09-21-2010, 07:18 PM
09-21-2010, 07:49 PM
Probably a good decision, at least for now. They hit a home run with Nebraska in pretty much every aspect, and unless Notre Dame had a change-of-heart and wanted an invite, there's really no reason to dilute the money pool.
09-21-2010, 08:07 PM
But he did say that if someone asked them, they would listen. In other words, we are not going to raid another Conference, but if they ask, we will listen.
09-21-2010, 08:29 PM
Conference expansion is in the hands of Texas and the Big Ten. When either of those two entities make their move, regardless of how long it takes, it will cause a domino effect.
09-21-2010, 08:52 PM
Have always thought they wanted to go to 12...
that maximizes their per school revenue...
they wanted ND, when they said no, they took the next best thing...
Big Ten Network already on pretty much everywhere...
time to have a cocktail and watch the money flow in...
Wikipedia:
The Big Ten Network (or BTN) is an American sports television network dedicated to the Big Ten Conference. The network currently reaches approximately 40 million households nationwide and is available up to an estimated 73 million households in the United States and Canada.[1] It is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering a single college conference.
The network is a 20-year joint project of the Big Ten Conference, and Fox Entertainment Group (a division of News Corporation). The Big Ten Network is majority-owned (51%) by the Big Ten Conference, with Fox Entertainment Group holding a minority interest (49%).[2] Fox handles the administration and affiliate sales operations of the channel. The conference announced the formation of the network on June 21, 2006.
It is headquartered in the former Montgomery Ward & Co. catalog building at 600 W. Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
The network, which launched August 30, 2007, operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, showcasing a wide array of classic-to-current sports and televising more Olympic sporting events and women’s sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities (including many that are non-athletic) and accomplishments of the Big Ten universities. Each year, the network offers approximately 35-40 football games, 105 regular season men’s basketball games; 55 women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Championship events; nightly studio shows; coaches’ shows; and classic games. The network has a commitment to "event equality", meaning that it will produce and distribute an equal number of men's and women's events across all platforms, within three years of being on the air.[4]
The network currently has agreements with more than 300 providers.[5]. It is carried nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network; and regionally on AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Time Warner Cable, Cable One, Cablevision and several others. The network is available on cable in 19 of the 20 largest U.S. media markets.[6]
that maximizes their per school revenue...
they wanted ND, when they said no, they took the next best thing...
Big Ten Network already on pretty much everywhere...
time to have a cocktail and watch the money flow in...
Wikipedia:
The Big Ten Network (or BTN) is an American sports television network dedicated to the Big Ten Conference. The network currently reaches approximately 40 million households nationwide and is available up to an estimated 73 million households in the United States and Canada.[1] It is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering a single college conference.
The network is a 20-year joint project of the Big Ten Conference, and Fox Entertainment Group (a division of News Corporation). The Big Ten Network is majority-owned (51%) by the Big Ten Conference, with Fox Entertainment Group holding a minority interest (49%).[2] Fox handles the administration and affiliate sales operations of the channel. The conference announced the formation of the network on June 21, 2006.
It is headquartered in the former Montgomery Ward & Co. catalog building at 600 W. Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
The network, which launched August 30, 2007, operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, showcasing a wide array of classic-to-current sports and televising more Olympic sporting events and women’s sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities (including many that are non-athletic) and accomplishments of the Big Ten universities. Each year, the network offers approximately 35-40 football games, 105 regular season men’s basketball games; 55 women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Championship events; nightly studio shows; coaches’ shows; and classic games. The network has a commitment to "event equality", meaning that it will produce and distribute an equal number of men's and women's events across all platforms, within three years of being on the air.[4]
The network currently has agreements with more than 300 providers.[5]. It is carried nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network; and regionally on AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Time Warner Cable, Cable One, Cablevision and several others. The network is available on cable in 19 of the 20 largest U.S. media markets.[6]
09-21-2010, 09:04 PM
Would be nice for the Big East to bring in the South Bend TV market, lmao.
09-22-2010, 03:21 PM
The ironic thing is is the BE in more danger if ND goes and the B10 goes to 16 or 14 rather than ND staying put and the B10 staying put?
09-22-2010, 05:58 PM
I bet he hopes it's over. Every new team means a smaller piece of the pie and a mathematically smaller chance of winning the conference.
09-23-2010, 06:58 AM
It's over until they figure a way to make more money.
Then it's game on!!
Then it's game on!!
09-23-2010, 07:55 PM
Yeah right. If Notre Dame had a change of heart the Big Ten would easily make room. I think it will all depend on if the PAC12 keeps expanding too.