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They still want their independence but it will come down to if NBC is willing to pay them the astronomical sum They are looking for
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Did Finebaum Say Something We Can Agree on?
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Yup from academics to sports to culture the best fit
They still want their independence but it will come down to if NBC is willing to pay them the astronomical sum They are looking for
As I said in another thread, Notre Dame, who currently gets around 14 Million a year from NBC for their home games only, are trying to get 75 Million for their home games only now in order to stay independent. It comes out to a bit over 10 Million per home game. If NBC is willing to pay Notre Dame that much/enough to allow them to stay independent, more power to them. If not, and they can't get by with their current donor/endowment/other $$, then they will join the B1G or ACC.
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It sounds crazy ... to go from $14M to $75M is an incredible ask. You're absolutely correct, the answer to that question will lead to what's next.
Suddenly made me think about the Longhorn Network:
Texas president explains what will happen to Longhorn Network after joining the SEC
Here's what the Texas president had to say.
www.saturdaydownsouth.com
I just handed you a block of dry ice
Totally agree, 75 million seems wayyyy to much for like 7-8 games a year. But I am hearing that they expect to get that. Maybe it will be more than just NBC, maybe it will be another network or two. All I know is I do not care at all if Notre Dame stays independent or join a conference. Their egos are way bigger than their actual team.It sounds crazy ... to go from $14M to $75M is an incredible ask. You're absolutely correct, the answer to that question will lead to what's next.
Suddenly made me think about the Longhorn Network:
Texas president explains what will happen to Longhorn Network after joining the SEC
Here's what the Texas president had to say.
Notre Dame's ego seems similar to Texas. What kind of damage could ND do as a full member of any conference?
Zero. Only if you let it
Personally, I would try not to let them do it, but I'm guessing since they have more money than I do, they also have more power to create havoc than I have to stop it from happening.
Exactly. I sure hope the B1G doesn't kiss their butt the way everyone else does. The "we want our all sports (and your money in return) in your conference but our football will stay independent" BS does not fly with me.
I would think of the old school teams in The BiG having more say do than any of the expansion teams dating back to PsU
PSU could have been the big dog on the porch yet they fit in where they got in
ND USC UCLA will have no more say than anyone else
There has really never been, well tOSU and Mich own the league and they get to dictate what happened
PSU could have been the big dog on the porch yet they fit in where they got in
ND USC UCLA will have no more say than anyone else
There has really never been, well tOSU and Mich own the league and they get to dictate what happened
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A super conference has no need to kiss anyones ass as it expands.
Look at the big dogs in the BiG right now. PSU, tOSU, Mich, NU, Iowa, Wisc, USC, UCLA, he’ll Mn, Mich State on down the list
They are going to stand aside a let one school dictate what happens.
It seems the abusive relationship had with Ut still lingers. And we are over protective of this new relationship
In 2023 when the others join You win the BiG you might as well say you won the championship
SEC the same with UT and Oklahoma joining. There may be some growling but each big dog will find there spot on the porch
Agree. But imagine a conference schedule for DONU that looks like this:
USC
UCLA
ND
Michigan
tOSU
Penn State
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Yowza
I agree, would be great. I am still hearing "Stanford, Cal, Nike U, and Udub to the B1G, give our take a team or two." Of course, ND can join anytime they want and, as you know, it will be when it benefits them 200%. Heck, it wouldn't even surprise me if they have already told the B1G, ACC, etc, that they expect more money than any other team in the conference if they join. They demanded their non-football sports teams be accepted by a conference (ACC succumbed to their demands at the moment) but are adamant in thinking their FB team is wayyyy above ANY other FB team. They are that egotistical.
I think they will add a couple more west coast teams to have a West Coast pod in the B1G
Agreed, hence the 4 I mentioned. A somewhat weird/(dare I say nightmarish?) result would be Nebraska in a pod with nothing but West Coast teams.
