They have the resources to buy whatever qb they want, so the only obstacle in their way is finding someone.
Yeah, but you can't hang your hat on 4 or 5 stars. Just ask DJ Uiagalelei at OSU. S/B 3-Stars. UW or anybody can make the same mistake.
QBs lined up for Peterson. None of them panned out with the exception of browning. Someone told me it’s the most poorly evaluated and coached position in sports.
They will still be good but Penix is getting into top 5 pick territory. They will get knocked down a couple of pegs after he leaves.
Sort of.
UW is still a program that coaches upgrade from. Sark wasn’t an isolated incident. Every once in a while the stars align they have the talent and coaching and they are in the national picture. Pete had them there pretty consistently but they never really belonged with the powers at the time, and we saw that with how they got shellacked the one time they got in.
I'm not betting against DeBoer.
I'm relatively sure that Dickert was the only person seriously considered. Budget constraints.
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uw's ceiling is third place in the B1G. Not sure if there will be division with the new additions, but the ceiling could end up being third in their division.
The "half share" thing, while accurate at first, can be misleading. They get $1m more each year until 2030/31 and, subject to my lack of certainty as to whether this is actually an enforceable commitment or is an assumption/soft commitment, are set to get a full share in the next TV deal in that 2030/31 timeframe. Who knows what the landscape will look like at that time, but whatever it is, I doubt UW is going to be all that poorly positioned.
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The assumptions include: (1) TV revenue will continue to escalate; (2) uw will continue to be part of the B1G; and (3) the B1G will continue to exist in a manner that makes (1) possible. Could be others too. Given that we've seen the Pac-12 disintegrate, I don't think it's out of the question for the blue bloods in the B1G and SEC to form one 16-20 member super duper conference prior to the next TV deal.The "half share" thing, while accurate at first, can be misleading. They get $1m more each year until 2030/31 and, subject to my lack of certainty as to whether this is actually an enforceable commitment or is an assumption/soft commitment, are set to get a full share in the next TV deal in that 2030/31 timeframe. Who knows what the landscape will look like at that time, but whatever it is, I doubt UW is going to be all that poorly positioned.
Oregon, Washington to the Big Ten: Details emerge for B1G revenue distribution - Saturday Out West
Oregon and Washington will earn a partial share of the league's TV revenue.
Maybe Western Washington.
Typically yes, but I'm not seeing a team in the B!G this year that can roll UW. Michigan and Ohio State have flaws too, and they haven't faced a QB/WR group combo like UWs.
Don't know what OSU's QB situation is, but their DB's get to face the #1 and #4 rated WR's in practice. Odunze is rated #6 on the Big Board for Tankathon. That should help them get ready for the likes of the uw.
I think this hints at the next evolution.
Three ways your slice of the pie bigger: (1) make a bigger pie; (2) cut the pie into fewer slices; and (3) do both (1) and (2). Schools are hooked on the TV revenue.
Yeah...Ohio State and Michigan can get more money separately than they can when they're tied to Illinois and Indiana. As soon as the schools and the networks can figure out how to manage it, they'll both be more than willing to work directly with each other. When that happens, conferences will become little more than scheduling alignments.
Agree with all of that. I will say that from UW's perspective, once Colorado bailed (but arguably even before; I could see the argument that when it was only UCLA and USC out the door, UW would have been best-positioned trying to save the 10-team Pac, getting the conference to invite SDSU and someone else, and being among the big dogs in the conference), it is hard to see a move more likely to help it maintain relevance than moving to the B1G, no matter the share. Good chance they would get left behind in a superconference scenario but it isn't certain. Recruits are going to want to play in the SEC and B1G. Over time, the incremental money for most of those conferences' members is going to let them further separate.
This is exactly what will happen, the SEC and the Big 10 will have their "own League" a few more teams get added to the SEC, and some get kickout of both leagues. It's what the networks want, but like a bad TV show that gets cancelled, in the end it's what the consumer wants. Is the average American football fan going to watch two conferences battle it out each year? They are trying to spread the two leagues around to cover most of the country, I know I won't watch and won't care, but out west, most people in Seattle probably will, and LA and Portland. It's a calculated gamble on the networks part, time will tell if it works.
