B1G and SEC will discuss scheduling partnership and automatic bids

[UT97Vol]

We need to get to ONE conference or league or whatever we want to call it. But two conferences would work as long as they cooperated.

Have a commissioner or other governing body and some real rules.

Break into divisions looking more like the old college conferences based on geography.

Keep the playoff but improve it.

Think NFL…but much larger. The money would be huge.

If I wanted to watch the NFL I would tune into Sundays. I hate what’s being done to college football.

They’re screwing it up just like what happened to NASCAR with corporate interests. Sigh.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

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That’s a little deceptive. There are 4 NFL games airing in various markets on Sundays. College football on Saturdays has dozens of games.

 

[Pappy]

They're laying the groundwork to become the North and South divisions of the next pro league. You can bet there are discussions to let teams like Vandy and Northwestern, who likely really don't want to be in the pro sports business, have an out to stay with whatever remains of college football.

It's inevitable. You can't pay players outright from the schools and still cling to the "they're just college students" notion. Calling it NIL isn't going to magically sneak it past the Supreme Court.

It'll take a few messy years and hopefully I'll age beyond caring or beyond living by the time it dies completely.

But if you remember, Northwester players voted to form a union a few years back> Looks like they want to be pro's to me

 

[ntxVOL]

That’s a little deceptive. There are 4 NFL games airing in various markets on Sundays. College football on Saturdays has dozens of games.

Yes, the NFL does limit access to regional games unless you pay them some money.

But, on a typical weekend, that ONE national game on Sunday afternoon has almost as many viewers as all of those Saturday games combined.

The numbers are out there, you can research them yourself. I don't know what else to say except you're wrong.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

But if you remember, Northwester players voted to form a union a few years back> Looks like they want to be pro's to me

They tried and were denied or so I read. 10 years ago. While the players might want to unionize, I think the admins of high academic profile universities like Vandy and Northwestern will want nothing to do with an actual pro league.

It really makes no sense for universities to be involved in pro sports other than perhaps to lease the name and facilities for the sake of the fanbase.

 

[Doctrippin]

They're laying the groundwork to become the North and South divisions of the next pro league. You can bet there are discussions to let teams like Vandy and Northwestern, who likely really don't want to be in the pro sports business, have an out to stay with whatever remains of college football.

It's inevitable. You can't pay players outright from the schools and still cling to the "they're just college students" notion. Calling it NIL isn't going to magically sneak it past the Supreme Court.

It'll take a few messy years and hopefully I'll age beyond caring or beyond living by the time it dies completely.

A players union is coming. Dartmouth bball players already voted to organize.

 

[Doctrippin]

They will convince enough of the top programs that they are worth more money than the rest and expect an unequal revenue share in return.

That's already happening in the new 12 team playoff. The SEC and B1G are taking a larger share of the pie leaving a smaller share for the Big12, ACC, ND, and then an even smaller share for everyone else.

Forget about "a rising tide lifts all boats". This is going to create an ever growing chasm between us and them. It's going to destroy college football in the end.

JMO

Yes, because there is no incentive to create the kind of parity you need in the NFL. SEC schools don't care if B12 can't compete with them. The only thing I can think might work would be to create a much smaller Div 1 made up of the top 3 or 4 conferences and then a larger Div 2 made up of teams that would be competitive at their level. A lot like the high school model in most states.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

A players union is coming. Dartmouth bball players already voted to organize.

The big one is USC (Southern Cal) because they're in the B1G. They're in court, I think, but the NLRB has endorsed and taken up their case.

Dartmouth players, like all Ivy athletes, don't actually get athletic scholarships, AFAIK. Their issue was more of an exercise of "can we do this" legally.

USC will change the landscape of college football.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Yes, the NFL does limit access to regional games unless you pay them some money.

But, on a typical weekend, that ONE national game on Sunday afternoon has almost as many viewers as all of those Saturday games combined.

The numbers are out there, you can research them yourself. I don't know what else to say except you're wrong.

There’s not a thing wrong with what I posted. It is “a little deceptive” when all NFL games in a specific time slot are all added together but each college game is measured by itself. I don’t know what to say except it’s DECEPTIVE.

 

[ntxVOL]

There’s not a thing wrong with what I posted. It is “a little deceptive” when all NFL games in a specific time slot are all added together but each college game is measured by itself. I don’t know what to say except it’s DECEPTIVE.

What?

Those are individual game ratings, the #1 slot was the FOX nationally televised game. No other games are added to that.

The #2 slot is the Sunday night game, no other games active at that time.

The #4 slot was the Thursday night game streamed on Amazon prime.

Please explain "a little deceptive" in more detail and show your work.

 

[Behr]

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

What?

Those are individual game ratings, the #1 slot was the FOX nationally televised game. No other games are added to that.

The #2 slot is the Sunday night game, no other games active at that time.

The #4 slot was the Thursday night game streamed on Amazon prime.

Please explain "a little deceptive" in more detail and show your work.

Calm down.

On Sundays there are usually 8 game in 2 early time slots and 4 in a single time slot. I don’t see those listed individually. The rated college games are stand alone programs.

Also, how can every SEC game be missing from the top 100?

 

[ntxVOL]

Well, I'm not sure why some college games don't show up on that list. The Michigan/USC game was the highest rated game that week followed closely by UT/OU. The UT/OU game is listed at #12.

More info on college individual game TV ratings can be found here:

College Football TV Ratings

College football TV ratings for the 2024 regular season, bowls, College Football Playoff and National Championship.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[SMU Vol]

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www.wsj.com

WSJ report today about a proposal for a 72-school "Super League" aligned regionally. Tennessee's 6-team division would include Alabama, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Louisville. The article says traditional rivalries would be preserved such as Florida and Georgia.

I think this is a pipe dream, but I found it interesting that the only supporters of this proposal from a SEC/Big Ten school were.... Danny White and Jimmy Haslam? Hmmmm

College Student Football League (CSFL) Proposes Streamlining College Football

While not bound to happen anytime in the near future, an incredibly intriguing release from College Sports Tomorrow on Tuesday has people wondering just what the future of college football might look like. Over the past decade or so, college football has seemingly outgrown the other collegiate...

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

 

[volbound1700]

Interesting that this meeting is in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee is on the map now!

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

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www.wsj.com

WSJ report today about a proposal for a 72-school "Super League" aligned regionally. Tennessee's 6-team division would include Alabama, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Louisville. The article says traditional rivalries would be preserved such as Florida and Georgia.

I think this is a pipe dream, but I found it interesting that the only supporters of this proposal from a SEC/Big Ten school were.... Danny White and Jimmy Haslam? Hmmmm

College Student Football League (CSFL) Proposes Streamlining College Football

While not bound to happen anytime in the near future, an incredibly intriguing release from College Sports Tomorrow on Tuesday has people wondering just what the future of college football might look like. Over the past decade or so, college football has seemingly outgrown the other collegiate...

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

Our division (the "midsouth") and the "southeast" division are by far the hardest of the proposed divisions. If such a proposal ever becomes reality it would be incredibly unfair as some teams like Ohio State and Michigan would cruise to divisional titles every year while teams like us, Alabama, Auburn, and the Florida schools would be ridiculously tough battles year in year out.

 

[volfan102455]

This only benefits the B1G.