We should be calling Stanford and trying to work together for a deal to the Big 12. We do not add enough value to the Big 10. I hope I am wrong, but we are going to be waiting a long time for that invite. Big 12 has guaranteed dollars and a viable path to being a conference contender. Big 10 does not need us for anything other than someo…
We should be calling Stanford and trying to work together for a deal to the Big 12. We do not add enough value to the Big 10. I hope I am wrong, but we are going to be waiting a long time for that invite. Big 12 has guaranteed dollars and a viable path to being a conference contender. Big 10 does not need us for anything other than someone for USC/UCLA to play and they can add Oregon/UDUB for that who add much better value.
I’m not sure Oregon adds more value than Cal. I’ve heard them described as the Tennessee of the west coast. Once they stop winning, what value do they bring?
True, I think it really hinges on what happens when Phil Knight eventually dies and whether or not that Nike money goes away. In the NIL landscape they will get players and be more competitive. They also have a better brand than Cal. Right now the best thing Cal offers is a large tv market and place for opposing teams fans to watch games for the Big 10. But the attendance revenue would be a drop in the bucket with the TV deal the Big 10 has and those games are going to be nationally televised whether Cal is playing in them or not, the Big 10 is still getting those Bay Area viewers without Cal or Stanford.
We should be calling Stanford and trying to work together for a deal to the Big 12. We do not add enough value to the Big 10. I hope I am wrong, but we are going to be waiting a long time for that invite. Big 12 has guaranteed dollars and a viable path to being a conference contender. Big 10 does not need us for anything other than someone for USC/UCLA to play and they can add Oregon/UDUB for that who add much better value.
I’m not sure Oregon adds more value than Cal. I’ve heard them described as the Tennessee of the west coast. Once they stop winning, what value do they bring?
True, I think it really hinges on what happens when Phil Knight eventually dies and whether or not that Nike money goes away. In the NIL landscape they will get players and be more competitive. They also have a better brand than Cal. Right now the best thing Cal offers is a large tv market and place for opposing teams fans to watch games for the Big 10. But the attendance revenue would be a drop in the bucket with the TV deal the Big 10 has and those games are going to be nationally televised whether Cal is playing in them or not, the Big 10 is still getting those Bay Area viewers without Cal or Stanford.