Markets are not as important as the past. Marketing and matchups are
To be relevant in the new model you have to have two things.
1. Schools with size (current student bodies plus alumni)
2. Good conference marketing to build up the individual brands plus the matchups between schools (this is what sets the BIG and SEC apart from everyone else currently)
Plus add in the fact that sports betting is now legal in a bunch of states and is actively discussed on tv. This is an entirely new environment for college sports. And there can be good money made with a plan for embracing the new model. The future is not cable subscribers tied to big city markets. It is fun matchups between teams/brands/states that can be shown on streaming and/or cable.
This is a marketing problem that can be solved in new ways. If CU, FSU and UNC stick around then great. If not, then there needs to be new ways of thinking. And by the way, those 3 commuter schools the B12 added have huge populations of students and can be valuable in a new model.
Thread Replies (23)
If I'm ACC, I would shred the GOR and make a power move with B12
-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:41 PM ET
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07/08/22 01:41 PM ET
Tell me how VT is a better get than Baylor. **
-- cricket77
Jul 08, 2022 at 04:17 PM ET
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07/08/22 04:17 PM ET
Not pushing Baylor, just picked them out of Tx. People in Tx. Would argue
-- cricket77
Jul 08, 2022 at 07:35 PM ET
cricket77
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07/08/22 07:35 PM ET
If you "shred the GOR" (no idea how though), schools will leave....
-- Freddyburg Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 04:02 PM ET
Freddyburg Hokie
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07/08/22 04:02 PM ET
I'm trying to sell a dream Freddy. Look past the rundown fixer upper
-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 05:08 PM ET
HokieAl
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07/08/22 05:08 PM ET
Should be able to keep GOR intact and add schools, although that may be
-- wwhokie1
Jul 08, 2022 at 03:55 PM ET
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07/08/22 03:55 PM ET
I would try my hardest to lawyer up and keep the ACC intact, math isnt hard
-- soflahokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:10 PM ET
soflahokie
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07/08/22 02:10 PM ET
No thanks Al, BTW did you watch video with John Skipper former ESPN Prez?
-- Stech
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:58 PM ET
Stech
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07/08/22 01:58 PM ET
Rice? I thought the ACC should have looked at Houston. Rice is great
-- dallasvt
Jul 08, 2022 at 03:04 PM ET
dallasvt
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07/08/22 03:04 PM ET
Yeah, Houston’s got way more upside than Rice.**
-- mancunian
Jul 08, 2022 at 03:47 PM ET
mancunian
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07/08/22 03:47 PM ET
I don't see ND to ACC ever happening
-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:11 PM ET
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07/08/22 02:11 PM ET
That will reduce revenue**
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 07:35 PM ET
133743Hokie
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07/08/22 07:35 PM ET
Why? To earn less money per team? Not to mention increase expenses. Pass **
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:48 PM ET
133743Hokie
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07/08/22 01:48 PM ET
The money is unknown, that is the point
-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:55 PM ET
HokieAl
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07/08/22 01:55 PM ET
BigXII and PAC12 had smaller contracts than the ACC. How do their leftovers
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 07:38 PM ET
133743Hokie
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07/08/22 07:38 PM ET
There is no team on the list of Big12 teams you show that adds revenue
-- Vienna_Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 03:33 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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07/08/22 03:33 PM ET
Markets are not as important as the past. Marketing and matchups are
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-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 03:50 PM ET
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07/08/22 03:50 PM ET
It's still going to be driven by subscribers
-- HOO86
Jul 08, 2022 at 04:56 PM ET
HOO86
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07/08/22 04:56 PM ET
The ACC deal was better than the ones the BigXII and PAC12 had with their
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:13 PM ET
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07/08/22 02:13 PM ET
If you tear up the GoR, the most valuable teams will leave for SEC and B1G
-- tarheelblue
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:01 PM ET
tarheelblue
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07/08/22 02:01 PM ET
The money is known. Big 10 and SEC are getting it. No one else is
-- vtka93
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:59 PM ET
vtka93
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07/08/22 01:59 PM ET
Also, this gets you FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, PA, OH, KY, KS, TX, OK, IA, WV
-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:46 PM ET
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07/08/22 01:46 PM ET