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Maryland to the B1G, press conference on BTN at 2:30pm

  • They're bringing in more patsies so UM can make it to the BCS.

    Loose Stools

  • I bet they rearrange the awesome schedule that we have for 2014 and give us another tough one. Just like basketball every year.

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  • GreenBullGreen said...

    Please merge with my initial awesome thread and focus all upvotes towards me. Thank you.

    I have no issue with merging the threads and editing to add Rutgers to your original thread.

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    Count gHostula

  • Loose Stools said...

    They're bringing in more patsies so UM can make it to the BCS.

    or so that we can win a home game

    Potato Cakes

  • Potato Cakes said...

    or so that we can win a home game

    touche.

    Loose Stools

  • MSU needs to leave for Big XII or ACC. We are obviously not wanted in this league.

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  • Gus Chiggins said...

    It's all about subscriber fees. The BTN creates a dual revenue stream, which is what has made ESPN its money. Ratings obviously matter for advertising revenue, but that is on the back end. On the front end, the BTN can make a killing by getting the channel carried by large carriers in huge markets, like NYC, DC and Baltimore. Because cable carriers bundle channels even indifferent viewers will be indirectly paying for the channel. So in the end, the actual TV ratings are only half the story--or maybe even less than half the story.

    sprtnbrn has a point but Gus points out the new reality.

    Its no longer just butts in the seats and eyes on network(CBS/ABC) and cable networks (ESPN/FoxSports/NBCSports). Its about BTN cable revenue. As soon as the major cable companies in Maryland Which will include the DC market) and the NJ cable companies add it to their expanded basic BTN ad rates and revenue with take a jump.

    Add in the old school politics of all of nothing for both OK and KS schools the only option for the Big Ten would have been to take all 4 and expand to 16 providing all wanted to join the Big Ten. (Of course that decision would have to have been made at each individual school)

    GRR Spartan

  • Gus Chiggins said...

    It's all about subscriber fees. The BTN creates a dual revenue stream, which is what has made ESPN its money. Ratings obviously matter for advertising revenue, but that is on the back end. On the front end, the BTN can make a killing by getting the channel carried by large carriers in huge markets, like NYC, DC and Baltimore. Because cable carriers bundle channels even indifferent viewers will be indirectly paying for the channel. So in the end, the actual TV ratings are only half the story--or maybe even less than half the story.

    Except..... The BTN is already on the local cable carriers around here.

    Honestly there are more PSU alums around here than Maryland.

    DCSpartan

  • Will always love this video lol

    Play

    Michigan State Gameplay/Fan Reaction Split...

    This is gotta be one of the most hilarious things ever.

    http://www.youtube.com/v/d41JKo-dk84

    Green Man

  • Green Man said...

    Will always love this video lol

    lollollollollollollol

    Never seen that before. that is great

    +1

    "Put your mother in a straight-jacket you punk ass white boy." ~ Mike Tyson

    tig ol bitties19581

  • GhostofSparta said...

    But Rutgers??? Thats a terrible fucking move. Youa re not going to get NY/NJ/PA area with rutgers. The only kids who go to rutgers are kids who arent smart enough to go to ivy league in that area or penn state. Their basketball teams suck and you will not get the NY/NJ media market there. No one in that area cares for college sports, and by chance some they do, only care for Penn state in football and Cuse in basketball.

    Don't sleep on Rutgers, their academics aren't too bad (close to Minnesota, Purdue levels). And let's not do the whole "because they couldn't get into ___ school" argument please, or else Walvie trolls will have a field day.

    That said, the market there (NY/NJ) does cater more to pro sports (kind of like how Pittsburgh is all about the Steelers and Penguins).

    Hasn't Rutgers and Pitt always been potential members in the past though? Not that I'd agree with it, but...

    RPGEnix0

  • DCSpartan said...

    Except..... The BTN is already on the local cable carriers around here.

    Honestly there are more PSU alums around here than Maryland.

    Except...what package is it on? That clearly impacts the amount and volume of the subscriber fee.

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  • A view from the Washington Post:

    According to one individual privy to internal discussions within the Maryland athletic department, the school is also considering the move because of academics. Big Ten members, along with the University of Chicago, a former member of the conference, comprise the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a consortium in which members collaborate on academic endeavors. Opportunities for expanding research in the agricultural, biotechnological and engineering fields, the individual said, presented an enticing allure for Maryland. ...

    According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the ACC’s addition of Notre Dame as a full member in all sports except for football irked top Maryland officials, because it broke with the conference’s traditional requirement that all members must participate in all sports.

