I only post this to give Dawgnoxious a chance to use one of his favorite lines.
TD
(h/t @ThinkingBulldog)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Grading Slive on Expansion
With the SEC's addition of Missouri, I go back and forth on what I think of Slive's handiwork. My strong preference initially was for Virginia Tech to join as the league's 14th member. Geographically, I felt that made more sense. However, the Missouri addition does have merit in terms of football and men's basketball. More importantly, it made sense from a financial standpoint.
Slive has added the following TV markets (by national rank*):
From a TV standpoint, it should be a win. The rumored move from eight conference games across 12 teams to 9 games across 14 teams means a 31% increase in quality SEC conference games for the league's TV partners.
The additional TV sets should mean a massive renegotiation for the SEC and it's TV friends. How much more?
The SEC's current TV deal pays the league $200 million per team. The Pac 12 deal pays $250 million per year to its members. It's not an apples to apples comparison as schools like UGA and UF have side deals for multimedia rights that pay millions per year above and beyond the TV deal. However, the Pac 12 deal is a good starting point for looking at financial opportunity for the SEC in expansion.
With the increase in game inventory and TV sets, it's not unreasonable to think the SEC can get to $300 million per year (a 29% spike in revenues).
With equal revenue sharing, the SEC's deal needs to at least jump from $200 million to $233.3 million just to break even given that we're going from splitting the pie 12 ways to 14 ways.
All of this distrupution wouldn't have made sense if all we were going to do was tread water financially. Slive needs to come back with something in the neighborhood of a 30% bump in TV revenue per school to have made this worth the effort.
So...how do we grade Slive? We'll have to see the new TV deal before we pass judgement.
PWD
TV Info Source: StationIndex.com
Slive has added the following TV markets (by national rank*):
- #5 Dallas/Ft. Worth
#10 Houston
#21 St. Louis
#31 Kansas City
#37 San Antonio
From a TV standpoint, it should be a win. The rumored move from eight conference games across 12 teams to 9 games across 14 teams means a 31% increase in quality SEC conference games for the league's TV partners.
The additional TV sets should mean a massive renegotiation for the SEC and it's TV friends. How much more?
The SEC's current TV deal pays the league $200 million per team. The Pac 12 deal pays $250 million per year to its members. It's not an apples to apples comparison as schools like UGA and UF have side deals for multimedia rights that pay millions per year above and beyond the TV deal. However, the Pac 12 deal is a good starting point for looking at financial opportunity for the SEC in expansion.
With the increase in game inventory and TV sets, it's not unreasonable to think the SEC can get to $300 million per year (a 29% spike in revenues).
With equal revenue sharing, the SEC's deal needs to at least jump from $200 million to $233.3 million just to break even given that we're going from splitting the pie 12 ways to 14 ways.
All of this distrupution wouldn't have made sense if all we were going to do was tread water financially. Slive needs to come back with something in the neighborhood of a 30% bump in TV revenue per school to have made this worth the effort.
So...how do we grade Slive? We'll have to see the new TV deal before we pass judgement.
PWD
TV Info Source: StationIndex.com
Muschamp Talks Tough
Did I miss something, or did Will Muschamp have a private sit down with Oprah and Rhonda Byrne?
It is one thing to make big proclamations to a packed house of Gator alumni. It is entirely another to talk big after needing two Gifts from God to keep Vandy from coming back from a 17 point deficit on your ass.
Delicious is what I call it. Desperation is a stinky cologne.
TD
“We’re building our battle scars right now. We’ve got a bunch,” Muschamp said. “But I know one thing: We’re going to have a tough group as we move forward with this, and some guys are going to be tight together in what they’ll do, and we’ll benefit from the tough times we’re traveling through.”Funny. I've been thinking that about Florida for the last 20 years.
Then came a warning Muschamp clearly directed at his SEC brethren: “People better enjoy it while they got it.”
It is one thing to make big proclamations to a packed house of Gator alumni. It is entirely another to talk big after needing two Gifts from God to keep Vandy from coming back from a 17 point deficit on your ass.
Delicious is what I call it. Desperation is a stinky cologne.
TD
Sad Irony
When your loyalty, the same loyalty that has gotten you famous, gets you fired.
For a very sad example, see Paterno, Joseph Vincent.
TD
PWD Update: How do you witness this happening and not bust into the shower and rescue the victim. I'm blown away by that. Repeatedly people saw the alleged happen and didn't stop the event itself or whip Sandusky's ass.
For a very sad example, see Paterno, Joseph Vincent.
TD
PWD Update: How do you witness this happening and not bust into the shower and rescue the victim. I'm blown away by that. Repeatedly people saw the alleged happen and didn't stop the event itself or whip Sandusky's ass.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
3 Questions Answered: New Mexico State
This is what good teams to to over-matched opponents.
- Do we get anywhere close to 100 yards rushing with traditional plays? Well, we did both. Harton had 99 yards and Karempelis had 63. We also threw the ball plenty.
- Can we get a shut out or at least hold them to 10 or fewer points? I'll get to the 400+ yards offense later, but they scored a junk TD against the 3rd string, with the 3rd string in the softest of zone defenses. We got close enough.
- Letdown? It sure felt that way through the first quarter. Fortunately, by 4 minutes into the 2nd quarter, whatever letdown feeling there was went away. By half time, it was a laugher.
Overall a very good game. Some places to improve, especially defending the wheel route, but a good game.
TD
Fan's Guide to Missouri
A few quick thoughts about the University of Missouri:
- It is located in Columbia, making the SEC the only major conference with colleges located in the exactly named towns (without being in the same town).
- Columbia is similar to several other college towns in the SEC (Ttown, Athens, and Oxford), but has a grittier vibe to it. The campus abuts the downtown area, which has plenty of bar/restaurant/head shop/clothing store type places around.
- The quintessential hangout is Shakespeare's Pizza. It is located across the street from campus, approximately where the Espresso Royale Caffe is in Athens in relation to Georgia's campus.
- The pizza is good, but nothing to move North over.
- Their football stadium is called Faurot Field. It seats a shade over 71K, making it the 9th largest in the conference after the addition of A&M and Mizzou. It was the fourth largest in the Big 12, just behind A&M's Kyle Field. It is called 'The Zou' by the Tiger fans.
- Thier basketball facility is called Mizzou Arena. It seats 15K. It'll be the 5th largest venue in the SEC.
- Their sworn enemy is Kansas. Something to do with the Civil War. Unlike the folks at Texas, who threw their suckers in the dirt over Texas A&M leaving the Big 12, it is expected Missouri and Kansas will still play each other in football and basketball.
- Missouri is the oldest public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi. That is a distinction I expect the University of North Carolina to find a way to horn in on.
- They have a strong music scene, unless you are from Athens or Austin. Then it is just a cute music scene.
The easist way to get there is to fly to St. Louis, which is 110 miles east of Columbia. The drive from St. Louis to Columbia is easy, but not scenic, unless you are into interstate porn shops, housetrailer churches and cigarette outlets. Then it is your bag.
TD
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