[Giants]

The people making these decisions don't seem to be thinking out longer than 10 years here.

This will be the last big media rights cash grab. Once the schools have consolidated to such a degree that only Fox or ESPN are paying, but they aren't bidding against each other for rights, future deals will not be growing like they have in the past.

Add on to that the decreasing numbers of cable subscribers and the alienation of long term fans by dumping tradition and increasing professionalization of the sport. College football is shooting itself in the gut with these moves.

It’s all about tomorrow.  

Those of us who grew up with rabbit ears on our TV’s, watching five channels (2, 4, 5, 7, 9) are not the target audience.  Therefore, alienation of long term fans is not a consideration.

Decreasing number of cable subscribers?  Who cares?  Tomorrow is about streaming and other technical advances we have not even considered.  

The streaming dollars will more than make up for the loss of cable cents.  

Young people are the focus (and rightfully so, we are dinosaurs, our time is nearly done).  How do they want to receive information?  What is their preference regarding viewing live programming?  

If college football wants to remain a viable entity, it must anticipate the needs of masses and change accordingly.

I don’t like what is happening but I certainly understand why it is happening.  Quite frankly, I think the powers that be are taking the right course of action.

[Giants]

The people making these decisions don't seem to be thinking out longer than 10 years here.

This will be the last big media rights cash grab. Once the schools have consolidated to such a degree that only Fox or ESPN are paying, but they aren't bidding against each other for rights, future deals will not be growing like they have in the past.

Add on to that the decreasing numbers of cable subscribers and the alienation of long term fans by dumping tradition and increasing professionalization of the sport. College football is shooting itself in the gut with these moves.

It’s all about tomorrow.  

Those of us who grew up with rabbit ears on our TV’s, watching five channels (2, 4, 5, 7, 9) are not the target audience.  Therefore, alienation of long term fans is not a consideration.

Decreasing number of cable subscribers?  Who cares?  Tomorrow is about streaming and other technical advances we have not even considered.  

The streaming dollars will more than make up for the loss of cable cents.  

Young people are the focus (and rightfully so, we are dinosaurs, our time is nearly done).  How do they want to receive information?  What is their preference regarding viewing live programming?  

If college football wants to remain a viable entity, it must anticipate the needs of masses and change accordingly.

I don’t like what is happening but I certainly understand why it is happening.  Quite frankly, I think the powers that be are taking the right course of action.