![]() ![]() If the Utes cast an eye to the future and expect college football to split into the haves and have-nots in the 2030s, the best way to elevate the Utah brand and eventually become a ‘have’ is to … participate in the playoff. Let’s include Utah in this discussion, as well. Phil Knight wants to win a national championship.Īnd to a lesser degree, consider this: Playoff games hosted on campus would be momentous events for any school, with benefits for the entire university. We believe the playoff matters a great deal to the Huskies and Ducks, particularly to a certain 85-year-old Oregon benefactor. (Yes, access to the CFP’s six at-large berths would have to be considered in both the Pac-12 and Big Ten, but those involve more variables.) In an 18- or 20-team Big Ten, they would be competing with USC, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and others for the automatic bid. In a Pac-12 that had either 10 or 12 schools and lacked USC, the Huskies and Ducks would be competing with each other and Utah for the automatic CFP bid. Is that enough to counteract the competitive disadvantage that would come from switching conferences?įorgive the oversimplification, but it reflects the calculation: And to be honest, the Hotline often feels like we’re in the wilderness on this matter while the public narrative focuses on the media revenue: The expanded College Football Playoff matters immensely in strategic decisions at the campus level.īut for the sake of this exercise, we’ll presume the Big Ten comes to Oregon and Washington and offers partial shares at $35 million or $40 million per year. Tulane conference realignment full#We are highly skeptical, especially given that UCLA would have full membership despite possessing a lesser football program than the Pacific Northwest powers.īut there’s another piece to the discussion. ![]() ![]() Your phrasing cuts right to the heart of the issue: Would Oregon and Washington accept being “junior members” of any conference? How low would Oregon and Washington go, in terms of partial revenue shares, if the Big Ten comes a-calling? Why be a beta site for streaming college sporting events when you can be a ‘junior member’ of the Big Ten? - Jon Joseph Send questions to include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line - or hit me on Twitter: questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. The Hotline mailbag is published every Friday. ![]()
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