(08-17-2019 06:45 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(08-17-2019 05:08 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  Internet boards are fun for hypothetical but in the real world, a slot in the SEC or B1G is the most valuable thing in all of college sports

They will not be handed out easily or lightly to make people or politicians feel good.

There are at most 5-6 schools who have the markets, the content and the academics (because yes, university presidents still make these decisions whether you like it or not) to even be considered for one and maybe 2-4 that will actually get an invite which will be take it or leave it, no negotiations.

That’s realignment in the real world

And admittedly it doesn’t make for good message board fodder

And outside of Notre Dame which is a somewhat close 3rd there are no two schools that could add more value and brand power than Texas and Oklahoma. Find me 6 others the SEC could consider. Virginia Tech? Nope N.C. State? Nope North Carolina? Yes but not enough value to bring a buddy. Florida State? Barely but not enough to bring a buddy. Clemson? A wash at best.

Nobody is coming from the Big 10 and nobody else from the ACC really adds enough value. Duke and North Carolina as a pair would be a hoops and academic grab and they would be worth it financially "IF" the P5 separated from the NCAA but not before.

If a network was subsidizing moves then yeah we could take F.S.U./Clemson/Va Tech/and N.C. State but any other way? No.

Texas and Oklahoma are the only two schools that when their total value and worth is calculated that you can add that of another school divide by 2 and still exceed the average value and income of the SEC or Big 10.

It is quite possible that, if it is determined that superconferences are inevitable, that the networks would prefer to pay the PAC to take in OU, UT and a few others. The question then becomes how much $$$ would they have to part with to avoid having to pay the Big Ten and/or the SEC more money than they are worth in real dollars.

This is why I'm still not completely ruling out the PAC. Yes, it doesn't look good now but long-term marginalizing of at least a third of the country may be worse. It will come down to whether UT is willing to be paid to play games every season in California, Arizona, Washington and Colorado.