Is FAANG the future of college football realignment? The author of this linked article below thinks so. Grant of rights start expiring in 2023. If this guy's right, what's coming is unlike anything we've seen before because the money could be much bigger than what we've seen before. But not because of ABC/ESPN, FOX, CBS, NBC. Those guys are paupers compared to who's probably coming to the table in 5 to 7 years.

In short, internet broadcasting of football games doesn't hold a candle to what's coming next. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google (the infamous "FAANG" stock companies) and other extremely wealthy & savvy high tech internet media entities are looking to get involved in college football, basketball and sports in general.

As you read this article, please understand that these FAANG type companies are seriously more liquid and wealthy, with a far greater reach around the world, than the conventional media companies. Five years from now they're only going to be much wealthier when the grant of rights start to expire and they're going to be shopping for content.

Again, if this guy's right, it's going to be a monumental money grab by these extremely wealthy companies (e.g., Apple, as a company, is now worth a Trillion dollars), and conference affiliations for the P5 schools could be in serious jeopardy. Who knows what this means to the G5 conferences and schools?

IMO, this author could be on the right track. I recommend reading this article and take some additional time to look at the comments. The author is good about re-engaging commentators to discuss points and clarify. If nothing else, the comment thread is more intelligent than you find on most sports boards.

https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma/A...-118642101