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Re: If he's right & the cable model dies, conference's will want eyeballs

We focus on the cable box value of Rutgers and Maryland. The B1G was clear, at the time, that they selected two markets that are heavily littered with B1G grads. When Michigan, OSU, etc. visit Rutgers or Maryland, there is an eager body of ticket buyers waiting. That, alone, isn't an asnwer to what loss may come from cable box atrophy, but it matters some.
Rutgers AD is a mess right now, but with 60,000 enrolled, they have serious potential.
The SEC will never have trouble selling tickets. ACC needs to keep growing the football fanbase, top to bottom.

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Posted: 05/25/2017 at 01:14AM

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Michigan Man: Maryland and Rutgers could be a drag on B1G when cable dies. -- HOO86 05/24/2017 2:13PM

I will never agree that Louisville was an upgrade over MD -- tcc_dc 05/25/2017 6:21PM

They certainly have stronger athletics despite only recently joining ... -- VictoryTurkey 05/26/2017 06:48AM

Disagree. see the recent teel blog about vt and uva in -- GusDaMan 06/02/2017 3:30PM

Athletics is what the ACC was after when adding Louisville. -- HOO86 05/26/2017 3:25PM

MDU was also considered "the WVU of the ACC" when it came to fan behavior -- EDGEMAN 05/27/2017 07:16AM

Never saw it but many UVA fans I know say that ** -- Hamburger 05/27/2017 7:39PM

Seem to recall a Hoo that had his RV severely damaged in CP -- EDGEMAN 05/29/2017 06:21AM

It's terrible in College Park. -- HOO86 05/27/2017 8:48PM

Interesting ** -- Hamburger 05/26/2017 9:21PM

They weren't. Not even close. ** -- reestuart 05/25/2017 8:06PM

Personally I'd much rather have Maryland in the ACC than Louisville.... -- CrystalCoveHokie 05/25/2017 7:52PM

For me their appeal is on paper. In practice, not so much. -- daveinop 05/29/2017 09:43AM

If UL were so great, the B1G would have skipped UMCP and gone for them 1st ** -- Calamitous 05/26/2017 9:41PM

No the B1G wouldn't. The B1G went for cable boxes in DC market. -- HOO86 05/26/2017 11:03PM

Let's wait and see if everyone remembers UL 10 years from now -- Calamitous 05/26/2017 11:27PM

They will be OK as long as the Papa John's pizza money is flowing in... -- EDGEMAN 05/29/2017 08:44AM

What makes UL work is no pro team competition. -- HOO86 05/29/2017 9:14PM

B12 would have as well. Turns out, the B12 should have taken them w/WVU -- reestuart 05/26/2017 10:20PM

Loserville academics precludes any annexation by the BIG. ** -- RJHokie 05/26/2017 9:57PM

Re: Personally I'd much rather have Maryland in the ACC than Louisville.... -- SoCloseHokie 05/26/2017 06:37AM

National brand -- SoCloseHokie 05/25/2017 7:02PM

First -world problems. ** -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 12:09PM

The B1G still has plenty of marquee names -- lawhokie 05/25/2017 4:21PM

I think his point was that all of the Rutgers and MD games are worthless... -- Mr. Touchdown 05/25/2017 09:51AM

Average attendance at Ruts was apparently 45k -- lawhokie 05/25/2017 4:32PM

Wake games are an afterthought. -- EDGEMAN 05/29/2017 08:54AM

BC and Wake create their own scale of 'worthless'. Terps are a better draw -- lawhokie 05/25/2017 10:14AM

FTR, Rutgers averaged almost 45K/game last year. -- reestuart 05/25/2017 11:05AM

Perhaps, but the article is about the BIG, not the ACC. -- Mr. Touchdown 05/25/2017 10:35AM

I'd rather convince Wake to drop football. ** -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 12:14PM

If the ACC somehow convinced Wake to drop football -- VTHokie2000 05/25/2017 1:20PM

