I think we are going to see several reorganizations. There won’t be enough money to support those not competing at the highest level. Probably not short term, but we will see teams kicked out of conferences. It’s not a college sport anymore
Pitt Resizing Acrisure Stadium Seating
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And the networks will pay for volume and trust that their hype can overcome any lack of quality.
I remember the joke at the time when Pitt demolished their stadium was basically "what program intentionally tries to become Temple?" I don't know what land is realistic to use, but Pitt would benefit from having their own stadium on or near campus.
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How is losing 78 million a year sustainable for Rutgers? There over a half billion dollars in debut since joining the B10. Crazy.
Most of us Gopher fans thought the same of our administration. They were swayed by the NFL, Vikings owners, and Downtown big business guys. This was in addition to the board of regents being too cheap to pay for renovations.
The student section is just now starting to be what it used to be at old Memorial Stadium. Glad that era is behind us.
More nuanced than that. Big Ten plays roughly 120 home games a year. Fox, CBS, and NBC/Peacock contract to pick and choose 65-70 of them. The remainder are relegated to BTN.
It's also not that Big Ten games take up all of the broadcast hours that those networks devote to college football. Fox and, to a lesser extent, CBS carry games of other conferences. It's not pure volume.
If pitt somehow gets their own stadium you can bet that they will fund it with taxpayer money. They have no fan base and no source of money. That's why they have a horrible team. No NIL money to distribute. pitt needs to face the music, fire Narduzzi to shed his exorbitant salary, and join the same league as Robert Morris and Point Park. They need to stop pretending that they are in the same league as the big boys and accept that their football (and basketball) program is dead.
With respect to inventory, maybe this leads to an EPL scenario. There are so many minor providers of live football content now. Pick the same number of teams like the NFL for a Super League. Everyone else works to play up and everyone at the top plays not to be relegated. The money ebbs and flows.
Public funding wouldn't be very likely in today's atmosphere. PSU is doing a $700 million (for now) reno with no public funding. If Pitt cries poverty to the General Assembly, they'd likely be told, "If Penn State can do it themselves, so can you". There wouldn't be much appetite to spend hundreds of millions of dollars just so Pitt has a place to play seven Saturdays every year.
This may be why Rooney hired Mike McCarthy. He will take up most of a full section by himself. The dude is really big.
Anyway...
*points and laughs*
Haha! sPitt?
Anyway...
*points and laughs*
Haha! sPitt?
Highmark (Riverhounds) is a bit bigger. And they are in the process of expanding it to 15K.
The dog track in Wheeling would be an appropriate place to share.
15K is a still a bit big for the pitt fan base. They might have to tarp about 5K for it to be right.
You need someone to lose. That why a small 20 team super league will never happen. Do you think 100k going to show up for a 2-10 Penn state? Why do you think they are pushing to expand the playoffs? The more teams that make the playoffs the more that get to brag about to raise money.
The NFL business model doesn’t rely on donations and being tax free. Exclude too many political schools and you risk losing tax free status along with antitrust suits.