Are we really in the worst situation vs the fleeing rats?
Aug 7, 2023 22:32:52 GMT -8
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Post by beaverstever on Aug 7, 2023 22:32:52 GMT -8
Looking around, we have a team that would compete better in the B1G this year than even in the Pac-12 -- especially IF we weren't traveling to the B1G stadium half the season. How is it that we are able to have this good of a team with so much less cash that those teams? I really think UW and ou are in a world of hurt; less rev share for a few years (at least), and they weren't even making their own personal war chest enable them to dominate the Pac-12 with way more advantages against their peers (true for USC for that matter). These teams are going to be at a huge disadvantage on the road; expect some bad road losses. Their home games will have even more of an advantage now, but that wasn't really a huge problem for them historically anyway. The goal is to win football games; I just don't see how that plays out well for any of them.
As for the B12 move, it's probably ok for CU on travel costs and they suck anyway, but pretty significant downgrade for travel for the zones and Utah. But it would be MUCH worse of a travel burden any PNW team. We'd have all the travel disadvantages of the B1G move, with a lot less revenue benefit.
What would have been a disaster for OSU, was to keep USC, UCLA, UW and ou, but have an unequal rev share, which is what they really wanted. So now they all get a higher amount, but in an even rev share - plus a terrible travel budget and athlete burden.
If OSU can end up in a situation where they are able to at least keep the current rev-share levels in tact, but also compete at an equal (or even advantageous) rev share in a some revamped Pac-12 scenario, OSU could come out in a much better situation specifically for OSU (and WSU) than what the members of the Pac-12 were eventually going to squeeze them into anyway.
Obviously it's a big IF that the Pac-12 can put together something that can keep even the current budgets intact, but now that the rats all left, there's no rush. OSU is THE remaining team with a chance to be relevant come bowl season; I will laugh heartily if we get the USC treatment by the league this year, and it would be very good business to do so. And the streaming services, not just Apple, continue to eat broadcast TV's lunch, but they NEED content; remember, actors and writers are on strike right now; streaming providers are facing a cliff on the content front. Streaming services have been nibbling at buying up sporting rights left and right already; heck, even Roku just signed its first live sports deal. While timing is bad for broadcast sports and and still early for streaming platforms, it's evolving fast - maybe fast enough if the conference and remaining teams are able to be patient.
Bottom line, we were going to get stabbed in the back eventually by these snakes. They couldn't figure out how to do it soon enough, so they ran into the arms of a siren.
I don't know if we'll be fine, but I do believe this day was coming regardless, and the way it played out, we have a lot more say in our destiny than most other scenarios.
As for the B12 move, it's probably ok for CU on travel costs and they suck anyway, but pretty significant downgrade for travel for the zones and Utah. But it would be MUCH worse of a travel burden any PNW team. We'd have all the travel disadvantages of the B1G move, with a lot less revenue benefit.
What would have been a disaster for OSU, was to keep USC, UCLA, UW and ou, but have an unequal rev share, which is what they really wanted. So now they all get a higher amount, but in an even rev share - plus a terrible travel budget and athlete burden.
If OSU can end up in a situation where they are able to at least keep the current rev-share levels in tact, but also compete at an equal (or even advantageous) rev share in a some revamped Pac-12 scenario, OSU could come out in a much better situation specifically for OSU (and WSU) than what the members of the Pac-12 were eventually going to squeeze them into anyway.
Obviously it's a big IF that the Pac-12 can put together something that can keep even the current budgets intact, but now that the rats all left, there's no rush. OSU is THE remaining team with a chance to be relevant come bowl season; I will laugh heartily if we get the USC treatment by the league this year, and it would be very good business to do so. And the streaming services, not just Apple, continue to eat broadcast TV's lunch, but they NEED content; remember, actors and writers are on strike right now; streaming providers are facing a cliff on the content front. Streaming services have been nibbling at buying up sporting rights left and right already; heck, even Roku just signed its first live sports deal. While timing is bad for broadcast sports and and still early for streaming platforms, it's evolving fast - maybe fast enough if the conference and remaining teams are able to be patient.
Bottom line, we were going to get stabbed in the back eventually by these snakes. They couldn't figure out how to do it soon enough, so they ran into the arms of a siren.
I don't know if we'll be fine, but I do believe this day was coming regardless, and the way it played out, we have a lot more say in our destiny than most other scenarios.