The assumption is it's worth it for ESPN to pay for FSU and Clemson to play an SEC schedule. It would be part of their ESPN Super League ploy to counter the Fox Big Ten Super League.
And a lot of those people whose schools are left out will stop watching a level of sports that they are no longer involved in.
Ruining? It is already ruined. Basketball is almost there.
It would also simply be more difficult to watch if you are at a lower level. No free streaming through ACCNX for example.
Right. One thing I wonder about is how many fans watch SEC and Big Ten football around a different team. I'm a college football fan. But if I didn't prioritize Wake football, I'd be out doing different things. I wouldn't be at the TV for the big games before and after the Wake game.
To keep those schools from joining the Big 10
Regular season basketball is there, but the tournament format is still good enough that it is the only thing keeping the sport afloat
That's not the only reason. College football regular season is alive and well.
Except it will be lacking the underdogs that make people tune into March Madness.
I don't think it's been ruined, yet, although a lot of great rivalries have been endangered or ended because of TV money. It's an elitist attitude, but the WalMart fan won over the alumni fans.
This is 100% true. All of this is catered toward people who didn't actually attend these schools. I wonder if that makes some of my argument null and void. If they don't have that connection then if the school gets left out these folks may easily move over to some other big name school.
And how long with Tarhole foosball fans tolerate being the bottom of the SEC or B1G? They don't even really compete now in the ACC.
Ehhh, they don't really care about football.
Guess they'll continue pulling for App State because surely App State has a brand the SEC and B1G want!