As someone with inside information, I think the “credit” for Nebraska’s move to the Big Ten should almost exclusively go to Chancellor Harvey Perlman. It wasn’t primarily an athletics decision; he wanted to be counted among the prestigious research universities of the Big Ten.
Oct 14, 2023·edited Oct 14, 2023Liked by Faux Pelini
Teams with legitimate fan interest (which equals the ability to generate revenue) are moving into situations where they will be less interesting and generate less revenue. USC & UCLA leaving the PacX is a short-term gain, but it lowers the ceiling on what they'll earn long term. Fans will care less about those two teams when they're members of a Frankenstein conference. Their membership in a west coast conference was a large part of their identities, and what made them interesting to fans.
As someone with inside information, I think the “credit” for Nebraska’s move to the Big Ten should almost exclusively go to Chancellor Harvey Perlman. It wasn’t primarily an athletics decision; he wanted to be counted among the prestigious research universities of the Big Ten.
Looking back, this seems like it’s mostly Texas’s fault.
This will end up being the reason for cutting non revenue generating sports. I can hear the AD's now moaning about travel costs.
Teams with legitimate fan interest (which equals the ability to generate revenue) are moving into situations where they will be less interesting and generate less revenue. USC & UCLA leaving the PacX is a short-term gain, but it lowers the ceiling on what they'll earn long term. Fans will care less about those two teams when they're members of a Frankenstein conference. Their membership in a west coast conference was a large part of their identities, and what made them interesting to fans.