(11-08-2017 06:40 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  I've been saying this for a while but I think the future is going to be 24+ member collegiate conglomerates built around the Big Ten and SEC as the cores. With control of that much content they can either go with direct to the consumer streaming or in the case of the SEC they could be a hallmark of the sports offerings on Disneyflix. The Big Ten group on the other hand would be free to play the other streaming services against eachother for the best offer they could get.

If you look at both ACC and SEC? They have teams that are not academics or big markets per say. Even Big 12 with TCU does not have great academic schools. The issue is on how to make money, and the competition that can give them money. I do not see 2 conglomerates of 2 conferences because you get weak schools that do water down the tv value. Look at the Temple Vs Notre Dame game a few years back? It put two undefeated teams on primetime that brought a lot of viewers. Throw Temple in, and you could get viewers.

PAC 12, Big 10 and Big 12 may need to look into the strong P5 schools in football and basketball to bring in new fresh blood that could draw attention. PAC 12 could add Boise State, and it could actually help viewership nationally. Boise State is the G5 darling for more than 10 years, and they do get a national following because of what they could do on the field. That is why many P5 officials think that several G5 schools and a school like North Dakota State could be in a P5 conference in the future.
UTSA might be something to look at as well since they do have the academics, and is on the rise in their football program in a short time. As it is to shut out any G5 schools could cut the money away from the P5 schools. That is why the P5 should not ignore the G5 schools because if they break away? The G5 schools could draw money away from them. There are a lot of fans for these schools, and you cut them out? The viewership could fall off for the P5 teams.