Since the 1950’s, the Big Ten schools have been academically integrated with each other through the Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly CIC). It’s why AAU membership is important. The schools pool resources on library and academic licensing for research, coordinate research grant proposals and funding, and otherwise act as an academic conference in addition to sports. The world would have to shift fundamentally to see a school break that academic tie. According to 2017 numbers (first I found available), there was $9.8 billion in funded research through the member schools, much of it coordinated in shared grants among the schools.
Why wouldn't the B1G academic consortium thing just combine with the PAC one and do the whole research dollars thing instead of making a football league that doesn't make sense?
they certainly could. The only non Big Ten member/collaborator is Univ of Chicago, but they were a founding member of the Big Ten. So they could but that’s not something they’ve done before either.
i am sure there is some arrogant texas shitposting that will be enjoyable and funny. i just know that whatever dome is doing is neither enjoyable nor funny
maybe the PAC is content sticking to their regional culture , kind of respect it. USC will be good once they finally can Helton
“Nice sport you have there. Be a shame if someone were to rip its heart out and bleed it dry until it’s a parody of itself”
Maybe they will, not sure, but at some point too many schools seems like it would be hard to manage on joint grant application and research. I still think the Big Ten stays where it is and simply starts scheduling differently to address the TV issues. 9 conference games coupled with a PAC 12 challenge set of OOC, then see what we can do to bring ND around on scheduling now that bowls are irrelevant to money.
It would be very unusual for me to know who was fired from what magizine/media platform so didn't and don't know anything about whomever on that podcast was shitcanned for whatever reason. I posted it because I thought it was interesting and offered more information than the Shutdownfullcast takes
Chicago is no longer a formal member, after 2016, but they still coordinate some research and grant application.
over on cyclonefanatic they’re looking at how much money each school will get out of the lawsuit against espn. they figure about $700 million per school
I know it's a foregone conclusion that this is a done deal, but it would be absolutely HILARIOUS if the vote went "no."
“thanks for watching sportscenter on espn, a wholly owned subsidiary of Big 12 Intercollegiate Athletics, Inc”
All the unjustifiably cocky SEC and Big Ten bottom feeders getting left behind in the next round of this will be fun to witness.
Yeah man, the son of a professional football coach who grew up in California and a Mormon from Wyoming really do sum up the state.