BirdistheWord
HR Heisman
Clemson, Miami and FSU should land on their feet. There are a lot of good but not great teams, like UNC, Pitt, G Tech. I don’t think the conference will collapse like the PAC, but likely will be some movement.
14 Team College Football Playoff Revenue Distribution (in 2026): Power 2 will get over $300M More Annually from ESPN than the Other 2 (Big 12 & ACC)
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Clemson, Miami and FSU should land on their feet. There are a lot of good but not great teams, like UNC, Pitt, G Tech. I don’t think the conference will collapse like the PAC, but likely will be some movement.
Absolutely. Just like these pro contracts. The Chiefs just signed Chris Jones to a THREE year deal for 95 MILLION $$. Thats probably peanuts to Mahomes overall contract. And then they have the balls to hold up Jackson county (Kansas City and east) for onging tax money for stadium costs, and the Royals threatning to leave if they don't get their new stadium downtown. A pox on ALL their houses....
I wonder if/how the blueblood basketball schools will get realigned?
These 3 specifically:
UNC
Duke
Kansas
The B1G should try to grab at least 2 of them.
Coach K had a great quote on the DP show this week. Basically to the effect that no one is looking at the health of the programs, they are looking at the health of the bottom line
BirdistheWord
HR Heisman
North Carolina is intriguing, from an incremental eyeballs, population growth and basketball/football standpoint. Football seems to have potential but never quite break through.
It’s pretty much a given that they view both North Carolina and Virginia as potential additions. They basically check all the boxes. Duke is a wildcard only because of basketball and it’s close as association with North Carolina. They also have the academics to fit in.
I would think Kansas, who showed great interest in wanting to join the conference 10 years ago, would also get strong consideration. Blue blood in basketball and football program that seems to be on the rise. Just not a lot of eyeballs or premium recruiting area.
All of them have the research credibility that the conference covets.
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yep
and i wonder what the reg season TV revenue distribution will end up being for schools from the Power 2 and Other 2
the rich keep getting richer
just glad Iowa is part of the Power 2
I'm aware. I was just stating that the gap mentioned is EVERY year, so in a decade your talking 400million $$. Thats a hell of a gap.....
Why do Indiana, Rutgers, Maryland, Minnesota...and wait for it...Iowa desrve as much money as Michigan and tOSU when it comes to what is brought in by the playoff...hell...even Sparty went to one so at least they can claim that...
The three highest viewership games, this past season, all involved Michigan...when they weren't home games we actually made less money on those games than you guys...we shared the payout equally but the small "stipend" that is set aside to cover expenses was about half of what we had to pay...Iowa (and those other schools) literally netted more money than Michigan from it's run to the NC...
So yeah...why should WSU and Oregon State profit of the succes of other programs? They shouldn't...CFB is becoming a welfare program for people who really aren't in dire need...less fortunate...yup...starving no...you need ditch diggers
And you're welcome for what the big programs in the BIG give to you...the TV contract etc. is not because of Iowa...welcome to socialism
In terms of on field/court performance not sure this extra revenue to the school has much of an impact.
ISU has a billionaire booster who has purchased a great roster for cyclones.
Iowa has very little NIL money for their BB roster...and we lose out to schools like. ISU and Tenn who pay more.
In this era, it's the schools with the richest boosters that matter most, not school revenues. That money gets spread around to all sports programs.
ISU has a billionaire booster who has purchased a great roster for cyclones.
Iowa has very little NIL money for their BB roster...and we lose out to schools like. ISU and Tenn who pay more.
In this era, it's the schools with the richest boosters that matter most, not school revenues. That money gets spread around to all sports programs.
LOL. You are gonna find Michigan knocked down a number of notches this season. And your freak spying coach bolted to get the hell out of there.
