RustShack |
09-05-2021 03:20 PM |
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Originally Posted by Al Bundy
(Post 15815743)
USF fans are taking it pretty hard that UCF has left them in the dust.
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I really don’t know what to think.
It will be a lot more clear if they sign or GoR or not.
It’s still possible in a year or two other conferences extended invites to the remaining 8(or at least 5-7 of them). They aren’t doing their negotiations yet. Their rights are up in 24(and Big12 in 25). There’s time. TCU was set to join the Big East(as was Iowa State) until they got the Big12 invite and the Big12 ended up surviving and Big East went away from football.
If conferences don’t expand, I think the Big12 does. Maybe adds Memphis and Boise St.
I really think Amazon is going to become a player and overpay for the Big12 if it stays together. That will open the door to other conferences in the future. They already have NFL Thursday Night Football, and are trying to get Sunday Ticket. The more football fans for them the better. They can also advertise said schools products, which I’ve been guilty of seeing a slick Chiefs or Cyclones item and buying.
My source said(about a month ago) than Amazon is interested in a 14-16 team Big12, and media footprint doesn’t matter to them. They want the large alumni base, avid fans, and more people seeing their ads and buying products from them. They also have triple the money of Disney/ESPN(who disney is already thinking about getting rid of).
It’s going to be an interesting next few years.
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