As Congress, conferences, and commissioners battle over the future of college sports, perhaps we're asking the wrong question. The real power may not be sitting in conference headquarters.
I agree with your two main events that put the wheels in motion. The NCAA was shortsighted and didn’t prepare at all for if they lost the Alston case! And now the NCAA seems to have zero power! I have never been a fan of the way that the NCAA has handled situations in the past , but structure is needed. The move by Texas and Oklahoma was the start of the power shift. Money is how the Pac12 was lost! I think you are right that ESPN, Fox , and every other TV network are really in control. Rick spoke yesterday about how crappy the Day One games are in the Big 10. I think that the networks will start demanding more competitive games which will affect scheduling. Then we will find out who is in charge!
Sadly No one is , ALL self serving fakes , understand not wanting to lose their power / job but Sankey and Petitti both say one thing do another , the 2 Media partners have to put foot down , say 9 conference games , 1 power 4 game . Get a better selection process but 24 is too many .16 is right no automatic bids . Been a ND fan for 64 yrs but need to become join ACC if want to be in … a lot of rambling but a lot to talk about
I agree with your two main events that put the wheels in motion. The NCAA was shortsighted and didn’t prepare at all for if they lost the Alston case! And now the NCAA seems to have zero power! I have never been a fan of the way that the NCAA has handled situations in the past , but structure is needed. The move by Texas and Oklahoma was the start of the power shift. Money is how the Pac12 was lost! I think you are right that ESPN, Fox , and every other TV network are really in control. Rick spoke yesterday about how crappy the Day One games are in the Big 10. I think that the networks will start demanding more competitive games which will affect scheduling. Then we will find out who is in charge!
Nice article. You have voiced the obvious concerns of most fans. Unfortunately, nothing "new" actually added to the conversation.
Sadly No one is , ALL self serving fakes , understand not wanting to lose their power / job but Sankey and Petitti both say one thing do another , the 2 Media partners have to put foot down , say 9 conference games , 1 power 4 game . Get a better selection process but 24 is too many .16 is right no automatic bids . Been a ND fan for 64 yrs but need to become join ACC if want to be in … a lot of rambling but a lot to talk about