2022 Badger Football Thread

FlaPack said:
Here is some stuff learned from some folks I know at ESPN & FOX
  • ESPN was the driving force behind Texas and Oklahoma going to the SEC. Remember ESPN basically owns the SEC Network
  • On the flip side FOX was the push to get UCLA & USC to the B1G. Remember Fox basically owns BTN
  • Not saying either network brokered the deals but in reality they did
  • Fox and ESPN are not on friendly terms but also understand they can control the CFP and how they are structured
  • NBC wants a piece of the B1G media rights and ND knows it. To make a long story short, ND is using NBC as a proxy to go to the B1G or SEC. If they can find a match to “allow” ND to keep some sort of media deals separately, it’s a done deal. compromise might be what % of NBC share goes to ND. It’s complicated
  • Both folks at ESPN and Fox believe ND has an offer to join the B1G now
  • ND biggest concern is a seat at the CFP table and the easiest way to get there. They can’t do that as an independent
  • B1G would in a perfect world like ND, Stanford , Oregon and North Carolina ( sorry Mark). UNC goes back to Delany , he wanted them and remember The Emperor is tight with Delany and has clout in the B1G
  • Big 12 is meeting sometime this week with Arizona, Arizona State , Utah and Colorado
More to come
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That might be the death of the PAC12, unless the Mountain West gets absorbed, like how they brought in Utah.

Funny that Colorado would end up going back to their roots if that happened
 
dannobanano said:
That might be the death of the PAC12, unless the Mountain West gets absorbed, like how they brought in Utah.

Funny that Colorado would end up going back to their roots if that happened
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The musical chairs is going to be fascinating to watch. pop(
 
FlaPack said:
I think it’s going to come down to “protecting” rivalry games so in UW case, Iowa , Minnesota and Nebraska. Rest would be balanced and rotating
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Agree on that will need the riveraly games every year
 
GBP4EVER said:
Probably all depends if ND joins they might pass on Pitt as they have enough teams in that area
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Still don’t think Pitt will be a choice even with no ND. PSU still rules that market
 
FlaPack said:
Still don’t think Pitt will be a choice even with no ND. PSU still rules that market
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Depends who's also left. If ND waits a season to decide on a move could have seen a lot more pieces move to other conferences
 
GBP4EVER said:
Depends who's also left. If ND waits a season to decide on a move could have seen a lot more pieces move to other conferences
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They won’t wait a season. This is all about TV rights as much as anything else. The B1G media rights deal is being “negotiated” now and that’s the big piece
 
FlaPack said:
They won’t wait a season. This is all about TV rights as much as anything else. The B1G media rights deal is being “negotiated” now and that’s the big piece
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Thing is will ND alumni fight for them to stay as a indie team since it's their history?
 
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