It's hard to know what the landscape will look like when the new B1G deal happens. We might be considered a relative bargain if they just offer us the current ACC rate plus lower-brand buyout instead of, say, the B1G rate. We'd still be subsidizing the top of the conference even if we kinda suck. Other upsides are Bay Area recruiting opp…
It's hard to know what the landscape will look like when the new B1G deal happens. We might be considered a relative bargain if they just offer us the current ACC rate plus lower-brand buyout instead of, say, the B1G rate. We'd still be subsidizing the top of the conference even if we kinda suck. Other upsides are Bay Area recruiting opportunities. And even if people won't pay to watch Cal, they'll pay to watch, say, the large Bay Area media market would want to watch Michigan/OSU/LA schools play AT Cal.
The biggest factor would be the per-team delta between ACC and B1G. And if all the top teams form some kind of Frankenstein superconference. Truly unknowable right now.
It's hard to know what the landscape will look like when the new B1G deal happens. We might be considered a relative bargain if they just offer us the current ACC rate plus lower-brand buyout instead of, say, the B1G rate. We'd still be subsidizing the top of the conference even if we kinda suck. Other upsides are Bay Area recruiting opportunities. And even if people won't pay to watch Cal, they'll pay to watch, say, the large Bay Area media market would want to watch Michigan/OSU/LA schools play AT Cal.
The biggest factor would be the per-team delta between ACC and B1G. And if all the top teams form some kind of Frankenstein superconference. Truly unknowable right now.