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Post by knapplc on Sept 1, 2023 14:34:59 GMT -5
I'm about 15 pages behind in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been explained, but why didn't the Big Ten get Stanford?
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Post by redcard🏐 on Sept 1, 2023 14:36:55 GMT -5
I'm about 15 pages behind in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been explained, but why didn't the Big Ten get Stanford? If they wanted them they would have got them!
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Post by slxpress on Sept 1, 2023 14:38:32 GMT -5
I'm about 15 pages behind in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been explained, but why didn't the Big Ten get Stanford? If they wanted them they would have got them! Truth.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 1, 2023 14:41:50 GMT -5
I'm about 15 pages behind in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been explained, but why didn't the Big Ten get Stanford? If they wanted them they would have got them! Correct. The Big Ten was not interested in Stanford, so that's why they didn't add them. This is not some great mystery.
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Post by hipsterfilth on Sept 1, 2023 14:43:08 GMT -5
If they wanted them they would have got them! Lol, right. The Big Ten was not interested in Stanford, so that's why they didn't add them. I feel like you're trying to be sarcastic, but it's literally the truth.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 1, 2023 14:44:30 GMT -5
Lol, right. The Big Ten was not interested in Stanford, so that's why they didn't add them. I feel like you're trying to be sarcastic, but it's literally the truth. I'm not sure why you think I'm being sarcastic. The Big Ten was not interested, so that's why they didn't invite Stanford. That's what I said.
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Post by surfvolleypolojock77 on Sept 1, 2023 14:45:58 GMT -5
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Post by hipsterfilth on Sept 1, 2023 14:48:40 GMT -5
I feel like you're trying to be sarcastic, but it's literally the truth. I'm not sure why you think I'm being sarcastic. The Big Ten was not interested, so that's why they didn't invite Stanford. That's what I said. Oh, maybe I'm texting with my 21 year old niece too much. If she wrote "Lol right" to me, it would 110% mean "Go f yourself, Uncle Hipster, you're wrong and annoying af."
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Post by nellynel on Sept 1, 2023 14:56:45 GMT -5
Big10 fans when they see the ACC get 3 teams into the 2024 Final 4.
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Post by baytree on Sept 1, 2023 15:19:11 GMT -5
It looks like the ACC plays most of the sports that Cal and Stanford currently play in the PAC. The only three that they don't is men's rowing, rugby, and beach volleyball.
They don't play water polo (M or W), artistic swimming, sailing, or men's gymnastics either but Cal and Stanford already play those in conferences other than the PAC (mostly the MPSF).
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Sept 1, 2023 15:29:35 GMT -5
I'm about 15 pages behind in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been explained, but why didn't the Big Ten get Stanford? Yeah, the next time a Big Ten fan bellyaches about academics with regards to conference expansion, remind them that they could have had Stanford and Cal for free.
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Post by knapplc on Sept 1, 2023 15:32:46 GMT -5
I'm not sure why you think I'm being sarcastic. The Big Ten was not interested, so that's why they didn't invite Stanford. That's what I said. Oh, maybe I'm texting with my 21 year old niece too much. If she wrote "Lol right" to me, it would 110% mean "Go f yourself, Uncle Hipster, you're wrong and annoying af." As an uncle with 22- and 20-year-old nieces, it's this.
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Post by knapplc on Sept 1, 2023 15:33:33 GMT -5
I'm about 15 pages behind in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been explained, but why didn't the Big Ten get Stanford? If they wanted them they would have got them! Yes, I know. My question is if anyone knows why.
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Post by 900sqftdad on Sept 1, 2023 15:36:15 GMT -5
Big10 fans when they see the ACC get 3 teams into the 2024 Final 4. This!! Spoke it into existence
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Post by baytree on Sept 1, 2023 15:44:18 GMT -5
If they wanted them they would have got them! Yes, I know. My question is if anyone knows why. Rumors were that the B1G presidents wanted them but FOX didn't. The presidents didn't want them enough to have decreased shares so neither school got added.
This is just my guesswork: As I understand it, FOX can only bump carriage fees in the DMA in which a school is located. That's the Bay Area for both Cal and Stanford. It's a fairly populous DMA but there are more cord-cutters there than in most of the US so not as appealing as you'd think. Also, neither Stanford nor Cal get many eyeballs on their games. It hasn't helped that both have struggled in football recently. One of the main attractions to the Bay Area (from a B1G POV) is that there are a lot of B1G alums there but that wasn't enough to make the teams attractive to FOX.
OTOH, both schools are much more attractive to ESPN bc they can bump their carriage fees for the entire state for ACCN. California has a lot of ppl so adding Cal or Stanford brings $$$ (which, as I understand it, they can't really share with the ACC teams without opening up the GOR, which they are not going to do.)
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