Will Michigan "just" be put on probation for the recruiting violations & for illegally recording other team's sidelines?
or the B1G and SEC
what will be interesting is how many of the 14 playoff slots the B1G and SEC get
CFB Historical Programs Ranking thru 2023
*those in blue are already in the Big 2
SUPER-DUPER 5
Ohio State
Michigan
Oklahoma
Alabama
Notre Dame
TITANIC 10
USC
Texas
Nebraska
Penn State
LSU
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida State
TERRIFIC 10
Miami
Clemson
Washington
Oregon
Texas A&M
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Iowa
UCLA
Arkansas
ON THE CUSP
Ole Miss
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Colorado
West Virginia
Stanford
Oklahoma State
North Carolina
THE NEXT 25
BYU
TCU
Purdue
Kansas State
Baylor
Arizona State
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Minnesota
Illinois
California
Arizona
Utah
Maryland
Mississippi State
South Carolina
North Carolina State
Houston
Boise State
Arizona
Virginia
Northwestern
SMU
Kansas
*those in blue are already in the Big 2
SUPER-DUPER 5
Ohio State
Michigan
Oklahoma
Alabama
Notre Dame
TITANIC 10
USC
Texas
Nebraska
Penn State
LSU
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida State
TERRIFIC 10
Miami
Clemson
Washington
Oregon
Texas A&M
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Iowa
UCLA
Arkansas
ON THE CUSP
Ole Miss
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Colorado
West Virginia
Stanford
Oklahoma State
North Carolina
THE NEXT 25
BYU
TCU
Purdue
Kansas State
Baylor
Arizona State
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Minnesota
Illinois
California
Arizona
Utah
Maryland
Mississippi State
South Carolina
North Carolina State
Houston
Boise State
Arizona
Virginia
Northwestern
SMU
Kansas
where did this come from? i am afraid to click on any links
I do wonder, down the road, whether schools that don't come close to making the playoff (Rutgers, Vanderbilt, etc) will continue to get equal revenue shares
Braska ain't done shit for 25 years. They are Titanic for what they did in the 70s and 80s? May as well put the Gophers in there for their nattys way back when.
It’s a compilation of weighted averages from wins, winning %, conf chmpshps, natl chmpshps, bowl appearances, aggregate poll rankings, # of players drafted, consensus AAs, etc.where did this come from? i am afraid to click on any links
I do wonder, down the road, whether schools that don't come close to making the playoff (Rutgers, Vanderbilt, etc) will continue to get equal revenue shares
BirdistheWord
HR Heisman
Nebby over LSU and Georgia must be getting some historical help
I concur that adjustment is definitely needed. They should only consider the past 25 years, maybe 40.
More details coming out today.
The story from the Associated Press:
BY RALPH D. RUSSO
March 19, 2024;
Updated 1:46 PM CDT
The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026.
Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the new six-year agreement will pay the CFP and participating conferences $1.3 billion annually.
An agreement in principle between the CFP and ESPN was reached weeks ago, but first the college conferences that participate in the playoff had to sign a deal to continue their partnership for another six years. That agreement and a new revenue-sharing plan was finalized last week.
The new agreements with ESPN, modify terms of the remaining two years of the current contract to take into account expansion from four to 12 teams, starting with the upcoming season.
“It’s a significant day for the CFP and for the future of college football,” CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “The depth of coverage that ESPN gives to the sport throughout the season is second to none.”
The conferences agreed to at least a 12-team playoff starting in 2026, but more expansion could be on the way. Hancock said last week that format discussions among the management committee, comprised of Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, have been tabled for now.
ESPN has been the home of the CFP’s primary broadcast for the championship game through the first 10 years of the playoff, and will remain so for the final two years of the original 12-year deal. In 2026, the title game moves to ESPN’s parent network, ABC.
Nick Dawson, ESPN’s senior vice president for programming, said moving the title game to the over-the-air network was a collaborative decision between the CFP and ESPN.
“I think it was something we had expected was coming in a new deal. That having a broadcast network presence would be an important piece as the size and scale of the playoff grew,” Dawson said.
ESPN recently agreed to a new $920 million, eight-year deal with the NCAA for the rights to the women’s Division I basketball tournament and 39 other championship events.
