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<blockquote data-quote="Rob07" data-source="post: 1230883" data-attributes="member: 57270"><p>I don't see how the Pac 12 is better-positioned than the Big Ten, other than perhaps in long-term secular trends of population growth. The B1G can't do much other than try to pick up UNC or Texas to move demographics in a more favorable direction: no amount of scheming or TV revenue will turn East Lansing into Palo Alto. But I suspect Pac 12 revenues will not outpace the B1G's regardless: it's a cliche, but most people in western population centers like SD, SF and LA do not care about college sports -- and if they do, they are likely to be transplants loyal to a Big Ten, ACC or SEC team.</p><p></p><p>The SEC is perhaps better positioned than the B1G if CFB becomes something akin to MMA where it's a blood sport to most, but a small and enthusiastic subset of the population is willing to pay significant extra fees to watch it. But in any other scenario, they will be equally hurt today if football TV revenues fall off. Any demography or geography advantages the SEC possesses are offset for the next 50 years by the larger market sizes, student populations, and alumni populations that the B1G schools hold today. And projecting beyond that is probably folly.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob07, post: 1230883, member: 57270"] I don't see how the Pac 12 is better-positioned than the Big Ten, other than perhaps in long-term secular trends of population growth. The B1G can't do much other than try to pick up UNC or Texas to move demographics in a more favorable direction: no amount of scheming or TV revenue will turn East Lansing into Palo Alto. But I suspect Pac 12 revenues will not outpace the B1G's regardless: it's a cliche, but most people in western population centers like SD, SF and LA do not care about college sports -- and if they do, they are likely to be transplants loyal to a Big Ten, ACC or SEC team. The SEC is perhaps better positioned than the B1G if CFB becomes something akin to MMA where it's a blood sport to most, but a small and enthusiastic subset of the population is willing to pay significant extra fees to watch it. But in any other scenario, they will be equally hurt today if football TV revenues fall off. Any demography or geography advantages the SEC possesses are offset for the next 50 years by the larger market sizes, student populations, and alumni populations that the B1G schools hold today. And projecting beyond that is probably folly. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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