Is there a silver lining?

[SCKnight]

Not really. But as a fan you always try to find the positives.

So we are not going to a P5 conference anytime in the foreseeable future. The financial strain of trying to keep up with the P5 money will eventually widen the gap between the AAC and the P5. I think that the B12 sees the handwriting on the wall in that come 2025 broadcast rights will be an entirely different ballgame. I don't think there will be a big money package like there is today. I think it is going to be specialized rights. The B12 is miking this cow for all it can get, while it can get it.

From here you will see a widening between even P5 schools. To some degree you already see it. Rutgers getting beat 70 to nothing is just an example. The lessor programs within the conferences will struggle to compete. Eventually there may be just one conference consisting of the best of the best, and all the other schools who do not add individual value to the conference may fall into a middle league because the larger programs will not want to share the value of their specialized and individual broadcast rights.


The AAC may just return to the essence of what college football used to be, and that is about the games and the rivalries and the connection of the fans with the school. This is not necessarily an entirely bad thing. Sure it is not as exciting from a national recognition perspective, but it is less stress, cheaper and is still a lot of fun.

Historically it is a hard thing to be a UCF fan...

 

[UCFhonors]

Not really. But as a fan you always try to find the positives.

So we are not going to a P5 conference anytime in the foreseeable future. The financial strain of trying to keep up with the P5 money will eventually widen the gap between the AAC and the P5. I think that the B12 sees the handwriting on the wall in that come 2025 broadcast rights will be an entirely different ballgame. I don't think there will be a big money package like there is today. I think it is going to be specialized rights. The B12 is miking this cow for all it can get, while it can get it.

From here you will see a widening between even P5 schools. To some degree you already see it. Rutgers getting beat 70 to nothing is just an example. The lessor programs within the conferences will struggle to compete. Eventually there may be just one conference consisting of the best of the best, and all the other schools who do not add individual value to the conference may fall into a middle league because the larger programs will not want to share the value of their specialized and individual broadcast rights.


The AAC may just return to the essence of what college football used to be, and that is about the games and the rivalries and the connection of the fans with the school. This is not necessarily an entirely bad thing. Sure it is not as exciting from a national recognition perspective, but it is less stress, cheaper and is still a lot of fun.

Historically it is a hard thing to be a UCF fan...

Interesting thought. I kinda agree that if things stay on the current course that their will be greater conference consolidation. But that's not going to happen.

What is going to happen - look at history for proof - is the playoffs is going to expand to 8 teams in 2024 once the 12 year playoff TV deal expires. Then it will eventually expand to 16 teams. What do expect then? One 24 team conference that could only mathematically have so many teams with a winning record?

My silver lining is the ESPN showed their cards as the organizers of the ESP5N cartel that will eventually get dismantled. UCF is in a great place in the AAC.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

Well, like everyone is saying, let's try to rebuild, dominate the AAC, and help the AAC get P6.

I know we need the bigger P5 teams to really draw a crowd, along with recruiting but aren't we doing pretty well with attendance given the fact that GOL wrecked the program last year?