Conferences didn’t used to be where all the bargaining power resided in college football, and their concerns used to be exceedingly local. Today, they’re conglomerates locked into escalating wars of spending and revenue, and leaning on their market strength (or weakness) to shape everything from the postseason to realignment. They’ve even found a way to make that business competition important to fans, and the conferences have no reason to slow down now.
Producer: Michael Henahan
Researcher: Alex McDaniel
Suspect Number 2: Conferences
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Suspect Number 2: Conferences
How a decentralized sport turned the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12, and everyone else into business competitors who cannot trust one another
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Suspect Number 2: Conferences
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Who Killed College Football?
College football has undergone radical, sometimes alarming changes in recent years, and this show explores the motives, history, and power behind six different suspects who have reshaped an American sport right before our eyes.
College football has undergone radical, sometimes alarming changes in recent years, and this show explores the motives, history, and power behind six different suspects who have reshaped an American sport right before our eyes.Listen on
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Suspect Number 2: Conferences