(05-08-2015 08:54 AM)Lou_C Wrote:  

(05-07-2015 09:18 PM)Marge Schott Wrote:  

(05-07-2015 08:07 PM)JRsec Wrote:  Of course there is always the chance that Texas could move to the SEC along with Oklahoma and the Dallas studio would become the SECN and the Charlotte studio would become the ACCN. Then the ACC could add either West Virginia or Connecticut and simply wait upon Notre Dame. You might even keep Charlotte as a dual studio for the ACC South and SEC East make Dallas the studio for the SEC West and Bristol the studio for the ACC North. Then you could make each a separate channel and bundle all four and sell it across the entire footprint. That's a lot of money to be shared between 32 schools. The combined brands would simply be irresistible to college sports fans. Alabama, Texas, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Auburn, Florida State, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Miami, Syracuse, A&M, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and on and on. At least that way everyone is playing in a division that is close to home.

That would be a terrible outcome for the ACC. Relegated permanently to last place status.

That would be a highly disappointing outcome.

Occam's razor applies to all things in life. Don't think like an ACC guy, or even an SEC guy. But think like a Texas fan. Which schedule gets you jazzed for the Fall?

1. Arkansas, Oklahoma, L.S.U., A&M, Missouri, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and two OOC games against in state foes.

2. Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, and N.C. State, plus 5 of your 7 OOC games against Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas Tech, T.C.U. and B.Y.U.

3. Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Southern California, Stanford, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State.

I won't even list a Big 10 line up.

Travel matters to fans. Match ups matter to fans. Rivalries matter to fans. And, most importantly it's fans who buy the tickets to attend the games.

You see for all the wild speculation we all have fun with in the end it is the practical things that will drive any decision that is made. To make that decision you will have to think like a Texas fan because those are the people the Texas athletic director is going to have to please. So far their #1 preference is pretty plain. They want to keep the Big 12 with them in the center of it. But profitability is changing, as is fan loyalties. A&M is gaining in demographics. And the network profitability figures that came out this week were rather astounding. I'll post a link when I can.

http://www.foxsports.com/college-footbal...rks-050715

These numbers will either force the PAC to reconsider a large Big 12 move, or force Texas to look more carefully at their long term NET, or force the rest of the Big 12 to do the same.