(04-20-2016 10:30 AM)TexanMark Wrote: (04-20-2016 09:37 AM)nole Wrote: (04-19-2016 06:48 PM)TopperCard Wrote: Good article on how ESPN needs to be a better media partner to the ACC in light of the new B1G deal.
http://allsportsdiscussion.com/2016/04/1...-revealed/
Interesting.
I have LONG been saying here ESPN treats the ACC as 2nd class and I was repeatedly told I was wrong.
So what is it? Is ESPN a good partner or not?
We'll see...remember generally the B1G teams garner better ratings...so they should get paid more. It is up to the ACC to respond...I think the league as a whole is starting to evolve into the 3rd Pillar.
It's mind boggling to me why some don't understand that what Ohio State and Michigan, Penn State and Wisconsin, Michigan State and Minnesota are being paid for is alumni bases that are TWICE the size of ACC alumni bases and everything that goes with that. There's a reason that for the most part, you can peg P-5 revenue to a combination of the size of the Alumni Base and the size and age of the Football stadium.
Outliers are Florida State, Oregon, Louisville, Notre Dame, and formerly Miami.
Only deep time changes these structural differences.
If you look at the outliers I cited how did they move up against the structural constraints?
1. FSU was in the second best location in America for talent and obtained the right coach who stayed in Tallahassee
2. Louisville committed to big time football in the early 1980's and poured Louisville region cash into their programs and have avoid any professional or other regional competition
3. Oregon had Nike
4. Notre Dame had the American body of Catholics who adopted it as their sports university of choice
5. Miami had the best location of talent in America and used to cheat like Hell
It's a zero sum game that appears from the outside not to be zero sum, that's the illusion.