B1G Now Holds All The Cards

[whatsup13579er]

The publisher of the Nebraska Rivals site Tweeted out that the bottom feeders of the B1G (jNW and Rutgers, specifically) will now pull in more TV money than Texas and ND with the new TV deals with FOX and ESPN. Early reports estimate B1G schools will make roughly $53 million each per year under the new TV deal.

https://twitter.com/Sean_Callahan?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

The FOX deal will bring the B1G $240 million a year and the ESPN Deal will provide $190 million a year in addition to BTN revenue. This deal will put the B1G comfortably ahead of the SEC and well ahead of the ACC, Big 12, and Pac 12.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2016/06/20/Media/ESPN-Big-Ten.aspx

The ACC's penalty for leaving the conference does not look like much of a deterrent anymore. So when the B1G brass decides that it is time to add a couple of schools, no school is off limits. I don't see any SEC teams leaving but that thought shouldn't be automatically dismissed anymore with the amount of money the B1G is rolling in.

Delany, like him or not, has been a mastermind as commissioner of the B1G.

 

[hawkssox1]

Calling Northwestern a "bottom feeder" goes to show what a mental midget this guy is.Who had the better record last year NW or Knowledge?

 

[DodgerHawki]

Calling Northwestern a "bottom feeder" goes to show what a mental midget this guy is.Who had the better record last year NW or Knowledge?

I think he is speaking more in terms of revenue generated per school. Rutgers and Northwestern were near the bottom in terms of athletic revenue generated (outside of TV money). It's pretty stark for the conference that it puts the lower end of the conference with the top of the B12. And the rest of the Big 12 are way lower than Texas in terms of revenue.

 

[2Kinnick]

It was a genius move on Delaney's part. Not the first and won't be his last but in the end all other leagues react to Jim and are rarely if ever out in front of him.

 

[DodgerHawki]

I was a genius move on Delaney's part. Not the first and won't be his last but in the end all other leagues react to Jim and are rarely if ever out in front of him.

Generally agree. Delaney isn't perfect, but he's positioned the league well going forward, especially the demographic challenges that the B1G faces, with population centers shifting south and west. People will complain that things aren't like they used to be, but changes happen. But the league is in a unique place where conference sports are available on ESPN, Fox and BTN, anyone with a basic cable package can see B1G games. As well as the dollar amounts.

 

[icu81222]

Waiting for JR to come bash Delaney......

 

[whatsup13579er]

Calling Northwestern a "bottom feeder" goes to show what a mental midget this guy is.Who had the better record last year NW or Knowledge?

He didn't call them bottom feeders, I did. In terms of athletic revenue they are. Now under the new TV deal they will receive more money from TV than 2 of the biggest names in college sports.