(08-27-2021 02:41 PM)nole Wrote:  

(08-27-2021 09:32 AM)ren.hoek Wrote:  

(08-27-2021 08:25 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(08-27-2021 07:59 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-27-2021 06:50 AM)XLance Wrote:  

What happens if two Bell Cows of your conference leave? See the Big 12.

Yeah, that would really stink if the ACC lost FSU and Clemson.

Well, we would miss Clemson.

I'm very encouraged by what we're seeing from Phillips so far. I like the alliance to keep ESPN from creating a power 1 structure. I love the alliance to upgrade OOC schedules, something some teams really needed to be forced to do. I love the idea of abandoning Greensboro, which should help purge the Swofford clown show. And bringing Delaney in as a consultant on revenue generation and branding is a great idea and will pay dividends. Is this all too little, too late? Time will tell, but I like what I see.

You don't think there is a "power 1 structure" already?

If ESPN gives the SEC all the best time slots (which the new contract does), best PR push (which it does), double the revenue (which it will), etc. Isn't there a power 1 already?

Here's the financial issue for the alliance. We all knew consolidation of national brands in the coming streaming world, and in prime time network TV, was going to be the main revenue generator. The SEC stands to earn 76.5 million per school for accepting the risk of brand consolidation (the risk being more losses among the leaders).

The alliance doesn't address this matter. Most here probably have not calculated the value ratio of each school to their conferences. I have. Texas and Oklahoma were 56.3% of the total value of the B12. In the new content driven market place they had the largest disparity between conference leaders and the rest of the schools.

Do you know who has the 2nd largest disparity? The Big 10! Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State are 47.3% of the Big 10 and Ohio State and Michigan are 36.7% of that. Now when you think about how much money the B10 generates having 2 schools make over a third of that value is staggering and should they ever decide to act in their own self interest as solid as it may seem the Big 10 is they are vulnerable to the same disparity that just imploded the Big 12. And between Michigan and OSU they only have one other in state school between them to worry about. UT and OU had 4.

Washington and Oregon are 26.3% of the PAC 12 which is not only protected by geography but there is only 10% of value difference between #1 and #12.

In the ACC there is only 10% of total value separating #1 and #14. Clemson and Florida State represent 24.7% of your total value with Virginia Tech pulling another 11.7.

In the SEC there is only 2% separating the first 4 positions and 12% separating Alabama from Vanderbilt.

I have 2 points I'm making here:

1. The alliance schedules some key match ups which will impact your revenue by maybe a few games a year, hardly the money maker that would compete with the new SEC.

To do so Clemson, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State, Washington, Oregon, U.S.C., and 1 of U.C.L.A./Arizona State would be your conference.

2. The ACC is statistically stable. Bide your time and let the 2nd most top heavy conference weather the content storm.

None of the alliance conferences substantively improve their revenue by doing what they are suggesting they should do. And to make matters even worse they knock themselves in the head by opposing expanded playoffs.