2022 B1G Season Thread

[Honestbuckeye]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Dubsco/status/1556829352255311875

[847badgerfan]

[medinabuckeye1]

I wonder how this will impact Notre Dame's attempt to squeeze $75 million per year out of NBC.

I have no inside information, this is purely a guess, but NBC's interest strongly suggests one of two things, either:

• They are signing on in order to keep ND. NBC has broadcast ND home games for decades (anyone know how long?) and if they think or KNOW that ND will be joining the B1G they can only maintain that relationship with ND by grabbing part of the B1G, or
• They have already decided not to pay the money that ND wants but they want to maintain exposure to CFB so this is where they landed.

Either way I think it suggests that ND to the B1G is more likely than I previously thought. 

[LittlePig]

eSECpn is out with the new TV contract.

It will be Fox, CBS and NBC for the Noon, 3:30 and prime slots, respectively.

That is big news.  Big Ten will have essentially 3 Tier1 games on free national networks.

Now I am wondering who gets the 2nd and 3rd tier games.  Sounds like ABC/ESPN is out.  So does that mean all other games are split between FS1 and BTN?

Lets say it's a typical conference weekend where nobody has any byes.  That's 8 conference games total.  So there will be the 3 tier1 games on Sat on Fox, CBS and NBC.  Then I am guessing there will be 0 or 1 Friday night game on FS1.  1 or 2 sat games on FS1.  And 3 Sat games on BTN?

[FearlessF]

McKewon: The Big Ten beat ESPN once, but walking away from the network carries risk

Sam McKewon World-Herald Sports Editor

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/big-ten/mckewon-the-big-ten-beat-espn-once-but-walking-away-from-the-network-carries-risk/article_05c84e06-1804-11ed-8027-2b059b13739f.amp.html

[ELA]

That is big news.  Big Ten will have essentially 3 Tier1 games on free national networks.

Now I am wondering who gets the 2nd and 3rd tier games.  Sounds like ABC/ESPN is out.  So does that mean all other games are split between FS1 and BTN?

Lets say it's a typical conference weekend where nobody has any byes.  That's 8 conference games total.  So there will be the 3 tier1 games on Sat on Fox, CBS and NBC.  Then I am guessing there will be 0 or 1 Friday night game on FS1.  1 or 2 sat games on FS1.  And 3 Sat games on BTN?

Big Ten after dark is now out there too.  Rutgers at Stanford at 11 ET on FS6

[bayareabadger]

That is big news.  Big Ten will have essentially 3 Tier1 games on free national networks.

Now I am wondering who gets the 2nd and 3rd tier games.  Sounds like ABC/ESPN is out.  So does that mean all other games are split between FS1 and BTN?

Lets say it's a typical conference weekend where nobody has any byes.  That's 8 conference games total.  So there will be the 3 tier1 games on Sat on Fox, CBS and NBC.  Then I am guessing there will be 0 or 1 Friday night game on FS1.  1 or 2 sat games on FS1.  And 3 Sat games on BTN?

Pretty much.

And you have overflows sometimes. I know I’m big non-conference weeks, the SEC, which had 4-5 dedicated spots and like up to 3 spots across ESPN most weeks, sometimes kicked games to SEC Network-plus.

[FearlessF]

Big Ten after dark is now out there too.  Rutgers at Stanford at 11 ET on FS6

Stanford is in?

[LittlePig]

I heard that part of the new deal is that some of the games will be streamed on the peacock network?  Is that true?

[847badgerfan]

No idea if that's true. I tend to doubt that though.

[bayareabadger]

I heard that part of the new deal is that some of the games will be streamed on the peacock network?  Is that true?

Maybe some? If NBC throws in enough cash, anything is possible.

it’s also worth noting, that despite all the shit ESPN takes, the company has been very good for college football availability. There are some downsides to a nationalized game, but there are a lot of pluses too

[utee94]

Seems like a decent place to put this:


https://twitter.com/kyleumlang/status/1539271157098086402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539271157098086402%7Ctwgr%5E916a311f28cd146e2d539628b7af447f038a56c9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fkyleumlang%2Fstatus%2F1539271157098086402%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1539271157098086402257Ctwgr255E257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fcollege%2Ftexas%2Fboard%2F21%2FContents%2Ftoday-on-twitter-for-6212022-189012872%2F%3Fpage%3D1

[Honestbuckeye]

Seems like a decent place to put this:


https://twitter.com/kyleumlang/status/1539271157098086402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539271157098086402%7Ctwgr%5E916a311f28cd146e2d539628b7af447f038a56c9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fkyleumlang%2Fstatus%2F1539271157098086402%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1539271157098086402257Ctwgr255E257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fcollege%2Ftexas%2Fboard%2F21%2FContents%2Ftoday-on-twitter-for-6212022-189012872%2F%3Fpage%3D1

I sense a pattern……

[LittlePig]

Seems like a decent place to put this:


https://twitter.com/kyleumlang/status/1539271157098086402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539271157098086402%7Ctwgr%5E916a311f28cd146e2d539628b7af447f038a56c9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fkyleumlang%2Fstatus%2F1539271157098086402%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1539271157098086402257Ctwgr255E257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fcollege%2Ftexas%2Fboard%2F21%2FContents%2Ftoday-on-twitter-for-6212022-189012872%2F%3Fpage%3D1

Yes, USC, Tex, ND typically do not play FCS and sometimes like to play 11 P5 teams too.  Kudos to Oklahoma and Colorado for joining them this year.

The rule for the Big Ten is the Big Ten East is not supposed to play FCS teams in even number years, and Big Ten West is not supposed to play FCS teams in odd number years.  So that explains most of this year's list.  I am not sure why Rutgers and Indiana get a pass on this rule.