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So here is what has me thinking this:

So as you might have heard , cord cutters are hurting ESPN, one effect of which is the layoffs today.

In the above article someone made a comment about how the sports conferences were guided and determined by the money that was available via cable TV.

For example the Big East was formed to take advantage of TV markets in the north east.

And when you look at things like the later break up of the original Big East, Maryland joining the B1G, Syracuse to the ACC, all those changes were done to get TV money.

Well, with TV viewership declining, thats not as big a factor.

More and more sport can be consumed online. Basically everything but the NFL.

So how does all this affect a mid major conference like the A10, and VCU?

Does having a sell out crowd and a lot of energy make for better broadcasts?

Does having a trapping style and winning games in .4 seconds pull in more eyeballs?

Will all these changes hurt or help th #Ramily?

Please speculate wildly, it is the offseason.
 
The harm could come if the P5 schools decide to take control of the basketball postseason (like they already control the CFP) and keep all of the money for themselves. If their TV contracts start providing less money, then they'll look to replace those lost revenues in other ways.
 
VCU Heel said:
The harm could come if the P5 schools decide to take control of the basketball postseason (like they already control the CFP) and keep all of the money for themselves. If their TV contracts start providing less money, then they'll look to replace those lost revenues in other ways.
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Heel, you are mixing things there. The postseason money comes from TV. CBS pays big bucks (too big, in some people's opinions) for those rights. That is the money that ends up being paid out to the teams and conferences.

I've heard all the suggestions that the P5 schools will run off and start their own Association. But they need to be weary and consider the NBA. College basketball is far more popular then the NBA. And a bunch of teams just playing for the money will just end up being a sub-set of the NBA. The NCAA Tournament is popular because everyone has a shot. Maybe not an equal shot (although I say EVERYONE does have an equal shot- just win your auto-bid), but the Cinderella effect would not be the same without Cinderella.

So if so many P5 teams want to make more money, then maybe they should start putting a product on the floor that people want to watch. I watch so many games on TV every year where P5 teams are playing and the buildings are half empty. I think the gravy train is coming to an end. Teams are going to figure out how to get people in those seats to survive.
 
fmrick said:
Heel, you are mixing things there. The postseason money comes from TV. CBS pays big bucks (too big, in some people's opinions) for those rights. That is the money that ends up being paid out to the teams and conferences.

I've heard all the suggestions that the P5 schools will run off and start their own Association. But they need to be weary and consider the NBA. College basketball is far more popular then the NBA. And a bunch of teams just playing for the money will just end up being a sub-set of the NBA. The NCAA Tournament is popular because everyone has a shot. Maybe not an equal shot (although I say EVERYONE does have an equal shot- just win your auto-bid), but the Cinderella effect would not be the same without Cinderella.

So if so many P5 teams want to make more money, then maybe they should start putting a product on the floor that people want to watch. I watch so many games on TV every year where P5 teams are playing and the buildings are half empty. I think the gravy train is coming to an end. Teams are going to figure out how to get people in those seats to survive.
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I don't think I'm mixing this up at all. Yes, the postseason money comes from TV. But it's separate money from the conference TV contracts. Right now, the P5 schools have to share NCAA Tournament revenues with the rest of Division 1. If their conference TV contracts decline, then they may decide to no longer "share" the NCAA Tournament with the rest of Dividion 1. They can break off, have their own tournament, sign a new deal with CBS, and keep 100% of those revenues for themselves. That's potentially billions of dollars in additional money for them over a decade.

I also don't agree with the need to get people in the seats. With everyone owning big screen HDTVs, it's natural that fewer people will be going to games in the future. Teams are going to have to live with lower attendance in the future. It's just preferable for many people to watch games at home.
 
fmrick said:
So if so many P5 teams want to make more money, then maybe they should start putting a product on the floor that people want to watch. I watch so many games on TV every year where P5 teams are playing and the buildings are half empty. I think the gravy train is coming to an end. Teams are going to figure out how to get people in those seats to survive.
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I am undecided on the matter. Yes March is currently makes the NCAA almost all of the money that covers Scholarships etc. Yes the P5 schools could break away and try to sign a new contract with CBS, but CBS can make those contracts because of ad revenue and ad revenue is driven by viewership. If the Cinderella's are not there, i have to imagine viewership and ad revenue declines as does the amount of the contracts. At the same time the pool of participants may also decline, I don't know if the P5 schools would try to run a 64 team tournament. but it would take way more time an analytics than I either want to or would be qualified to run to see if the gamble would pay off. My gut tells me that the larger schools would no more money than they get now and may even loose a few hundred thousand.

Also, to the networks, people in seats is not important at all. It makes a difference to the host as it pays the cost of the venue so you may see games in smaller venues with a change but as long as a satellite truck can get there the networks could care less where its played
 
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