This why I see ESPN pushing to start it in 2024, lots of money to be made once it goes in open market in 2026

https://frontofficesports.com/college-fo...ia-rights/

More likely we see a flat fee given to each of 10 conferences and most of the money split among the leagues with participants in playoffs.Similar to ncaa basketball tournament units

It will be interesting to see if the new CFP format slows down additional realignment. Do Washington and Oregon still want to go to the Big 10 or do they stay put in the Pac12 with an easier path to the CFP via winning the conference championship? If they still leave and the Pac12 gets picked apart, it could eventually help the G5 get two conference champs in if there's only 4 P5 leagues.

Let’s look at a projected breakdown, assuming 2.2 billion a year.

Each of the 10 FBS leagues receives 64 million each= 640 million. That would be 4 million pay out per team in a 16 team conference.

The Losers of first round games each makes 60 million= 240 million
The Losers of round of 8 which would come from the 4 automatic bids and 4 winners of first round get $120 million= $480 million
The Losers of the semifinals get $180 million each= $360 million
The two finalists get $240 million each= $480 million

Total 640+ 240+ 480 + 360+ 480= 2.2 billion

Any conference without a team in playoffs would still bring $ 64 million or at least $4 million per team
A conference with just one team in playoffs that loses first round, would make $124 million, or almost $8 million per team.

(09-06-2022 05:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  Let’s look at a projected breakdown, assuming 2.2 billion a year.

Each of the 10 FBS leagues receives 64 million each= 640 million. That would be 4 million pay out per team in a 16 team conference.

The Losers of first round games each makes 60 million= 240 million
The Losers of round of 8 which would come from the 4 automatic bids and 4 winners of first round get $120 million= $480 million
The Losers of the semifinals get $180 million each= $360 million
The two finalists get $240 million each= $480 million

Total 640+ 240+ 480 + 360+ 480= 2.2 billion

Any conference without a team in playoffs would still bring $ 64 million or at least $4 million per team
A conference with just one team in playoffs that loses first round, would make $124 million, or almost $8 million per team.

Interesting scenario. However, I do not think it will be based on pure numbers of teams and how far they go. Like WTF, in theory the B1G and SEC can walk away with $20+ million more per team on top of their $100 million a year contract. It is not hard to imagine that if the get 3 to 4 teams in every year.

How could all the commissioners unanimously agree to something without the money issue being worked out?

(09-06-2022 06:47 PM)otown Wrote:  

(09-06-2022 05:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  Let’s look at a projected breakdown, assuming 2.2 billion a year.

Each of the 10 FBS leagues receives 64 million each= 640 million. That would be 4 million pay out per team in a 16 team conference.

The Losers of first round games each makes 60 million= 240 million
The Losers of round of 8 which would come from the 4 automatic bids and 4 winners of first round get $120 million= $480 million
The Losers of the semifinals get $180 million each= $360 million
The two finalists get $240 million each= $480 million

Total 640+ 240+ 480 + 360+ 480= 2.2 billion

Any conference without a team in playoffs would still bring $ 64 million or at least $4 million per team
A conference with just one team in playoffs that loses first round, would make $124 million, or almost $8 million per team.

Interesting scenario. However, I do not think it will be based on pure numbers of teams and how far they go. Like WTF, in theory the B1G and SEC can walk away with $20+ million more per team on top of their $100 million a year contract. It is not hard to imagine that if the get 3 to 4 teams in every year.

How could all the commissioners unanimously agree to something without the money issue being worked out?

Because they will get more money than they do now and the SEC and BigTen could easily just agree to have a championship with only their two conferences involved.

(09-06-2022 07:39 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(09-06-2022 06:47 PM)otown Wrote:  

(09-06-2022 05:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  Let’s look at a projected breakdown, assuming 2.2 billion a year.

Each of the 10 FBS leagues receives 64 million each= 640 million. That would be 4 million pay out per team in a 16 team conference.

The Losers of first round games each makes 60 million= 240 million
The Losers of round of 8 which would come from the 4 automatic bids and 4 winners of first round get $120 million= $480 million
The Losers of the semifinals get $180 million each= $360 million
The two finalists get $240 million each= $480 million

Total 640+ 240+ 480 + 360+ 480= 2.2 billion

Any conference without a team in playoffs would still bring $ 64 million or at least $4 million per team
A conference with just one team in playoffs that loses first round, would make $124 million, or almost $8 million per team.

Interesting scenario. However, I do not think it will be based on pure numbers of teams and how far they go. Like WTF, in theory the B1G and SEC can walk away with $20+ million more per team on top of their $100 million a year contract. It is not hard to imagine that if the get 3 to 4 teams in every year.

How could all the commissioners unanimously agree to something without the money issue being worked out?

Because they will get more money than they do now and the SEC and BigTen could easily just agree to have a championship with only their two conferences involved.

I don't think the SEC and B1G would break away. There would have been much less money for them with an abridged smaller SEC/B1G playoff

(09-07-2022 05:39 AM)otown Wrote:  

(09-06-2022 07:39 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(09-06-2022 06:47 PM)otown Wrote:  

(09-06-2022 05:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  Let’s look at a projected breakdown, assuming 2.2 billion a year.

Each of the 10 FBS leagues receives 64 million each= 640 million. That would be 4 million pay out per team in a 16 team conference.

The Losers of first round games each makes 60 million= 240 million
The Losers of round of 8 which would come from the 4 automatic bids and 4 winners of first round get $120 million= $480 million
The Losers of the semifinals get $180 million each= $360 million
The two finalists get $240 million each= $480 million

Total 640+ 240+ 480 + 360+ 480= 2.2 billion

Any conference without a team in playoffs would still bring $ 64 million or at least $4 million per team
A conference with just one team in playoffs that loses first round, would make $124 million, or almost $8 million per team.

Interesting scenario. However, I do not think it will be based on pure numbers of teams and how far they go. Like WTF, in theory the B1G and SEC can walk away with $20+ million more per team on top of their $100 million a year contract. It is not hard to imagine that if the get 3 to 4 teams in every year.

How could all the commissioners unanimously agree to something without the money issue being worked out?

Because they will get more money than they do now and the SEC and BigTen could easily just agree to have a championship with only their two conferences involved.

I don't think the SEC and B1G would break away. There would have been much less money for them with an abridged smaller SEC/B1G playoff

I think it’s safe to assume/expect half of the money will be going to the B1G/SEC & the other half split among the 8 other conferences. Most years half of the teams participating will be from those two leagues.

Only thing I see changing that would be a split where half the money went to all the conferences equally & the other half based on participation. But I don’t think they want to share that much with all the conferences.

I think the Big Ten and SEC will get half the money, that’s why I think they would go with a similar model I posted earlier. In that scenario most leagues make more than they do now, but the BTand SEC get the lion’s share

(09-06-2022 05:27 PM)hooverblazer Wrote:  It will be interesting to see if the new CFP format slows down additional realignment. Do Washington and Oregon still want to go to the Big 10 or do they stay put in the Pac12 with an easier path to the CFP via winning the conference championship? If they still leave and the Pac12 gets picked apart, it could eventually help the G5 get two conference champs in if there's only 4 P5 leagues.

This new format is HUGE for the AAC. We have a legit shot to get our champ in every year or atleast most years. It is absolutely huge for recruiting to be able to tell players you have a shot to make the playoff. That has not been the case before now- and you can believe the “P?” schools used that against us.