This is a part of what he wrote on April 5th....
USC called Big Ten.
The call happened awhile ago, we don’t know the date.
I received a phone call at around 6:30pm on March 31st. The Source said USC called Big Ten to start the process of ensuring themselves that they get above the stratification line which is developing in P5 Athletics…most importantly P5 College Football due to the gaping differences SEC and Big Ten are now receiving in media revenue, and the huge growth both conferences will receive in next 24 months. SEC’s new Tier 1 deal with ESPN in 2024 and Big Ten’s new media contract beginning in 2023 will blow the gap even further wide open in comparison to the other three Power 5 conferences. The University’s athletic departments above this stratification line are the 30 schools in Big Ten & SEC conference plus Notre Dame which is expected to receive a massive increase in media money for 7 home football games on NBC starting in 2025. All other schools, when it comes to media money and overall revenue, will begin to truly fall behind the 31 schools and it will have long lasting negative consequences. USC is in the process of making sure they are above this so-called stratification line.
Does this mean USC is Big Ten bound?
No, we don’t think so…not yet.
We have reasons to believe USC called the Big Ten alone. This was not a case of USC’s President Folt and AD Bohn calling Big Ten along with UCLA for example. When Oklahoma & Texas Presidents called SEC to start the ball rolling on asking for an invite to the SEC conference both Big 12 schools did the phone call together…both schools at the same time.
This is not what happened. USC called alone. We don’t know the motivations but those in USC “sphere” are speculating it has to do with USC wanting the possibility of going Independent in Football as leverage in talks with Big Ten and also leverage with PAC during their new media negotiations that will start soon after 2022 Football season is over. Current PAC media contract and Grants of Rights end August 1st 2024.
For those who are rolling their eyes at reading this post the next part will make your eyes roll all the way in the back of your heads.
So brace for impact! LOL!
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