(09-13-2017 05:38 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(09-13-2017 05:03 PM)XLance Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 02:47 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 11:50 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(09-11-2017 08:21 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm sure that will factor in. However, we don't need to think any deeper than just business. ESPN makes more money from the SEC. We'll get our shot at the top product. Texas will have a say in where they go, as long as it is an ESPN held product. Geography will come into play as well.

It's business school 101: You borrow assets from your most profitable division and invest them in your other divisions to help them grow, so that the entire corporation can prosper.

What happens when your other division is a money pit that constantly requires maintenance to stay afloat?

Depends on whether the division has potential and can be run profitably with the right management.
Fortunately for ESPN they don't have any "money pits" in the college football world.

Except that the new management is the same as the old management...

In this context, a money pit would constitute an entity that requires a regular flow of new capital just to tread water. Eventually, the smart thing to do is cut bait or downsize depending on the circumstances.

And when it comes to business, potential isn't something that's quantifiable. Merit is what matters.

You keep looking from things through a conference perspective.
From ESPN's point of view, they require inventory, from Labor day through the end of June.