from this Dennis Dodd column last week on the SEC/Big Ten playoff takeover:
For now, the SEC and Big Ten are coming for their own self interests. It's no surprise that 3-4 teams in any league account for 75-80% of the viewership. The SEC and Big Ten are no exception. Except that industry standard has never been weaponized to this extent.
Never mind that Purdue, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Rutgers and Northwestern would be included in this takeover. The value Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Alabama, LSU and Georgia bring are what makes it worth it.
But, someday, Alabama is going to wake up and ask, "Why is Vandy making the same money as we are?" Then the conferences will turn on their own and start cutting from within. That's a different discussion for another time.
For now, the SEC and Big Ten have become quite the tag team. Let's hope all of it doesn't develop into Wrestlemania.
For now, the SEC and Big Ten are coming for their own self interests. It's no surprise that 3-4 teams in any league account for 75-80% of the viewership. The SEC and Big Ten are no exception. Except that industry standard has never been weaponized to this extent.
Never mind that Purdue, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Rutgers and Northwestern would be included in this takeover. The value Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Alabama, LSU and Georgia bring are what makes it worth it.
But, someday, Alabama is going to wake up and ask, "Why is Vandy making the same money as we are?" Then the conferences will turn on their own and start cutting from within. That's a different discussion for another time.
For now, the SEC and Big Ten have become quite the tag team. Let's hope all of it doesn't develop into Wrestlemania.
