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[QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 4347523, member: 6535"]
Part of my argument is that the size of a state/cable tv market is irrelevant once things go to streaming. What matters is how many people [I]actually [/I]want to [I]watch [/I]a game and how many people are willing to [I]pay [/I]for it. I do agree that the SEC has a lot less dead weight than the B1G, but I think they'd be better off without Missouri, and while it's not due to expansion, Vandy. They've done a better job of sticking to their brand while expanding.

I agree with all of that. Another way to think about some of this is that pulling a school out of their old conference automatically destroys [I]some[/I] of their value. Like obviously UNC is still valuable regardless, but if the B1G pulls them and not Duke, you've destroyed a big chunk of value - those twice a year rivalry games, because that rivalry will weaken if it's a once a year non-conference game.

That's something I think the ACC should be cognizant of in any expansion attempts, and it's why going big and then splitting into divisions makes a lot of sense IMO. At the end of the day, you have to be putting a product on the field that the fans are excited to watch. USC and UCLA have value regardless, but a lot of these games are going to just feel weird and be less valuable. USC at Oregon is a more valuable game than USC at Wisconsin.

This is a good idea that will help a little bit around the edges, but shouldn't be their main strategy. Like this alone isn't enough to survive, is what I'm saying. But it helps.
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