UNLV Posted October 6, 2007 Report Posted October 6, 2007 A few years ago, James E. Delany, the commissioner of the Big Ten conference, went to a meeting with executives from Disney, which owns both the ABC television network and the various ESPN cable channels. The Big Ten and Disney were past the halfway point of a 10-year agreement, due to expire in 2007, that paid the Big Ten around $1 billion to televise its best football games each season. The meeting was the first negotiation toward a new deal.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/business/06nocera.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=sloginThese schools are making Millions while the 5 state area is making pennies in comparison. California is pressuring the PAC 10 to add Fresno st and San Diego. This would bring millions more to California schools. Florida is planning a Florida conference that will do for Florida schools what the PAC 10 is doing for California. Texas schools are spread around other conferences helping them. Texas needs to build a regional conference just like the PAC 10 and Big Ten. I say UT, A&M, LSU, OU, Ok st, Texas tech, TCU, UH, Ark, UTEP etc dump their current conference to form a regional conference. These schools will make far more money this way. Especially LSU. LSU have alum all over Houston and Metroplex.
UNLV Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Posted October 6, 2007 Ok, look at it this way. Take our regional 5 state area. We have 2 of our powers playing in the SEC. UT, A&M, Tech playing in the Big 12. Our Largest MSA power is in the MWC. Our second largest MSA area in CUSA. San Antonio market the Southland. All spread out. Divided schools, divided tv audience, divided money. Imagine if we combine those schools, markets, tv audience under 1 conference roof.
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