Oh man… I can definitely get down with this party.
The SEC and Big Ten are currently in preliminary talks to have a possible scheduling agreement that would be centered around a “challenge” between the two conferences — think the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in college basketball. And not just that, but it could give the two leagues a massive boost in media rights revenue, according to a report from USA TODAY.
Per the outlet’s sources, the SEC and Big Ten could square off anywhere between 12-16 nonconference contests in the regular season per year, and possibly more, to figure out how much exactly the media rights revenue should increase. (RELATED: USC Football Comes Up With Most Glorious Idea, And Fans Are Taking Advantage Of It In Brilliant Fashion)
Back to college basketball’s annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge, sporting events of the sort that are considered standalone and promoted as such bring in mammoth revenue from advertisers. And not just that, but they’re very attractive to broadcasting companies.
So not only would the SEC and Big Ten be able to generate a boatload of excitement among fans, but they’d also be able to rake in a bunch of cash while at it.
Breaking overnight: @SEC and@bigten in preliminary talks to play a series of “challenge” non-conference games against each other that would further their primacy in FBS and stiff arm private equity and Super League incursions. @MattHayesCFB @USATODAY first.…
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) October 15, 2024
As someone who tunes into the ACC-Big Ten Challenge every year, there’s absolutely NOTHING that can go wrong here for the SEC and Big Ten (who is out here standing on business) — do it!
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
