Big 10 still growing. Just divide the country into 2 Mega conferences already
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This immediately turns up the pressure for Nebraska to get back as soon as possible. With the additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, Nebraska will no longer have the secure spot as the fourth best recruiting class in the conference. They might drop all the way to 7th or 8th.
Rhule has that figured out. Just get a recruiting class of 40 and you should end up with a good class lol.
College football is officially dead. I'm done. It died when it no longer cherished its traditions, its pageantry and its rivalries. I'll still support the Huskers and follow all their games, but I'm gonna stick with the NFL primarily.
Such a sad day for college sports. If it ever turns around and goes back to regionality, I'll be back to being a fan of the sport full time. But for now. I'm out. GBR.
Such a sad day for college sports. If it ever turns around and goes back to regionality, I'll be back to being a fan of the sport full time. But for now. I'm out. GBR.
This is also party true because of the Rutgers/Maryland phenomenon.
Initially Rutgers and Maryland were coveted because it would bring the Big Ten network to the northeast and to their tv markets, meaning more subscriptions would have to offer the big ten network in the area.
Once we start moving to customers paying directly for streaming the big ten network, they are not nearly as valuable as there were never any "eyeballs" up there anyway. So they won't bring anything to the table.
It will go back to regionality, it just might take 3-5 years. These conferences are going to be so big they will need divisions. The divisions will be regional. What we used to call conferences back in the old days of the big 8 will simply be called divisions with about that many teams. (I'm not saying it will be the same teams, but will be regional).
Sucks to be on the geographic outskirts of a really sucky region then, huh?
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Exactly. I think it is extremely telling, too, in this round of expansion that the B10 is leaving large markets with fairly popular teams like Colorado and Arizona on the table. No way Maryland and Rutgers would even be in the conversation in present day.
They are now concerned with just making their product watchable. Even with these large budgets, they actually have to compete with people making content using a iPhone in their their own homes or people who just want to watch others play video games. There is literally no place for college football to go but downward and the stats are already showing this.
And I don’t see how these moves are good for the sport long term since you’re just killing the regional aspect which appeals to casual fans. And even for the most successful teams you are just adding more losses which is going to remove bandwagon fans. I don’t see where these high profile matchups are adding new eyes to the sport.
Will go up to about $89.99 a month. Might as well go back to cable tv.
Only thing I like about the digital subs is no hardware to rent/return and you can cancel anytime.
And it's going to completely blow for Nebraska being grouped with the garbage schools of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc....
Are you comparing Phoenix and Denver to NYC/DC?
Lol
One of the all-time I have no clue what I’m talking about posts
This is why i hope the big eventually adds kansas and notre dame along with a texas school. Wont get oklahoma but Better than nothing.
Also why im terrified they add more left coast schools but no midwest schools and we end up going west and are in the pac8 by default. Yikes.
Wait…the guys on here say Cal is a school of smart people….Cal is more like the Actors that congratulate themselves with awards for pretending to be someone else.
What is it about grads from Ivy League
And other acclaimed schools seem to get the Gov and themselves hip deep in debt.
Ouch. Typical left coast deal. Way to go libs
It will be funny seeing the snobs at Stanford and Cal being forced to join the Mountain West Conference lol
But I bet Stanford will just go Independent like Notre Dame
you guys remember when the pac 12 passed on texas and oklahoma.
Don't forget that these teams were happy to put us in this same situation, forcing our jump to the BIG.
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