    University of Maryland in talks to join Big Ten - The Washington Post

    The school could decide to break away from the ACC, of which it has been a member since 1953.

    www.washingtonpost.com

    SpartanInNH ●

  • TNSpartan said...

    Terrible fucking idea.

    understatement of the year. just awful. why make the conference worse? Maryland has dropped a bunch of sports just last week for god's sake (Track, Swimming, and others). They are a fucking mess in every way. I can't understand why anyone would want them, especially the Big Ten.

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  • Gus Chiggins said...

    Except...what package is it on? That clearly impacts the amount and volume of the subscriber fee.

    BTN isn't in any sports tier or extra package at least in the MD suburbs of DC on FiOS. BTN is in the same package that gets you ESPN and most other cable channels.

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  • $50 million exit fee for the ACC, and Maryland recently dropped several sports due to budget reasons. This would be a surprise if it happened.

    Fuck Greivis Vasquez.

    tRCMB - Visit at your own risk of being disgusted.

    Gob_Bluth

  • Tajh Boyd accounts for 8 TDs as Clemson roughs up NC State

    Associated Press

    CLEMSON, S.C. -- Tajh Boyd threw for five touchdowns and ran for three more scores to lead No. 11 Clemson to a record-shattering 62-48 win over North Carolina State on Saturday.

    8 td's O'rly?

    Haters gonna hate!

    TempleSpartan

  • Giant Moose said...

    BTN isn't in any sports tier or extra package at least in the MD suburbs of DC on FiOS. BTN is in the same package that gets you ESPN and most other cable channels.

    The Comcast list I saw--and I'm not sure how accurate it was--said Sports Tier. RCN looked like one step above basic. Admittedly, I didn't check the other carriers.

    But either way, I don't believe the subscriber fees are remotely close to what tBTN gets in the current footprint.

    I'm sure the B10 isn't adding dead-weight, at least from a financial perspective. Between increased fees, ad revenue and future bargaining leverage, I think the Big Ten is looking to increase payouts--perhaps significantly.

    This post was edited by Gus Chiggins on 11/17/2012 at 7:10 PM

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  • boozhoo said...

    understatement of the year. just awful. why make the conference worse? Maryland has dropped a bunch of sports just last week for god's sake (Track, Swimming, and others). They are a fucking mess in every way. I can't understand why anyone would want them, especially the Big Ten.

    Yep, they need us, not the other way around.

    "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." - Mark Dantonio.

    JMSparty08

  • Dan Wetzel is scratching his head:

    This is the lunacy of conference realignment, one that college athletics hoped was over for the time being.

    Then Jim Delany decided to enter discussions about one more – one last – power play and potentially gamble that a bunch of East Coast TV sets are worth the risk to everything Big Ten football once held dear.

    At first glance, it could be one pretty price to pay.

    Maryland's, Rutgers' potential move to Big Ten looms as risky gamble for conference - Yahoo! Sports

    From Yahoo! Sports: Maryland and Rutgers are in deep talks to move to the Big Ten, possibly triggering another conference realignment scramble.

    sports.yahoo.com

    SpartanInNH ●

  • SpartanInNH said...

    Dan Wetzel is scratching his head:

    This is the lunacy of conference realignment, one that college athletics hoped was over for the time being.

    Then Jim Delany decided to enter discussions about one more – one last – power play and potentially gamble that a bunch of East Coast TV sets are worth the risk to everything Big Ten football once held dear.

    At first glance, it could be one pretty price to pay.

    Maybe we're getting them to poach some refs from the acc?

    "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." - Mark Dantonio.

    JMSparty08

  • So what rivalries form if they come in? I think MSU-Maryland is a basketball rivalry.

    We should play them for the three point trophy or something. Or the Old Brass Buzzer Beater or something.

    The farting birds will stop when the crappy topics do

    Seer

  • Lunchables said...

    Total myth.

    agree: NOBODY cares about rutgers except RU alums....I can see Maryland: EXCELLENT academic institution and very good hoops team, but RUTGERS?pukeface....looks like they just got a get outta jail card

    SPARTICUSS

  • Both teams are horrible in football; Maryland is decent - but far from excellent - in basketball. Neither school really brings in the DC and NYC markets. This would be a horrible, horrible thing for the conference.

    SpartanBoiler

  • This smacks of a move to weaken the league ND joined as punishment for spurning us a second time. If that's the case it's actually pretty funny. I could be reading way too far into it but that's just me.

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