ESPN may pay SEC $50-$80 mill more per year if it adds 9th conference game

[Volprofch05]

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Well then, I guess we get to keep our 3 biggest/oldest rivals in Vandy, Kentucky and Alabama.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Well then, I guess we get to keep our 3 biggest/oldest rivals in Vandy, Kentucky and Alabama.

I hope that will be the setup. Danny should start coming out publicly now talking about the importance of preserving the oldest rivalries.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Not enough. Paying 100 million per game today.

Double the offer and let’s talk.

Would not sign this without a CFP-16 agreement in place. This would be guaranteeing more Little10 teams and less SEC in CFP.

 

[TN Volunteers.]

Well then, I guess we get to keep our 3 biggest/oldest rivals in Vandy, Kentucky and Alabama.

I just hope we don't get stuck with South Carolina or Missouri. I saw some hypotheticals with those two. Bama, Vandy, then Kentucky or Florida. I want Kentucky but I think we will get Bama, Vandy, Florida.

 

[onevol74]

Would rather get Bama, Vandy, and Auburn.

 

[VolJarhead]

Bring Auburn back so we can hate all things Alabama again. In all seriousness, this is about to turn the rest of college football into d2 and d3. I don't think this is good for the sport if it dwindles to NFL Lite.

 

[EZE]

Then it looks like we’ll be adding a ninth game.

We all need to remember this when the players seek to maximize their haul. Because if the “adults” running the “academic” institutions are doing it, then there is nothing wrong with the players doing it, too.

It’s all about the money all the time.

 

[Volwonder1]

I hope we get Bama,Florida, and Ga

 

[utvols74]

Oh sure, the E$PN boys are going to try to eliminate as many SEC schools from the CFP as possible to protect the Big 10. Well, since is all about money then, I’m sure the SEC will. If I was an AD, I would schedule 2 bye weeks every season and fill the other 3 games with D2 / FCS schools.

 

[woodpusher]

Oh sure, the E$PN boys are going to try to eliminate as many SEC schools from the CFP as possible to protect the Big 10. Well, since is all about money then, I’m sure the SEC will. If I was an AD, I would schedule 2 bye weeks every season and fill the other 3 games with D2 / FCS schools.

I think another of their goals is to kill the ACC. It will be harder for Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia to keep FSU, Clemson, and GT on their schedules.
You would think a network with a GOR would look out for their clients better.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I hope we get Bama,Florida, and Ga

That's not happening.

We're Vanderbilt's #1 rival, so they'll get us. Plus, they're not going to break up the instate rivalries. We're also Kentucky's #1 rival, so they'll get us. Alabama is our #1 rival, so we get them.

 

[lukeneyland]

Doesn’t make sense from anything except a financial standpoint

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Not enough. Paying 100 million per game today.

Double the offer and let’s talk.

Would not sign this without a CFP-16 agreement in place. This would be guaranteeing more Little10 teams and less SEC in CFP.

The guarantee is most likely going to be 4 auto-bids for the SEC and the B1G, 2 for the ACC and Big 12 and go to 14 or 16 teams. Sankey isn’t stupid, he’s not gonna let the SEC get cut out of the CFP bc we added a 9th game.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Oh sure, the E$PN boys are going to try to eliminate as many SEC schools from the CFP as possible to protect the Big 10. Well, since is all about money then, I’m sure the SEC will. If I was an AD, I would schedule 2 bye weeks every season and fill the other 3 games with D2 / FCS schools.

Why would ESPN try to eliminate the SEC? The B1G doesn’t play any games on ESPN.

 

[Nicovfl8]

Well then, I guess we get to keep our 3 biggest/oldest rivals in Vandy, Kentucky and Alabama.

Rather have Florida over Vandy every day

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Rather have Florida over Vandy every day

Any particular reason why?

 

[VolForLife83]

Bama, yes, but do we really care to play Vandy and Ky?

Well then, I guess we get to keep our 3 biggest/oldest rivals in Vandy, Kentucky and Alabama.

 

[pimo1]

Why would ESPN try to eliminate the SEC? The B1G doesn’t play any games on ESPN.

Exactly SEC network is owned by espn...big 10 is fox. For a conspiracy to have legs it has to at least have the basic facts covered.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

The guarantee is most likely going to be 4 auto-bids for the SEC and the B1G, 2 for the ACC and Big 12 and go to 14 or 16 teams. Sankey isn’t stupid, he’s not gonna let the SEC get cut out of the CFP bc we added a 9th game.

I think he learned a lot with last years beauty pageant of records the committee looked at.

 

[Elhanan]

Not worth it.

No other conference has to play as many highly competitive games as SEC teams do.

All it’ll do is keep more SEC teams out of the playoffs.

 

[volfan102455]

Not worth it.

No other conference has to play as many highly competitive games as SEC teams do.

All it’ll do is keep more SEC teams out of the playoffs.

Agree - Plus, when split between the teams not a lot of extra dollars. The total sounds huge but take home for each team - not so much.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I for one hope it goes to 9 games and I think it will be good when we have the scheduling agreement start w/ the B1G . I would love to see a SEC/B1G challenge setup over 2 weekends. That would create 10 P4 games for most teams, plus you add in the ACC games for UF, UGA, UK and USCjr. I think having 4 autobids for the SEC and B1G in the CFP protects those games and it gives everyone more good/great matchups, w/ less Kennesaw St cupcakes.

 

[utvols74]

Why would ESPN try to eliminate the SEC? The B1G doesn’t play any games on ESPN.

Because they have a Big 10 (and old PAC 10) bias. If you've not noticed that in the past 20 years, I can't help you.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Because they have a Big 10 (and old PAC 10) bias. If you've not noticed that in the past 20 years, I can't help you.

They also have a $3 Billion bias built in w/ the SEC that goes through 2033. That Big 10 and PAC 10 bias has gotten those conferences 3 national titles in the past 20 years.