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Any thoughts on the Big Ten expanding?
Any thoughts on the Big Ten expanding?
I think eventually its going to be 4 big conferences. They will control almost all the bowl games, and the money. This will also lead to playoff system I believe. Each conference will have their own network, as this is just a land grab for big tv markets. I think traditional rivalries will be destroyed to some extent, such as Ohio St Wisconsin, since teams like that will only play each other every 3-4 years. This might take 10 years to happen
No way. ND football is independent by nature, and it makes more money than any other program by it's own, even with the long drought.Norte Dame will come to the B10
No way. ND football is independent by nature, and it makes more money than any other program by it's own, even with the long drought.
You're discounting ND making revenues from their constant invitation to bowl games, as well as forgetting that ND already is in the Big East for basketball...I don't believe that is true. ND makes $15m per year from its TV deal.
Here's where the Big 10 is:
Last year, schools received roughly $9 million each from the conference's deal with ABC/ESPN and another $7 million to $8 million from the BTN. Add revenue from bowl games, the NCAA basketball tournament and licensing, and you arrive at the estimated $22 million-a-year distribution figure that's the envy of every Division I school outside the Southeastern Conference.
Big Ten Network officially a cash cow - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN