Thomallister1291 No. 1 Share Posted October 15 As you all know, there was a meeting on October 10th regarding our new home and their southeastern counterparts, which went pretty smoothly in terms of scheduling, now, a few days later, it seems the possibility of an scheduling alliance is inevitable, with a lot of possible matchups bringing eyeballs to CBS, NBC, Fox and Disney. There's still some issues that need to be resolved regarding our schedules, would Oregon drop the upcoming games against Baylor and Oklahoma State in favor of Texas or Alabama? Could we continue the Civil War against Oregon State? (albeit they're no longer a Power team) Getting teams like the Longhorns or Tide to Autzen Stadium and viceversa is obviously going to be positive gains for the networks and fan interest, honestly I can't wait to see what sorts of wacky matchups this alliance brings. GO DUCKS!!! SEC, Big Ten discussing series of ‘challenge’ football games, reports say WWW.AL.COM Talks considered ‘very preliminary’ at this point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted October 15 Big Ten, SEC in discussions over landmark scheduling agreement with focus on revenue, solidifying CFP spots College football's two richest and most powerful conferences could face off in a series of "challenge" games Big Ten, SEC in discussions over landmark scheduling agreement with focus on revenue, solidifying CFP spots - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM College football's two richest and most powerful conferences could face off in a series of "challenge" games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 3 Share Posted October 15 I guess the question is - why? With the expanded college football playoff, we’d face these teams in the playoffs. It’ll be harder to play a B1G schedule and then a top SEC team. Could you imagine playing Ohio State, Michigan, USC/Penn State, Washington and Alabama/Georgia? Good luck making the playoff with that schedule. I’d also insist that the SEC adds another conference game. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 4 Share Posted October 15 On 10/15/2024 at 3:48 PM, OregonDucks said: I guess the question is - why? Answer $$$$. But, unless you expand the playoff so that if you lose those games it doesn't count as a loss, NO THANKS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 5 Share Posted October 15 Why? Answer in the column... Sources said eyes were opened this season after administrators saw the earning potential of games like Texas-Michigan and Alabama-Wisconsin. Those games were scheduled before the latest round of realignment, but scheduling more of them in the future would raise revenue for the two conferences already far ahead of the rest of FBS in earning power. With major college sports about to be hit with the financial stressors of revenue sharing (and possibly collective bargaining) in the future, any way to generate more revenue these days has to be taken seriously. The Big Ten and SEC are seemingly open to the idea now that it has become possible in the expanded playoff to lose multiple games and still be selected. Those "challenge" games would enhance schedule strength and not necessarily penalize teams for losing them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 6 Share Posted October 15 And, for the individual schools.... Game day revenue. Better matchups, higher ticket prices. SEC has lower season ticket prices than you might think, particularly in bottom half of conference. And, for some schools which don't normally sell out....looking at you UCLA/USC...and some others, more fannies in seats means more concessions, parking, souvenirs, donations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 7 Share Posted October 15 On 10/15/2024 at 3:58 PM, HDuck said: Those "challenge" games would enhance schedule strength and not necessarily penalize teams for losing them. Unless you are Oregon.... Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 8 Share Posted October 15 (edited) On 10/15/2024 at 5:55 PM, Steven A said: Answer $$$$. How do the schools/conferences get more money, since they are already under long-term TV agreements with ABC/ESPN for the SEC and Fox/NBC/CBS for the B1G. Unless the TV networks are willing to increase the annual distribution for these games, the networks would be the beneficiary. Also, with the amount of travel for the West Coast B1G teams, I would rather Oregon schedule home or regional games OOC... Edited October 15 by OregonDucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 9 Share Posted October 16 On 10/15/2024 at 4:10 PM, Charles Fischer said: Unless you are Oregon.... You may well be beyond that kind of bias Charles. Certainly hope so anyway. But games like last Saturday's do have consequences. And I can assure you that most SEC fans will not be quick to underestimate the Ducks anytime soon (if they really know anything about football, that is). So let's take it one game at a time and just keep choppin. Go Ducks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 10 Share Posted October 16 On 10/15/2024 at 4:20 PM, OregonDucks said: How do the schools/conferences get more money, since they are already under long-term TV agreements with ABC/ESPN for the SEC and Fox/NBC/CBS for the B1G. Unless the TV networks are willing to increase the annual distribution for these games, the networks would be the beneficiary. Also, with the amount of travel for the West Coast B1G teams, I would rather Oregon schedule home or regional games OOC... Pretty sure the idea is that they would have massive viewership numbers to bring to the table when they negotiate the next contract. This is all about future media revenue. Unfortunately, it is a burden to the teams that travel…but, as stated…it’s all about $$$$ Btw…when revenue sharing begins, most top players will go to the conferences where they receive the highest payouts. Which effectively slowly destroys outside conferences ability to compete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDuck No. 11 Share Posted October 16 The alliance would mean that the SEC and B1G would have more losses. That means lower overall rankings of the average team in the league. Cupcake schedules are why so many SEC teams are ranked early on, making them higher ranked and thus giving their top tier teams a boost when they beat the lower, improperly ranked teams. For instance, a few weeks ago a win over ranked Missouri would have looked amazing, but not so much in November. Thats kind of the same logic as to how the B1G playing 9 conference games vs 8 is a disadvantage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
