OREGON to the B1G

[Kburjr]

Oregon was actually 12th in average viewership last season. That was tops in the PAC.

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Hell, tOSU marching band outdraws Oregon

 

[Wizardhawk]

 

[Red_Alert]

 

[NinerSpartan]

No coverage from ESPN on this...and so it begins:

B1G = Fox
SEC = ESPN

i would rather be the conference that isn't affiliated with a dying network. Big Ten with a B1G advantage here.

either way, the bubble is going to burst on collegiate athletics.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Oregon was actually 12th in average viewership last season. That was tops in the PAC.

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Gotta imagine that number will go up as well considering they only played one other team on that list and now they have the potential to play 7

 

[Deep Creek]

I don’t think people realize how geographically misplaced we are up here.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

No coverage from ESPN on this...and so it begins:

B1G = Fox
SEC = ESPN

Yup. Saw a tweet that Fox has successfully removed ESPN from the north, east and west markets entirely for college football.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

The travel expenses will eat up most, if not all, of what the difference would be if they stay in the PAC. Teams already spend a couple million on travel. Now add in a ton of cross country trip with all of their equipment, etc and it will go up exponentially.

I get it though. The PAC is sinking and they are jumping from a sinking ship. The B1G is a much better option than anywhere else. Just surprised to see B1G teams getting $33 million more a year than Washington or Oregon will get.

It will all be worth it in the end. They’re in one of the two truly successful mega conferences at this point and in like 5 years or whatever it is will be full fledged earners. They would have fallen way behind in the pac12 Apple deal.

 

[NewPhoneWhoDis]

Not really, assuming they play at least oregon every year for the rivalry. Or, depending on how they work out divisions, they might play all the west coast teams. Out of conference they’ll probably try to salvage the apple cup, that keeps the one in state game. So they have to go cross country maybe a few times more than they would anyway? How much more you think it costs going from Seattle to the Midwest than it does to go to Arizona or Utah? And then factor in Alaska airlines, who provides their air travel, is a major partner and sponsor.

so maybe some extra expense for gas for the gear they ship? You think paying a little more for that is going to cancel out the financial benefit?

That’s extremely silly.

Are you coming to the B1G for only football? If that is the case, then I agree with you. If you are leaving to join the B1G in every sport. Yes -- it is going to be a lot more than a little extra expense.

 

[NewPhoneWhoDis]

Football it’s easy.

All the other sports it will be an expensive challenge.

That is what i was getting at. If they are only coming over to the B1G for Football -- then yeah, it isn't that big of an expense, as it isn't a ton of games. If they are coming over for EVERY SPORT -- that is an enormous expense.

 

[NewPhoneWhoDis]

It will all be worth it in the end. They’re in one of the two truly successful mega conferences at this point and in like 5 years or whatever it is will be full fledged earners. They would have fallen way behind in the pac12 Apple deal.

They get $30 million a year in 2024 and then $1 million escalators in each subsequent year. While the rest of the conference will be getting $60 million or more per year.

 

[NewPhoneWhoDis]

Not really, assuming they play at least oregon every year for the rivalry. Or, depending on how they work out divisions, they might play all the west coast teams. Out of conference they’ll probably try to salvage the apple cup, that keeps the one in state game. So they have to go cross country maybe a few times more than they would anyway? How much more you think it costs going from Seattle to the Midwest than it does to go to Arizona or Utah? And then factor in Alaska airlines, who provides their air travel, is a major partner and sponsor.

so maybe some extra expense for gas for the gear they ship? You think paying a little more for that is going to cancel out the financial benefit?

That’s extremely silly.

Washington in particular was concerned those increased financial obligations could total more than $10 million per year for the university, sources said.

I just read this in an article online -- Washington believes it will be an extra $10 million a year in travel expenses. When you are getting $30 million and spending an extra $10 million. That eats up 33% of the revenue you are leaving for.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

They get $30 million a year in 2024 and then $1 million escalators in each subsequent year. While the rest of the conference will be getting $60 million or more per year.

Until the tv deal is up for renewal which runs through the 2029 season. They join in 2024, so 6 years? Not bad really and about what Nebraska waited. And by then they’ll be making $35 mil, probably $10 million more than the pac12 Apple deal

 

[Red_Alert]

Yup. Saw a tweet that Fox has successfully removed ESPN from the north, east and west markets entirely for college football.

And FOX, NBC, and CBS are all over the air broadcast networks (a.k.a. free) where ESPN relies entirely on cable, satellite, and streaming services.

One can look at viewership to see the broadcast networks as a whole outpace ESPN.
Without ABC, ESPN would be getting crushed.

 

[Kburjr]

The B1G Channel will have any game that Oregon or Washington misses on broadcast TV.

West Coast, call your cable company.

 

[cwerph]

Welcome to the big time. Please try not to drag us down too much.

 

[ericd7633]

Wow, only $30m. That's less than a 50% share. With all the extra travel, they aren't going to be making much more than what they would have in the P12.

 

[Red_Alert]

Until the tv deal is up for renewal which runs through the 2029 season. They join in 2024, so 6 years? Not bad really and about what Nebraska waited. And by then they’ll be making $35 mil, probably $10 million more than the pac12 Apple deal

I have a hard time believing 'ESPN' who reported the $30 million with $1 million escalator per year.
ESPN doesn't like this deal because it doesn't benefit them one iota. It's competition so I'd expect them to try to quash any excitement about it.

This isn't 2011 media rights monies and the projections I've seen start in the $35-$40 million range first year.

These were Nebraska's numbers before getting full distribution.

Nebraska
2011: $14 million
2012: $15.4 million (9.5% increase)
2013: $16.9 million (9.2% increase)
2014: $18.7 million (10.1% increase)
2015: $22 million (16.2% increase)
2016: $26 million (16.6% increase)
2017: $51 million (Full distribution)

Now do those % increases at $35-$40 million.

At first year $35 million with a 9.5% increase to year 2, that goes to $38.3 million.
A $3.3 million bump

 

[duckboy33]

 

[Red_Alert]

The B1G Channel will have any game that Oregon or Washington misses on broadcast TV.

West Coast, call your cable company.

Or FS1