https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-to-play-in-the-first-ever-brazil-game-in-week-1-of-2024-marking-the-first-nfl-friday-game-since-1970/#:~:text=For the first time in,on Sept. 6, 2024.
I didn't make this OT because it has relevance to what is going on in the college sports world. Between the B1G and SEC looking to align, Dartmouth ruling that the players are employees and can collectively bargain and this, we are seeing the college sports landscape rapidly changing. The SEC/B1G alliance is likely not a proactive measure - it is reactive. Think about it - who stands to lose the most from college sports being recognized as professionals and having to go head to head with the NFL? I'll put it in terms that everyone can understand - which school has an identity mostly built and reliant on football? Pitt or Penn State? We all know the answer.
Many of the B1G and most of the SEC schools entire identities are football. They stand to lose a ton if the NFL begins to compete head to head. The NFL accounted for 93 of the top 100 most watched television broadcasts last year. For your mathematicians out there, that is 93%.
Guess how many college football had? If you guessed less than 93, you'd be correct. They had 3. 2 were playoff games. Who makes the most money off of college football - the SEC and B1G of course. Without football, these schools are shells of themselves. Who goes to Alabama for the education? The answer is: Only those who have no better option. Why do kids go to Alabama then? Yep, football. Check the link out below. Bama experienced a whopping 60% increase in enrollment during Nick Saban's tenure there. Think about that for a second.
https://businessofcollegesports.com/football/nick-sabans-incredible-impact-on-alabama/#:~:text=The University of Alabama has,nearly 37,100 students were enrolled.
So the bottom line here is that as frustrating as it is that the college football world is changing and that we are just passengers in the train that is picking up steam right now, Pitt and schools like us may be in a better spot because of our lesser reliance on football. The football blue blood world is threatened way more than ours.
I didn't make this OT because it has relevance to what is going on in the college sports world. Between the B1G and SEC looking to align, Dartmouth ruling that the players are employees and can collectively bargain and this, we are seeing the college sports landscape rapidly changing. The SEC/B1G alliance is likely not a proactive measure - it is reactive. Think about it - who stands to lose the most from college sports being recognized as professionals and having to go head to head with the NFL? I'll put it in terms that everyone can understand - which school has an identity mostly built and reliant on football? Pitt or Penn State? We all know the answer.
Many of the B1G and most of the SEC schools entire identities are football. They stand to lose a ton if the NFL begins to compete head to head. The NFL accounted for 93 of the top 100 most watched television broadcasts last year. For your mathematicians out there, that is 93%.
Guess how many college football had? If you guessed less than 93, you'd be correct. They had 3. 2 were playoff games. Who makes the most money off of college football - the SEC and B1G of course. Without football, these schools are shells of themselves. Who goes to Alabama for the education? The answer is: Only those who have no better option. Why do kids go to Alabama then? Yep, football. Check the link out below. Bama experienced a whopping 60% increase in enrollment during Nick Saban's tenure there. Think about that for a second. https://businessofcollegesports.com/football/nick-sabans-incredible-impact-on-alabama/#:~:text=The University of Alabama has,nearly 37,100 students were enrolled.
So the bottom line here is that as frustrating as it is that the college football world is changing and that we are just passengers in the train that is picking up steam right now, Pitt and schools like us may be in a better spot because of our lesser reliance on football. The football blue blood world is threatened way more than ours.
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