long article from ringo, plus another editorial from woelk.
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i sure hope this happens.
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i sure hope this happens.
Liver -
I want this to happen as much as you or anyone else here. The one item of intrest to me, and currently the most important. Is if the P10 sends CU the invite, and then gets turned down. I might have to go crawl in a hole somewhere.
The problem with this "move" and anyone even contemplating such a move - its a gamble. An unknown. In this economy, and with CU facing the cutbacks from the state - are these regents ballsy enough to take those kinds of gambles.
Whereas, we know exactly how much money we are going to get from the Big 12.
Are you familiar with the concept of opportunity cost? We may know what we have with the Big 12, but what would we be giving up by staying? Impossible to predict with complete accuracy, but I think we have a pretty good idea. At least we should. No way do you make the move without knowing that first.
I hope CU does not leave a real athletic conference - money may talk but all around and year in and year out the PAC 10 is a second class conference compared to the B12. Maybe CU should just join the WAC so they can really feel warm and fuzzy. Imagine a San Jose state - CU football game on a beautifull fall afternoon; gives me the chills.
The problem with this "move" and anyone even contemplating such a move - its a gamble. An unknown. In this economy, and with CU facing the cutbacks from the state - are these regents ballsy enough to take those kinds of gambles.
Whereas, we know exactly how much money we are going to get from the Big 12.
They don't know EXACTLY what they're getting from the Big XII and that is part of the problem. The revenue is not shared equally throughout the conference. That could mean this year with no ESPN games a huge loss of revenue.
And it is the Big 12's fault that CU isn't on TV?
CU sucks - that's why it isn't on TV. So rather than manning up and demanding improvement as a football program, CU is ready to tuck tail and run to a conference where they can continue to be sh!tty and get paid for doing so.
And it is the Big 12's fault that CU isn't on TV?
CU sucks - that's why it isn't on TV. So rather than manning up and demanding improvement as a football program, CU is ready to tuck tail and run to a conference where they can continue to be sh!tty and get paid for doing so.
Again - you're talking about UNKNOWNS.
We don't KNOW how much the Pac-10 revenue is going to be. Nobody does. The contracts don't exist. We DO KNOW what the Big 12 revenue stream is going to be - because the Buffs have been living it since the formation of the conference more than a decade ago.
The difference in TV revenue is not what you make it out to be. Texas got the most revenue last year. Baylor got the least. The difference was $2.7 million.
Again - you're talking about UNKNOWNS.
We don't KNOW how much the Pac-10 revenue is going to be. Nobody does. The contracts don't exist. We DO KNOW what the Big 12 revenue stream is going to be - because the Buffs have been living it since the formation of the conference more than a decade ago.
The difference in TV revenue is not what you make it out to be. Texas got the most revenue last year. Baylor got the least. The difference was $2.7 million.
Comments from the current Pac10 commissioner, his intentions around expansion, and his previous work in setting up the Big10 model are where that is coming from.
"Smart" and "proactive" are not two words I would use to describe the University of Colorado Regents and their athletic department.
And it is the Big 12's fault that CU isn't on TV?
CU sucks - that's why it isn't on TV. So rather than manning up and demanding improvement as a football program, CU is ready to tuck tail and run to a conference where they can continue to be sh!tty and get paid for doing so.
Any move will have to come with certain financial considerations and concessions. With the move to a 12-team conference, there will be a conference championship game. I think CU should lobby to have that game held in Denver once every 6 years or so. Even if CU weren't playing in the game, it would bring a lot of attention to college football in Colorado and would generate revenue for the local area. That would put them in the good graces of the folks in Denver, which could, theoretically, help with the whole funding issue. Admitedly, this is a stretch, but am I the only one who was kind of pissed that the B12 said, in essence, that they would NEVER have their championship game in Denver?