I watch. I live in Florida.
It gets roughly the population of Oklahoma (close to 4 million) viewers every year.
Not bad considering Okie State has only won 18 times in 115 games.
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I watch Bedlam unless I have to mow the yard, wash my car, get a haircut or take a nap.
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Jackson State to Big XII
Thatās an interesting what if. What if BIG invites KU/ISU and CU. What would the PAC do? Suddenly they need one to stay at 12 and 5 to go to 14. If CU goes to BIG maybe BIG invites USC instead of KU/ISU. Suddenly you have two conferences on life support and they are both fox properties.
Of course this is pure speculation but it is as likely as some of the stuff Iāve seen on here.
If CUās football program canāt survive on the PAC payouts, it deserves to die. When these articles use āsurviveā they really mean to match the assets and influence of their competitors. Why not say ācan no longer match the influence and payouts of the SEC and B1Gā?
Here we are, scrambling to get into double-digit payouts because weāve already survived and want more cash to grow. Consider for a minute almost every thread the last week has been about the prospects of elevating UH. Doomsayers are full of crap. What is happening is the consolidation of wealth and influence. Itās not good for everyone locked out, like UH and Cincy. CU isnāt locked out. In fact they get millions more than UH.
Doom and gloom sells.
Youāre starting to see the weak sisters of the p5 expose themselves.
Most of those schools never belonged in elite category. They were gifted it.
Also consider CU doesnāt even play baseball.
It makes sense in alot of ways but I think B10 will do everything to get the big West Coast big fish (USC, etc) before this move.
KU,/ISU will be available anytime. (probably w UH in the AAC)
Good point. Big 12 teams message boards and sports journalist keep referencing survival as if a competitive football team canāt be fielded with less than $30 million a year.
We proved otherwise even though it has been a strain on our resources. We do need more $ than our current payout. But it can be done.
At some point these filthy rich programs arenāt going to be able to spend all that money effectively. Will stadiums replace seats with lazy boy recliners and personal chefs in the stands? Thereās a ceiling and money canāt always buy a winning programā¦ however I wish we could find out first hand!
USC and the core of the Pac will not go to the Big Ten.
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I agree, BIG is more likely to take CU than KU or ISU. IF BIG goes to 18 then add Stanford and a pick-em from Wash, Oregon, or Arizona and maybe UCLA
Why would Stanford want to play in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Penn, Illinois in the winter time?
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$$$ is why.
Its probably every other year on hoop to the Midwest schools.
Every 4th year in football. Only a handful of bad weather games after Halloween regardless.
Non revenue sports would many do āinvitationalsā w all the schools competing.
Not.Gonna.Happen. Stanford could survive 500 years on their gifts alone.
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California schools do not have to worry about money. Most of them get support from the state just like UT and A&M.
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Trueā¦they actually have a Higher Education system that spreads out the wealth and actually creates more AAU institutions but hey, Donāt California my Texas!
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Colorado is probably the only school I could see jumping from the PAC. Would the Big 10 want Colorado and KU together? I would lean towards no. If they did, that would be interesting. Who would the PAC add? KU is probably the most appealing to them so that option is gone. Colorado is in the south divisionā¦
CU doesnāt know what the Hell they want to do.
Stanford alumni endowed the program to stay behind if the cream of crop/their rivals move on to a mega B10 ?
A less ignorant, rational take is they endowed the program for this move.
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Colorado needs to just sit tight. What have they done lately? They donāt have natural recruits and it feels like it has been a while since they have been relevant.