Yup. -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 1:32PM

I realize it is unlikely to happen. I was just curious whether -- VTHokie2000 05/25/2017 1:38PM

The Big-12 has been paid for two extra schools, so... -- EDGEMAN 05/25/2017 3:39PM

Initially I thought ESPN would keep the payout the same -- VTHokie2000 05/25/2017 3:58PM

You have identified a major assumption of mine. That is... -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 1:49PM

Given what is going on over at ESPN, do you think ESPN -- VTHokie2000 05/25/2017 2:06PM

No. I would think that... -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 3:02PM

If Notre Dame became a full member, then I am not sure ESPN -- VTHokie2000 05/25/2017 3:48PM

After 2025 they would definitely have an incentive -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 8:52PM

I think it would come down to volume of content. I don't think ESPN -- daveinop 05/25/2017 7:34PM

There would be no reduction of content for espn. -- Atlee Hokie 05/26/2017 10:03AM

Volume of content is another good point. -- crabcake77 05/25/2017 8:57PM

In terms of content, ESPN already has rights to most of -- VTHokie2000 05/26/2017 09:05AM

I'm assuming if ND joined in the next year or two, espn still wouldn't ... -- Atlee Hokie 05/26/2017 10:05AM

My assumptions: If ND joins >> reopen contract negotiations -- crabcake77 05/26/2017 10:55AM

I believe you are correct or at least that is my assumption as well. -- VTHokie2000 05/26/2017 10:11AM

Ok. Gotcha.** -- Atlee Hokie 05/27/2017 11:29PM

I think the dire projections are a bit overstated, but I agree -- daveinop 05/25/2017 08:20AM

It becomes the power of ESPN vs the power of Fox Sports. -- HOO86 05/25/2017 10:36AM

It really does come down to that ** -- daveinop 05/25/2017 12:39PM

If he's right & the cable model dies, conference's will want eyeballs -- Stech 05/24/2017 10:10PM

Re: If he's right & the cable model dies, conference's will want eyeballs -- 33laszlo99 05/25/2017 01:14AM

Maryland sold more tickets for Clemson in 2013 than Ohio State in 2016. -- HOO86 05/25/2017 10:33AM

Re: If he's right & the cable model dies, conference's will want eyeballs -- SoCloseHokie 05/25/2017 07:51AM

WVU does sell tickets, and their fans live in the ACC footprint. -- HOO86 05/25/2017 10:44AM

And it's obvious that "academics" aren't that high on ACC list now. -- Atlee Hokie 05/26/2017 10:08AM

WVU would give Louisville company. -- HOO86 05/26/2017 10:30AM

By taking Loserville, the ACC showed they'll take anyone. ** -- reestuart 05/26/2017 10:28AM

If Hoo86's post above was correct... -- EDGEMAN 05/27/2017 07:24AM

MD has over 100 ranking spots on UL. The ACC may not have lost Harvard -- reestuart 05/28/2017 07:42AM

But MDU is an AAU school, while VT is not. ** -- Atlee Hokie 05/27/2017 2:34PM

Yeah, MD is a top 60 school. UL isn't top 160. ** -- reestuart 05/28/2017 08:58AM

...yet ** -- EDGEMAN 05/27/2017 4:22PM

2.6 B $$, 6 yrs, end of world problems -- nebraskafaninwi 05/24/2017 3:49PM

Could be, but it also depends on what you'd want to consider -- reestuart 05/24/2017 7:30PM

Great article. -- VT ChemE 1986 05/24/2017 2:40PM

It will be interesting to see how the dominoes fall in the next phase -- VTHokie2000 05/24/2017 3:06PM

chuckd4vt, you're not allowed to post in this thread. ** -- Will Stewart

05/24/2017 2:14PM

Make that a 'sticky' a the top of the board. ;>) ** -- seekoHoG 05/26/2017 12:05PM

Re: If he's right & the cable model dies, conference's will want eyeballs

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