The current CFP contracts, including with ESPN, expire after the 2025 football season. The previous deal with ESPN, which included the rights to only three playoff games per season (two semifinals and a championship game) and four marquee bowl games, paid out $470 million annually.
During the long and at times contentious expansion negotiations between the conference commissioners, there was generally consensus among the group that the expanded CFP would ideally have multiple media partners after the original 12-year deal with ESPN expired.
Instead, the CFP found a market with few aggressive buyers and ESPN highly motivated to own it all.
The deal does allow for ESPN to sublicense a select number of games to other networks.
Media consultant and former Fox Sports executive Patrick Crakes said he was not surprised ESPN ended up as the lone rights holder, especially with major digital media companies such as Apple and Amazon still cautious about entering the market.
“The reason why the expectations aren’t getting met is because the economics and ability to monetize these large, tier one properties, it’s just becoming impossible to do it, unless you’re already heavily invested in it,” he said.
Crakes said he always believed the CFP rights were ESPN’s to lose.
“In the case of Fox, Fox would like to have this? I suppose, but at the end of the day they’ve got plenty going on in December and January,” he said.
apnews.com
The story from the Associated Press:
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
BY RALPH D. RUSSO
March 19, 2024;
Updated 1:46 PM CDT
The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026.
Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the new six-year agreement will pay the CFP and participating conferences $1.3 billion annually.
An agreement in principle between the CFP and ESPN was reached weeks ago, but first the college conferences that participate in the playoff had to sign a deal to continue their partnership for another six years. That agreement and a new revenue-sharing plan was finalized last week.
The new agreements with ESPN, modify terms of the remaining two years of the current contract to take into account expansion from four to 12 teams, starting with the upcoming season.
“It’s a significant day for the CFP and for the future of college football,” CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “The depth of coverage that ESPN gives to the sport throughout the season is second to none.”
The conferences agreed to at least a 12-team playoff starting in 2026, but more expansion could be on the way. Hancock said last week that format discussions among the management committee, comprised of Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, have been tabled for now.
ESPN has been the home of the CFP’s primary broadcast for the championship game through the first 10 years of the playoff, and will remain so for the final two years of the original 12-year deal. In 2026, the title game moves to ESPN’s parent network, ABC.
Nick Dawson, ESPN’s senior vice president for programming, said moving the title game to the over-the-air network was a collaborative decision between the CFP and ESPN.
“I think it was something we had expected was coming in a new deal. That having a broadcast network presence would be an important piece as the size and scale of the playoff grew,” Dawson said.
ESPN recently agreed to a new $920 million, eight-year deal with the NCAA for the rights to the women’s Division I basketball tournament and 39 other championship events.
The current CFP contracts, including with ESPN, expire after the 2025 football season. The previous deal with ESPN, which included the rights to only three playoff games per season (two semifinals and a championship game) and four marquee bowl games, paid out $470 million annually.
During the long and at times contentious expansion negotiations between the conference commissioners, there was generally consensus among the group that the expanded CFP would ideally have multiple media partners after the original 12-year deal with ESPN expired.
Instead, the CFP found a market with few aggressive buyers and ESPN highly motivated to own it all.
The deal does allow for ESPN to sublicense a select number of games to other networks.
Media consultant and former Fox Sports executive Patrick Crakes said he was not surprised ESPN ended up as the lone rights holder, especially with major digital media companies such as Apple and Amazon still cautious about entering the market.
“The reason why the expectations aren’t getting met is because the economics and ability to monetize these large, tier one properties, it’s just becoming impossible to do it, unless you’re already heavily invested in it,” he said.
Crakes said he always believed the CFP rights were ESPN’s to lose.
“In the case of Fox, Fox would like to have this? I suppose, but at the end of the day they’ve got plenty going on in December and January,” he said.
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
The College Football Playoff and ESPN have announced a $7.8 billion deal that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season.
apnews.com
Who is the "college football playoff"? Is that the NCAA or is that the P5 / P4 league commissioners?More details coming out today.
