance, we mop up extra cash this year if we run the table right? We’d also do the same with ratings based rewards if that happens. Hilarious that Noles and Clemson might successfully get everything that benefits us the most going forward lol.

The timing couldn't be better. As they are plummeting and are looking to be down for at least 2-3 years, we are rising and are legitimate playoff and NC contenders. Obviously, winning and national perception play a large role in media rights and viewership.

This is delicious. It didn't feel delicious last year, but it is truly scrumptious, now!

 

[Dream School]

The biggest part of the new ACC deal/settlement with FSU and Clemson is the new GOR expiration date of 2030. That's the same time the B1G TV deals end.

 

[Ispyin]

If you are a Miami fan, the only thing you need to worry about is when the grant of rights dates in any settlement is reduced to. Then subtract 2 to 3 years, and that is when you’ll hear rumors that Miami is having first party talks directly with big ten conference because everybody knows when they can get out.

Don’t stress about how Miami votes. On our current path, we will be the beneficiary of the performance based extra revenue.

In the meantime, keep winning -you make up the difference between what the ACC is paying now and what a half share in the Big Ten might look like for a few years, and then you are on your way, whether it to the Big Ten as I continue to believe is the case or to a p2 breakaway - that timing is going to when all of those conference contracts are all coming up at the same time within a year if anything seismic happens across CFB.

Is it possibly coming a bit later than many of us would want, yes. **** got crazy with all the NIL and now house settlement up in disarray. But we can ride out a window to 2030 (or negotiate buyout one or two years earlier ala texas) way easier than a death blow to 2036.

and for the moment enjoy the potentially easier path to the playoff for couple years.

 

[USNAVYCANE]

Wow ... so basically if THEY schedule FSU / Clemson for an ABC appearance they automatically get larger viewer numbers and games offered on Peacock only get low numbers. So easy to manipulate .... another HUGE reason for Miami to GET THE F OUT.

Just look at what happened to our game against ball state they just changed networks right in the middle of it and you couldn’t find the game for a good 5 minutes or so .

 

[coffeecane]

Just look at what happen to our game against ball at they just changed networks right in the middle of it and you couldn’t find the game for a good 5 minutes or so .

Did the game ever show up anywhere. I used the link a poster graciously gave us.

 

[Tony4Canes]

Did the game ever show up anywhere. I used the link a poster graciously gave us.

Yes, eventually made to ESPN App

 

[Yoyo82]

If you are a Miami fan, the only thing you need to worry about is when the grant of rights dates in any settlement is reduced to. Then subtract 2 to 3 years, and that is when you’ll hear rumors that Miami is having first party talks directly with big ten conference because everybody knows when they can get out.

Don’t stress about how Miami votes. On our current path, we will be the beneficiary of the performance based extra revenue.

In the meantime, keep winning -you make up the difference between what the ACC is paying now and what a half share in the Big Ten might look like for a few years, and then you are on your way, whether it to the Big Ten as I continue to believe is the case or to a p2 breakaway - that timing is going to when all of those conference contracts are all coming up at the same time within a year if anything seismic happens across CFB.

Is it possibly coming a bit later than many of would want, yes. But we can ride out a window to 2030 (or negotiate buyout one or two years earlier ala texas) way easier than a death blow to 2036.

and for the moment enjoy the potentially easier path to the playoff for couple years.

Exactly.. if we can close the projected $30mil a year gap to more like $15mil/year then we can stay competitive just by being in an easier conference.

 

[Cane30]

I am not sure this would pass. I want the cases to go on. This is being offered because the ACC has blood in the water already and right now, Miami will be the biggest beneficiary from this moving forward. If the NCAA revenue sharing finally passes at $20 mill. a program and we are paying $15-$17 mill. NIL now (going up), stadium rent, mortgage and cost of running the program (millions) how do we stay in the ACC for 6 more years? Where is the profit? Varied revenue splitting never works. With this offer, the ACC knows it's cooked. Whatever provides the most revenue until we get a full B1G share. That could be temp. where we are at.