John Marinatto Is The Greeter In Football Purgatory
by JohnRadcliff on Dec 9, 2011 1:00 PM EST
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PrintThe Big East has invited five teams to join the conference. Houston, San Diego State, Boise State, Central Florida, and SMU. It appears that all five will join. It also appears that they all have very flawed logic. I know this because they all looked at this and thought it was a good idea.
You guys probably think I'm kidding but I'm not. Don't look into his eyes or it's all over.
Oh my, too late. The real problem here is that you're walking into a bad situation. No matter how good you are at football, national titles included, you'll always play second fiddle to basketball (see Miami). Sure, the Big East has been a phenomenal basketball conference. But it doesn't pay the bills the way football does. With three of the more successful basketball programs leaving the conference, it will still be good. But it won't be the dominant conference it has been.
As far as football, have you seen the bowl tie-ins? You should really have a look. Because it's a lot like homerun derby. You either get a BCS bowl or something called Beef O'Brady. Also, in years that Notre Dame is worth a damn you could get bumped down to an even lesser bowl by TD Jesus. Then there's this:
"Some of the people that don't have [BCS AQ status], say they don't want it," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said. "Some of the people that do have it don't really care about it. Maybe it needs to be reconsidered.
"I'm not wed to it. I'm wed to the 1-2 game and I'm wed to the Rose Bowl. I'm not wed to the [BCS AQ] selection process or the limitations."
Seems to me the AQ status is the only reason you would want in the Big East to begin with. Then there's that pesky TV contract.
The addition of the five schools along with current members Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers and South Florida puts the Big East in media markets totaling 28 million households, Sterk said. That gives it the largest local reach of the BCS football conferences, Sterk said, and that should help when the conference renegotiates its TV deal in September. A group of 10 media consultants estimated the Big East's new TV deal could pay each school between $6.4 million to $10 million annually, Sterk said.
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If market size was that important, C-USA would have been a powerhouse
Go into any sports apparel store in anywhere in Florida, and check out all the USF and UCF merchandise for sale. There won’t be much. UF and Florida State rule the roost, even in Orlando and Tampa. Regarding Texas, it’s probably about the same with Texas and Texas A&M in Houston and Dallas with regard to SMU and Houston.
Good post.
West Virginia fans hate everybody. They remember every snub and joke and bit of snark. And they never forgive, and they never, ever forget. In other words, they're a lot like West Virginians in general.
great sig right here^
" Lord Stanley, scratch their names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Dec 9, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
thanks kt
I dig the signature too. I kinda doubt they’ll get the 10mil. Probly closer to 6.
by JohnRadcliff on Dec 9, 2011 3:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
hell i may be in the minority here but i think 6 is still being genoerous
in two years the only team that has national clout that will be in the BE is boise. add in the departing member schools basketball history and its up to G-town, nova, and a few others to carry the colors for the conference. if that doesn’t happen. if those teams cant make it out of the second or third round of the big dance on a consistent basis, then what network in thier right mind would pay that sum of money for coverage rights to a bad football and mediocre basketball conference?
" Lord Stanley, scratch their names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Dec 9, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
maybe in rupees, which is
what I heard the Big East India trades in now.
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
like on
Blades of glory, $10,000 or 3,000,000 lira. Hope Marinatto doesnt think the exchange between the dollar and the Lira is 1 to 1. Wait, yes I do. That would be even better.
by JohnRadcliff on Dec 9, 2011 4:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not sure what the MWC schools make,
but the C-USA schools will be moving from 1.2 mil per year to 6-10mil. That’s a really big jump. If the BE did get 10 mil per year that would constitute a 25% increase in UCF’s athletics budget. The BE certianly is not without it’s downsides but it has better income and visibility than C-USA, so UCF, SMU and Houston really can’t turn them down.
I say this all the time on Big East Coast Bias...
…but the once the AQ goes the way of the dodo bird, these western teams are going to wonder what the fuck they got themselves into.
Don’t say this around any South Florida fans, though. They get veeeery defensive.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Dec 9, 2011 7:46 PM EST reply actions
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