The story from the Associated Press:
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
BY RALPH D. RUSSO
March 19, 2024;
Updated 1:46 PM CDT
The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026.
Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the new six-year agreement will pay the CFP and participating conferences $1.3 billion annually.
An agreement in principle between the CFP and ESPN was reached weeks ago, but first the college conferences that participate in the playoff had to sign a deal to continue their partnership for another six years. That agreement and a new revenue-sharing plan was finalized last week.
The new agreements with ESPN, modify terms of the remaining two years of the current contract to take into account expansion from four to 12 teams, starting with the upcoming season.
“It’s a significant day for the CFP and for the future of college football,” CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “The depth of coverage that ESPN gives to the sport throughout the season is second to none.”
The conferences agreed to at least a 12-team playoff starting in 2026, but more expansion could be on the way. Hancock said last week that format discussions among the management committee, comprised of Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, have been tabled for now.
ESPN has been the home of the CFP’s primary broadcast for the championship game through the first 10 years of the playoff, and will remain so for the final two years of the original 12-year deal. In 2026, the title game moves to ESPN’s parent network, ABC.
Nick Dawson, ESPN’s senior vice president for programming, said moving the title game to the over-the-air network was a collaborative decision between the CFP and ESPN.
“I think it was something we had expected was coming in a new deal. That having a broadcast network presence would be an important piece as the size and scale of the playoff grew,” Dawson said.
ESPN recently agreed to a new $920 million, eight-year deal with the NCAA for the rights to the women’s Division I basketball tournament and 39 other championship events.
The current CFP contracts, including with ESPN, expire after the 2025 football season. The previous deal with ESPN, which included the rights to only three playoff games per season (two semifinals and a championship game) and four marquee bowl games, paid out $470 million annually.
During the long and at times contentious expansion negotiations between the conference commissioners, there was generally consensus among the group that the expanded CFP would ideally have multiple media partners after the original 12-year deal with ESPN expired.
Instead, the CFP found a market with few aggressive buyers and ESPN highly motivated to own it all.
The deal does allow for ESPN to sublicense a select number of games to other networks.
Media consultant and former Fox Sports executive Patrick Crakes said he was not surprised ESPN ended up as the lone rights holder, especially with major digital media companies such as Apple and Amazon still cautious about entering the market.
“The reason why the expectations aren’t getting met is because the economics and ability to monetize these large, tier one properties, it’s just becoming impossible to do it, unless you’re already heavily invested in it,” he said.
Crakes said he always believed the CFP rights were ESPN’s to lose.
“In the case of Fox, Fox would like to have this? I suppose, but at the end of the day they’ve got plenty going on in December and January,” he said.
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
The College Football Playoff and ESPN have announced a $7.8 billion deal that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season.
Only control over inconsequential bets on women's basketball it seems.
It's not troll if it's true. Do you the think the B10 has the TV contacts it has because of Ohio State and Michigan...to a lesser but not insignificant part PSU.
How do you not understand that?
And explain to me why Iowa (and others) have deserved a piece of the college playoff pie when you've never been...I'm sure you will go to (occasionally) now that it will be 12 then 14...but why did you get paid for it in the past...the only thing you should say is you're welcome
Lol...I remember before 2022 when the pre-season polls came out there were a number of threads on this very board that said we were the most over-ranked team...many said 8-4 and some even 7-5...yeah...we went 12-0...last pre-season we were going to fall of the cliff according to this board...well then we won the NC
Do you ever get tired of being dead wrong?
Look...it's no secret that Michigan probably had it's best team in history last year...case in point breaking the combine record of 18 invited. It also doesn't take a genius to guess Michigan won't repeat. We don't have a QB and the depth is short...and that's before the spring portal opens up and the offers to our stars are ridiculous...but the core is extremely solid with a good handful of all America candidates...the lines will be elite again...
Not an NC team but your hope it gets knocked down far is just your wet dream...we'll still have double the noon/prime time games you do...you are welcome for the support we give your AD
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We won 26-0 without hardly breaking a sweat...not sure what game you watched
You want a laugh...the newly named head of the selection committee for the CFB playoffs is none other then Michigan AD Warde Manuel...how about them apples...
