Realignment Carousel Spins Up again (USC and UCLA to Big 10)

[Maizerunner08]

The PAC would have to pay WSU's exit fees AND significantly increase WSU's revenue share. Otherwise we'd lose exposure in our current recruiting areas, increase travel costs and put a lot of our games into less desirable time slots. WSU cannot afford to pay any exit fees right now.

Exactly. Bottom line - WSU isn’t going anywhere.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

I would be very annoyed if WSU suddenly played many of its games at 10 and 11pm eastern time.

[WuShock Reaper]

Cal taps NASA specialist amid concerns over ACC travel
Cal taps NASA specialist amid concerns over ACC travel - ESPN zz0.4eu3a2ecmywzz
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff Writer
Oct 10, 2024, 05:51 PM ET

"CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Moving to the ACC has been a boost for Cal and Stanford from a number of different standpoints, providing both schools with a long-term home in a power conference after the Pac-12 fell apart in the summer of 2023. But the change also has brought worries over travel during conference play, with nearly every road trip in January, February and March involving a multiple-game swing and several days away from home....In the offseason, Golden Bears athletic director Jim Knowlton brought in a NASA specialist to give a presentation to the school's sports teams...."

[BAShocker]

Perhaps NASA could also help them figure out how to win basketball games.

[ShockRef]

Once Stanford and Cal get some of those travel invoices to transport the ladies golf team, volleyball team, guys soccer teams back and forth to the east coast a few times, there will be some buyers remorse.
You can see the purchasing agents face when they get the bill for a dozen or so flights to the east coast!
"Wait a minute, didn't we just bus over to Stanford when we played them? Didn't we just bus down to LA to play UCLA and USC? Same when we played Fresno State and San Jose State?"

"These airlines are charging us a mint to fly back and forth across the country! Who made this decision?"

You can see this conversation coming big time.

Oregon State and Wash State looking smarter as time moves on.

That is all.

[Dan]

Once Stanford and Cal get some of those travel invoices to transport the ladies golf team, volleyball team, guys soccer teams back and forth to the east coast a few times, there will be some buyers remorse.
You can see the purchasing agents face when they get the bill for a dozen or so flights to the east coast!
"Wait a minute, didn't we just bus over to Stanford when we played them? Didn't we just bus down to LA to play UCLA and USC? Same when we played Fresno State and San Jose State?"

"These airlines are charging us a mint to fly back and forth across the country! Who made this decision?"

You can see this conversation coming big time.

Oregon State and Wash State looking smarter as time moves on.

That is all.

I just read an article this morning about how many billionaires are alumni from each school. Stanford (30) and Cal (11). Teams like us, Ore State, Wash State have zero. That certainly helps.

[WuShock Reaper]

Deion Sanders again expresses his displeasure with late kickoffs: 'How stupid is that?'

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/deion-sanders-again-expresses-his-displeasure-with-late-kickoffs-how-stupid-is-that-122417163.html

Nick Bromberg·Senior writer
Updated Fri, October 11, 2024 at 7:24 AM CD

Colorado's game vs. No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday kicks off at 10:15 p.m. ET

"Deion Sanders is once again unhappy with Colorado’s late kickoff times. The Buffaloes host No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday night in a game that kicks off at 8:15 p.m. in Boulder. That’s 10:15 p.m. ET. The game is set to be televised as ESPN’s nightcap following Florida and Tennessee at 7 p.m. ET. “Who does that? Who has the power to sit up there and say, ‘Yeah I’m gonna make them play at 8:15?’” Sanders rhetorically asked on his coaches show

When Colorado radio announcer Mark Johnson informed Sanders that TV networks largely dictate start times, Sanders asked, “How stupid is that?” before expounding on his point. “But it’s not smart for television executives to say, ‘We’re going to put this game on at this time.’ Because you’re thinking about eyeballs, you’re thinking about selling merchandise on the commercials. You’re thinking about all that. Why would you put it at that time when half of America is asleep?”..."
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Not just the travel expenses, but not many want to stay up that late to watch a game from the East or Central Time Zones.

[Atxshoxfan]

I doubt many people on the East Coast give a flip about ksu or Colorado. Maybe 2% of the population west of Missouri would watch , but that's probably pushing it.

[Maizerunner08]

NIU to the Mountain West per the Athletic

[SubGod22]

That's odd. I wonder what happens to their other sports. I can't believe the MAC would go ahead and let them keep everything else there. Does the MVC take them in? The Horizon? The Summit? The OVC? I suppose there are plenty of non-football options potentially available in the area.

Does the MWC move for a 10th football school? They are adding non-football as well with GCU and UC-Davis I believe it is. So they have 10 for basketball.

[Singeril]

NIU to the Mountain West per the Athletic

Lots of mountains in Dekalb, Illinois.

[ShockerFever]

MWC will be nothing left but trash.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/43623233/sources-espn-ok-option-televise-acc-sports-36

"The agreement is a critical step toward securing stability for the conference. With the television deal settled, the ACC is now working toward a settlement with Clemson and Florida State that could end those schools' ongoing lawsuits against the conference."

"Under the proposed plan, a percentage of the ACC's television revenue would be included in a "brand" fund, and that money would then be distributed to schools that annually generate the most revenue for the conference in football and men's and women's basketball -- with Clemson, Florida State, Miami and North Carolina likely at the top of the pyramid, sources told ESPN. Should that agreement be finalized -- something sources said is not imminent but was closely tied to the ESPN option -- Clemson and Florida State would be expected to drop their lawsuits."

ACC stability is good news for the AAC. I wonder if the AAC looks at a similar revenue structure that allows top schools to make more money.