USC and UCLA to the B1G

Loebarth said:
@Hooked on Huskers - For now, maybe forever, Oregon won't get the invite. Cal/Washington/Stanford are the best bets to get an invite. (has to do with fed research grant $.$$) Another reason Oregon won't get consideration is the East Coast teams. UNC/Virginia/G. Tech/FSU are all Fed Research Grant $.$$ rich. (FSU being the lowest) and finally there's Notre Dame who holds all the cards. Which I'd find incredibly funny if say Cal and Washington are invited followed by say UNC and Virginia. Then Notre Dame contacting the remaining teams (especially teams like Clemson, Utah, Oregon, Stanford, FSU, Okie St, TCU, Baylor, BYU to name a few) and saying screw the B1G and SEC .. let's pool our resources and create a true coast to coast conference. Now that would be awesome and the perfect way to give the finger to the B1G and SEC.
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I am curious what NUs research money was the year before they joined the big ten compared to 2022. Do you know? How did NU compare to Big Ten schools the year they joined?

 
Need to fill-in empty cells.  What's the holdup anyway?

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I assume no B1G divisions .....

I like WEST/EAST divisions. 

WEST: Huskers, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, NW, Illini, USC and UCLA.

EAST: Purdue, tOSU, Hoosiers, Michigan, MSU, Penn St, Rutgers and Terps

You remember Legends-Leaders ??

LEGENDS: Huskers, Iowa, Minnesota, NW, Michigan and Michigan St.

LEADERS: Wisconsin, Purdue, tOSU, Hoosiers, Illini and Ped St

https://schersdd.tripod.com/sig2012.html

 
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Hmm.... anyone here know anything about this?

"California currently bans travel to the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

Wonder if this has to be considered in at least the first schedule release? Indiana/Iowa/Ohio all no go states... Hmmm  <_<

 
Loebarth said:
I had no idea california had done this.. Sadly, according another article, San Diego State's travel to Texas for the final 4 is being paid by the ncaa. 
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The NCAA pays for all "championship" travel as a way to ensure that poor school athletes still get to compete. At least for D1. Don't recall if it was for all levels. 

 
zeWilbur said:
The NCAA pays for all "championship" travel as a way to ensure that poor school athletes still get to compete. At least for D1. Don't recall if it was for all levels. 
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They reimburse up to a certain amount, they don't pay upfront for it, and only allow a certain amount for the travel party, depending on sport.  It'll take 3-4 months for the Final 4 teams to get all the paperwork submitted and reimbursed by the NCAA.

 
Savage Husker said:
 
Hopefully better than that tennis guy in the PAC12
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ColoradoHusk said:
He has a lot of experience in media, as well.  Plus, if NIL ever shifts to a "school-employee" model, it would easiest if it was done at the conference level, so he could have experience negotiating with labor groups and "pro athletes".
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My thought was more about if he would make baseball more of a priority in the conference than it is now.

 
BigRedBuster said:
My thought was more about if he would make baseball more of a priority in the conference than it is now.
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It is the next logical sport to "make big" but the question is how?

I almost think that College Baseball is at the peak.  CWS is obviously huge, in Omaha, not sure about ratings.  But regular season games just don't seem to generate much interest.  

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/baseball/clemson-ranks-inside-top-15-in-baseball-attendance

I would guess, without looking it up, that the other schools in the Big Ten don't even get fan attendance over 500 per game.

 
teachercd said:
It is the next logical sport to "make big" but the question is how?

I almost think that College Baseball is at the peak.  CWS is obviously huge, in Omaha, not sure about ratings.  But regular season games just don't seem to generate much interest.  

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/baseball/clemson-ranks-inside-top-15-in-baseball-attendance

I would guess, without looking it up, that the other schools in the Big Ten don't even get fan attendance over 500 per game.
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I don't think it would ever be as big as basketball or football.  But, the Big Ten Network sure could promote it more.  Maybe show more games?  If I remember correctly, there was some frustration the last few years where the Network didn't even feature or mention teams that were in the post season.

How do you increase attendance?  You get people interested in the team. How do you get them interested in the team? You show them more on TV.

 
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