Now don't get me wrong...most of us alumni and fans want the guy fired...he's pretty despised...but you think you know what is going on and you clearly don't...what happened to Michigan, this past year, was clearly an attempted power play to keep their piece of the pie...not working
BirdistheWord
HR Heisman
More details coming out today.
The story from the Associated Press:
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
BY RALPH D. RUSSO
March 19, 2024;
Updated 1:46 PM CDT
The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026.
Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the new six-year agreement will pay the CFP and participating conferences $1.3 billion annually.
An agreement in principle between the CFP and ESPN was reached weeks ago, but first the college conferences that participate in the playoff had to sign a deal to continue their partnership for another six years. That agreement and a new revenue-sharing plan was finalized last week.
The new agreements with ESPN, modify terms of the remaining two years of the current contract to take into account expansion from four to 12 teams, starting with the upcoming season.
“It’s a significant day for the CFP and for the future of college football,” CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “The depth of coverage that ESPN gives to the sport throughout the season is second to none.”
The conferences agreed to at least a 12-team playoff starting in 2026, but more expansion could be on the way. Hancock said last week that format discussions among the management committee, comprised of Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, have been tabled for now.
ESPN has been the home of the CFP’s primary broadcast for the championship game through the first 10 years of the playoff, and will remain so for the final two years of the original 12-year deal. In 2026, the title game moves to ESPN’s parent network, ABC.
Nick Dawson, ESPN’s senior vice president for programming, said moving the title game to the over-the-air network was a collaborative decision between the CFP and ESPN.
“I think it was something we had expected was coming in a new deal. That having a broadcast network presence would be an important piece as the size and scale of the playoff grew,” Dawson said.
ESPN recently agreed to a new $920 million, eight-year deal with the NCAA for the rights to the women’s Division I basketball tournament and 39 other championship events.
The current CFP contracts, including with ESPN, expire after the 2025 football season. The previous deal with ESPN, which included the rights to only three playoff games per season (two semifinals and a championship game) and four marquee bowl games, paid out $470 million annually.
During the long and at times contentious expansion negotiations between the conference commissioners, there was generally consensus among the group that the expanded CFP would ideally have multiple media partners after the original 12-year deal with ESPN expired.
Instead, the CFP found a market with few aggressive buyers and ESPN highly motivated to own it all.
The deal does allow for ESPN to sublicense a select number of games to other networks.
Media consultant and former Fox Sports executive Patrick Crakes said he was not surprised ESPN ended up as the lone rights holder, especially with major digital media companies such as Apple and Amazon still cautious about entering the market.
“The reason why the expectations aren’t getting met is because the economics and ability to monetize these large, tier one properties, it’s just becoming impossible to do it, unless you’re already heavily invested in it,” he said.
Crakes said he always believed the CFP rights were ESPN’s to lose.
“In the case of Fox, Fox would like to have this? I suppose, but at the end of the day they’ve got plenty going on in December and January,” he said.
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
The College Football Playoff and ESPN have announced a $7.8 billion deal that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season.
The Ocho!
BirdistheWord
HR Heisman
But you have to realize our defense was saddled with a generationally bad offense
that doesn’t even quite bring the term net negative to full light. They had 3 fumbles and scored zero points.
Your offense had 8-9 games over 400 yards, and only 3 games under 300, and against us was your lowest output by 74 yards. Now I realize even Khaki pants played turtle ball in 2nd half because he knew Iowa’s offense couldn’t do anything.
We have often joked that we might have been better off taking a knee 3 times and punting instead of letting fat boy get strip sacked time and time again.
You are correct...don't disagree with what you are saying...my response was to @pistachio1999
Most people don't get that even homers can be trolls...he is a massive one...trolls both his fellow Hawkeyes and visitors
And some people don't get visitors aren't trollling...they come to discuss CFB...especially with people who might have a different opinion
