In this structure, as Skipper proposes, there would also be a new College Football Playoff format. The ACC needs to figure out a way to get to 16 teams.
They kinda have 14.5 because they have half of Notre Dame. Now, you have 16 teams in the Big Ten - great. It’s no longer geographic, though the SEC has a geographic unity. You can have some sense of camaraderie, collegiality, commonality. 16-team conference is a great size for a conference. If you get rid of a lot of the egos, the traditions, fans, this is easy. If the league could somehow afford Notre Dame, and add another team, then it’s viable in the long-term. The same can be said regarding the Big Ten and the additions of USC and UCLA.Īt the moment, there are plenty of road blocks for this vision things are trending in a different direction, away from this hypothetical four-league, 64-team model.Ĭurrently, the ACC sits at 14 full-time members. When Texas and Oklahoma transition to the SEC, that league will have 16 teams. Skipper’s vision for realignment involves four mega-conference, each with 16 teams - for a total of 64. Skipper suggests that for a league to land Notre Dame: it should offer to pay it $80 million to not remain independent. Of course, this is the type of figure that must make the ACC’s head spin - as it works to land Notre Dame, while lapped financially by the Big Ten and SEC. At the least, it’s a strong position to start from in negotiations.
That may seem like a ludicrous amount of money, but for now it’s in the realm of possibilities.
JOHN SKIPPER TV
So they’re gonna say to NBC: “You want us to not join a conference? Pay us a bunch of money.”Īccording to a report from Dennis Dodd at CBS Sports, Notre Dame would remain independent in football if it can find a TV deal that nets $75 million annually. Notre Dame is in a great position of leverage - because every conference would like to have them. As Skipper notes, NBC may have to break its Peacock-themed bank to afford those broadcast rights. However, as the Big Ten gets set to announce a new media rights deal - in the neighborhood of $1 billion - Notre Dame wants more money. The program’s current TV deal with NBC will pay out $22 million for the 2022 season. So they are doing what they should naturally do, which is they’re trying to figure out what they want to do, which is stay Independent. They are the single most valuable entity that is not attached to one of these conferences. Right now, Notre Dame is the wildcard in this whole thing. It also places Notre Dame at an obvious hinge point for the future of college athletics: shape, size, scope, everything. That independence has created ungodly amounts of cash for Notre Dame. With the exception of the 2020 COVID season, Notre Dame has remained fiercely independent in football. The conversation touched on a variety of subject matter, including the issues currently facing the ACC and the importance of Notre Dame.Īs one of the most popular brands and teams in college athletics, Notre Dame football holds a lot of the cards. ( Audio via The Dan Le Batard Show and Meadowlark Media) Last week, following ACC media days in Charlotte, Skipper joined The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz to discuss realignment in major college athletics. However, Skipper is also known for his time with ESPN he joined the company in 1997 and served as its president for several years (2012-17). The principle reason I chose to write the statement I wrote - to disclose substance abuse - was to make it clear that this didn’t have anything to do with harassment, settled lawsuits or any internal indiscretions.”ĮSPN has been hit by a number of job cuts over the last few years as it grapples with declining revenues and a stormy political landscape.John Skipper is on the Board of Directors with the DAZN Group and co-founder of Meadowlark Media, along with former ESPN personality Dan Le Batard. “I did not touch anybody inappropriately. “My behavior relative to women at ESPN was always respectful,” he said. However, Skipper said his departure from ESPN had nothing to do with his treatment of female employees. It ended its partnership with Barstool Sports, a publication known for its crude humour and sexist jokes, after just one show in October, and the Boston Globe reported in December that several current and former network employees describing a “locker room culture” at the network that is hostile to women.
I also have to accept that I used very poor judgment.”ĮSPN has had issues with its treatment of female workers.
“I accept that the consequences of my actions are my responsibility and have been appropriate.
JOHN SKIPPER PROFESSIONAL
“My drug use never had any professional repercussions, but I still have profound regret,” he said. He did, however, say he was not an addict and his cocaine habit had never interfered with his professional life before his resignation. Skipper said the extortion attempt made it clear his drug use was a problem he needed to address.
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