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SMU Pony OP
Oct 16, 2025 at 07:51 PM ET
USC and the Big Ten...are we having fun yet?
Two weeks ago came the report that USC was attempting to circumvent the Big Ten media deal by scheduling ND at a neutral site location and selling the rights to the game to Netflix. The Big Ten's media partners were, predictably, irate. Now comes the news that USC has teamed up with Michigan to try and torpedo the Big Ten's proposed private capital deal, and they appear to have, as of today, at least stalled the process. I find their alliance ironic, as Michigan likely still has an ax to grind with some in the conference office after Harbaugh's suspension during their 2023 run. Mo' money, mo' problems...

12 Replies

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VT ChemE 1986
9mo
Does USC = Texas?
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Marooned
9mo
Those two should just be their own conference
Throw in Louisville and sell the rights to the reality show.
PadrosWindup PadrosWindup
9mo
Will happen someday-CFB Super League is the endgame
reestuart reestuart
9mo
I wouldn't read into that at all. I don't think they are torpedoing it.
They just want more money.
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SpeakToDamien
9mo
Yep
Best thing for the ACC is that the Big Ten signs this deal. That likely stops expansion for a generation. And those schools will just blow the money on bad coaching decisions and inefficient capital construction. In the NIL era, money needs to go to the players. Stop wasting it on coaches.
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EDGEMAN
9mo
Maybe stop expansion into the B1X, but not the SEC
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SpeakToDamien
9mo
Why would the SEC expand if they don't need to block the big ten?
E
EDGEMAN
9mo
Maybe to expand their territory?
Pick up schools they have always wanted?
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SMU Pony OP
9mo
Disagree on "wasting it on coaches"
...I think you need a staff that can properly evaluate players and efficiently allocate resources to best fit your needs.
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SpeakToDamien
9mo
Get a gm
wwhokie1 wwhokie1
9mo
Then we should have kept Pry, he was making a lot less than we will pay
Our next coach. You have to spend money on both. Good players without a good coach will still leave you with a poor record.
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
9mo
I hate that USC is in the Big Ten. I wish they would have tried going indy.
The B1G or SEC would have taken them anytime if it didn't work out.