The B1G can afford to wait and watch the ACC thing play itself out before even considering a further offer to Cal and Stanford. They are in no hurry, even if they might want to add the Bay Area schools eventually.
The B1G can afford to wait and watch the ACC thing play itself out before even considering a further offer to Cal and Stanford. They are in no hurry, even if they might want to add the Bay Area schools eventually.
A chart showed up that showed that the Bay Area is basically the only remaining major market that has a significant number of alumni from every single B1G team. Even Chicago doesn't have that.
Regardless of Cal viewership size (which is pretty average), the sheer attach rate just from current B1G alumni should make us valuable.
Big 10 was just waiting for Cal and Stanford to fall to the bottom and be rejected by everyone so that they can come in and act like a savior and get the praise.
It's true that there's a relatively lower share of football viewers given the size of the market, but even so . . . there are not going to be a lot of opportunities for the ACC to add a market of that size at all. And even though it's less of a benefit than it used to be, lots of people still have cable subscriptions that will pay extra for the network automatically if you're in region.
Do you remember when Ohio State came to play in Memorial? All those Buckeye fans didnтАЩt just fly into the Bay Area. A lot of B1G alum in the Bay Area who would absolutely watch games.
The B1G can afford to wait and watch the ACC thing play itself out before even considering a further offer to Cal and Stanford. They are in no hurry, even if they might want to add the Bay Area schools eventually.
They really want to add Stanford and Notre Dame
Everyone wants to add Notre Dame. But there's no indication that ND is interested in joining.
Agree but I donтАЩt see lure of the Bay area media market. Yes I think they are #6 but how many in that market are watching the PAC 12?
A chart showed up that showed that the Bay Area is basically the only remaining major market that has a significant number of alumni from every single B1G team. Even Chicago doesn't have that.
Regardless of Cal viewership size (which is pretty average), the sheer attach rate just from current B1G alumni should make us valuable.
Big 10 was just waiting for Cal and Stanford to fall to the bottom and be rejected by everyone so that they can come in and act like a savior and get the praise.
It's true that there's a relatively lower share of football viewers given the size of the market, but even so . . . there are not going to be a lot of opportunities for the ACC to add a market of that size at all. And even though it's less of a benefit than it used to be, lots of people still have cable subscriptions that will pay extra for the network automatically if you're in region.
The carriage fees alone make it economically viable.
Do you remember when Ohio State came to play in Memorial? All those Buckeye fans didnтАЩt just fly into the Bay Area. A lot of B1G alum in the Bay Area who would absolutely watch games.
I was at that game. We played them well in the first half...then the wheels fell off...like with Utah in the Rose Bowl.
Lots of B1G alum in the Bay Area media market.
yep that is right