For Texas, It's All About Protecting The Brand Name

“The depth of competition will become more important, and being able to have three or four attractive matchups each week will eventually drive conferences and individual teams to have stronger schedules.”

I really, really, hope this is true. However, given that most fans are addicted enough to watch their team beat the phlegm out of North-West-Central Idaho Tech whether or not they grouse about how lame the game is, I doubt it. Same reason the BCS hasn’t been toppled yet – people may be upset about it, but they’ll still watch. Well, maybe not the Orange Bowl.

Better matchups MIGHT capture more casual viewers, but would it really make a difference for these types of people if Texas was playing UCLA or Wyoming?

Same reason the BCS hasn’t been toppled yet – people may be upset about it, but they’ll still watch.

They watch because it’s the best they can get.

As purely a multiple of revenues, that cap. number actually looks low.

A&M and Oklahoma end up in a conference that has made it illegal to report infractions of other teams. The 80’s will seem quaint in comparison.

Not everyone is loving Texas to Big Ten:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/347963-the-pac-10-makes-more-sense-for-the-texas-longhorns-than-the-big-10

“Better matchups MIGHT capture more casual viewers, but would it really make a difference for these types of people if Texas was playing UCLA or Wyoming?”

Hell yes. I am far more than a casual fan and I barely caught half of the LuLaLa, UCF, UTEP, etc…. games. It is very hard to convince your wife that you can’t play with the kids because its 47-3 and you really need to watch Garret Gilbert hand off. My wife has heard of UCLA, and assumes that it is at least reasonable that I should spend all day watching/attending a UCLA/Texas game.

UCLA/Texas could easily be a prime time match up and draw five to ten times the eyes that a Wyoming/Texas game on the Mountain West Channel.

Great read srr. I think these two paragraphs were key

There is a growing gap among all college athletic programs between the haves and have nots. Many schools are facing drops in donations and ticket sales while at the same time having to spend more to keep up with the facilities arms race.

Thanks to ESPN and the SEC there is also a growing revenue gap among the BCS conferences as well. This financial gap will drive other BCS conferences to expand — if they can attract programs that will enhance their brand to the networks. The depth of competition will become more important, and being able to have three or four attractive matchups each week will eventually drive conferences and individual teams to have stronger schedules.

This is the old BOHICA adage in college football. If the trend continues, you will see again the dynasties form in football. This is because the have-nots will no longer be dealing from a position of relative strength because they have a big conference backing them up. They won’t be able to negotiate television deals, because really…who wants to see UTEP vs KSU? As the TV revenue starts to dry up, they don’t get the exposure, athletes that were able to get on TV whether they played at Texas or Rutgers will now choose Texas because they want to get on the tube. Which means shitty games become even more shitty, because the talent level drops. Thursday and Friday night CFB games go the way of the dodo, and C-USA’s, MAC’s, and Sun Belt’s will fade away with nary a whisper, only appearing on TV when they play the UF’s USC’s, UT’s, etc of the world.

I like playing the cup cakes. There is a lot less stress to kicking ULaLa’s ass than trying to sit thru a nail biter with Ohio State. There are enough nail biters in conference play for me thank you.

As for a play-off, there will not be one unless the BCS conferences can structure it so that their payoff is not reduced.

My guess is that what is now called the FBS will be reduced from 120 teams to maybe 60 that would have an opportunity to be in any playoff.

Greatness again, Srr.
I put that up on my page on fb, and that’s not the first of yours. Really like the way you present the info.

Will add that you’re right about that Orlando Sentinel blogpost. That’s some thorough stuff that makes ya realize realignment is inevitable.

Like this blog, Texas isn’t about “peace and love”. Texas will go to great lengths to kick ass when it comes to its PR campaign.

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