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We don't need leverage with football.
We are already on bargain contracts and shuttered to poor timeslots. We are currently experiencing a massive revenue shortfall against the P2. And, yes, football-wise that never changes. We will never get the ratings they do...but we already don't get them.
The reason we get $$ to begin with is ESPN and Fox need far more inventory than the SEC and B10 provides. That absolutely does not change our money position if every non-P2 league leaves. So we keep getting the money, we keep getting on TV, and our football playoff would generate enough revenue to keep us in our current financial position, only the relativity to the P2 finances would no longer matter.
Everything you said about Michigan vs Texas is right. But this isn't the NFL. This is college sports. And colleges have loads of sports their alumni are very proud of, especially Michigan and Texas. And the kicker is we can take all of that away from the P2.
** Edited by hokieZ71 at 10/11/2024, 11:02:35 AM
Thread Replies (9)
Every conference outside the SEC and B1G should leave them. Cut bait.
-- hokieZ71
Oct 10, 2024 at 06:52 PM ET
hokieZ71
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10/10/24 06:52 PM ET
Wouldn't the P2 then start offering some of the top
-- HouClone
Oct 11, 2024 at 04:59 PM ET
HouClone
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10/11/24 04:59 PM ET
If the P2 break off, isn't that the same?
-- Truthahn
Oct 11, 2024 at 12:29 PM ET
Truthahn
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10/11/24 12:29 PM ET
Yes, and I think it's one of the reasons
-- Big12 guy
Oct 11, 2024 at 10:06 AM ET
Big12 guy
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10/11/24 10:06 AM ET
And that's why I don't think a P2 breakaway is in the cards
-- Pylons
Oct 11, 2024 at 02:31 PM ET
Pylons
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10/11/24 02:31 PM ET
100% agree. last night I was watching the news, and
-- Big12 guy
Oct 11, 2024 at 02:47 PM ET
Big12 guy
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10/11/24 02:47 PM ET
While I agree with the sentiment
-- obguthr
Oct 11, 2024 at 06:18 AM ET
obguthr
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10/11/24 06:18 AM ET
It would also put P2 expansion into high gear, IMO.
-- Truthahn
Oct 11, 2024 at 01:07 PM ET
Truthahn
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10/11/24 01:07 PM ET
We don't need leverage with football.
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-- hokieZ71
Oct 11, 2024 at 11:02 AM ET
hokieZ71
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10/11/24 11:02 AM ET
you think the ACC payout is bad...cut it by 75% in your plan
-- Vienna_Hokie
Oct 16, 2024 at 01:37 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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10/16/24 01:37 PM ET