John Skipper On What Texas and Oklahoma Joining The SEC Means For The Business Of College Football

Texas and Oklahoma are poised to leave The Big 12 and join The SEC. Our very own John Skipper, who has been at the heart of college sports media rights deals, explains what this means for the business of college sports and the future of college sports.
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[@FreddyMacT]

John Skipper is so pleasant and well versed. Don't think I've ever seen someone just talk about something so grotesque in nature, yet it sounds so pleasant coming from him. Plus elite name, John Skipper.

[@gabrieljimenez9762]

Agreed. And with a fantastic voice. It's such a pleasure to hear him on.

[@jeembomb]

it's nuts, he's so likeable

[@SaberedQuill]

And he's the grotesque architect behind it all

[@FreddyMacT]

@@SaberedQuill yep.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

I subscribed because of this John Skipper interview

[@martyman0077]

Easy to see how this dude could run ESPN...smart as fuck! KNOWS HIS SHIT! Sadly he took the best of ESPN with him...no this show, but others.

[@Omagus]

Skipper does a great job of breaking down all of the moving parts here.

[@jhpvids]

Enjoy listening to John Skipper. Really down to earth guy. So knowledgeable

[@wheresrain]

I could listen to Skipper read the phone book.

[@jamilmuhammad7465]

I mean i should have expected Skipper to be this cool.

[@gabrieljimenez9762]

Great having Skipper in the studio, with the rest of the crew. Jessica's hat is dope.

[@Metawrecker]

Very educational. Good job skipper

[@MikeChase]

Might be the first time I've heard John Skippers voice. Very nice.

[@admiralpiett5894]

We need more skipper, dude is interesting

[@charlesshoffner4201]

The last question is the best question asked the entire interview. LOL.

[@fgm1477]

You should have that guy more often as a guest.

[@melroze]

ESPN is running college football.😂

[@rodsean]

They’ve been

[@javakidnyc1]

both my friend

[@jirvine13]

Late to this, but want to point out... The academic standards thing isn't about optics, it's about the designation as a research school with certain accreditations. This opens up a HUGE pile of grant money that absolutely is a factor for the Big 10 and ACC schools. We're talking billions of dollars a year.

[@randyjones3050]

What is more likely is the ACC and PAC 12 are going to get raided by the B1G and the SEC as this consolidation process moves forward. As the financial disparity between the SEC and other "Power" conferences widens, disgruntled schools are going to start exploring other options. I think that once the dust settles the B1G and the SEC may be the only two power conferences left standing. The remnants of the PAC 12, Big 12, and the ACC will form the core of a second tier of college football. It may not happen all at once, but that seems to be the direction we are moving.

[@cinnaminson0653]

The Big East kicked out Temple, which was a football only member.

[@sonnyyang5167]

AAU: Association of American Universities. All Big 10 schools were AAU members at the time of acceptance into the conference. Nebraska eventually lost their membership. For the PAC 12, I think 9/12 schools are members.

[@javakidnyc1]

I wish this segment started with the last question and went from there

[@DerEk-cy8uw]

Dang mike put smetty in Roy's seat. I would have a hard time staying enfocate.

[@josephmasterpool4687]

SEC should just finish everyone by adding Notre Dame, Ohio State, Clemson, and (who else? Florida St, Miami, Michigan?)

[@bmiranda58]

13:27 epic answer to a question

[@murryjm]

It’s termed “Tier 1” Academic Institutions (which includes research & achievement). That’s the hurdle for some schools.

[@that_onearmguyyy4618]

Who else read this in, John Skipper's voice?

[@gidnik]

Damn John sounds absolutely zooted

[@78bcat]

I don't know that Skipper's analysis is on the money. No doubting his resume but also no doubting his success was in the past...nor ignoring his recent flops.

[@iamjoshdouglas]

Loved this convo, my biggest question would be that if a Kansas and the ACC decided to partner instead of adding a geographic and "rivalry" partner in West Virginia, where does West Virginia go? It would have to be the Big Ten right?

[@semi6544]

Creighton plays basketball in the Big East. Geography rarely matters if the conference is interested. West Virginia has been in the ACC and the Big East in the past couple of decades. I wonder if those conferences will remember how messy it was when West Virginia left.

[@jksimmons1612]

West Virginia has never been in the ACC.

[@semi6544]

@@jksimmons1612 -- You are correct. They didn't meet the academic standards. The ACC was an option when they initially left the Big East but didn't work out.

[@cadengrace5466]

@@semi6544 Louisville was let into the ACC and they have a worse academic standing than WVU.

[@semi6544]

@@cadengrace5466 -- I just repeated what John Skipper said in the video. Maybe the financial incentive wasn't enough to consider West Virginia then but it is now and was when they needed Louisville. They did need Louisville. Many people didn't respect the ACC as a Power 5 school in football at the time. There were only 2-3 competitive teams. Some combination of Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, and Miami. With only 2-3 really good wins in conference it was hard to compete with the Big 10, SEC, Big 12, and PAC 10/12 for playoff positioning. Even now Clemson can't afford losses. No 2 loss ACC team would ever get a playoff spot.

[@redsox33]

Crazy that they could get an empath on the show today

[@jonboxleitner7354]

If B1G expands, it will be for more than two teams IMO. 4x16 is not a reality anymore. Which is fine by me. This guy knows what he's talking about, but the people asking question don't know what's going on.

[@melwal9969]

they have to perform to get more money .

[@markrychorcewicz2995]

Sec best conference by far

[@xxphactor]

No...the Longhorn Network broke up the original B12.

[@dr.reviewsfrompersonalexpe7603]

Wrong in 2007 Texas and OU and A&M and Nebraska voted against a big12 network, What school wouldn’t accept 300m to start a network. They’d be stupid if they didn’t That bogus reason is played out and simply not true

[@vesey1585]

300mil for a game Jesus

[@mister_bailey]

Just for clarity’s sake, it’s a game’s weekly time slot (so 12 total games per season) for $300M, right?

[@Dlavelle100]

@@mister_bailey that was my understanding too. 300 mil for that time slot throughout the season.

[@jksimmons1612]

@@mister_baileyCorrect

[@dr.reviewsfrompersonalexpe7603]

Jesus Christ’s Name should be praised, not used in vain Show respect to The King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

[@sebeku2]

The longhorn network was a horrible idea

[@lucashenderson2775]

Made even worse by the fact the Longhorns went into the tank in football, which was meant to be the centerpiece of the network, around that time and have yet to recover and recapture their mid to late 2000s glory days.

[@Kaijuus]

Holy how many people do you have. Do you need so many boxes of people.

[@davidellis5141]

How about them Longhorns ! ? 🐄

[@DerEk-cy8uw]

Gig Em Ags!

[@keithkelson726]

I'm waiting for Jerry Jones to announce that the Cowboys will be joining the SEC. That would be the biggest story of the year and keep Jerry's phone ringing for the rest of his days..

[@johnbienaszii7729]

skip reading anything would be great

[@rodsean]

I find it hard to believe that NC State is a better school than WVU

[@elvangulley3210]

It is bigger state and much better academics the sports are about the same.

[@78bcat]

It's so nuts that we're talking about geography in 2021 as an impediment...like we're still going by train or some nonsense. Let's disband the NBA because it's crazy the Hornets travel to OKC or the NFL because Kansas City has to travel to Atlanta....

[@7srchoed]

This conversation is interesting for like six minutes

[@michaelallen5505]

If college sports goes to 4 super conferences that separate from the rest of D1 I'm out. I will never watch a game they play.

[@breakingreactions942]

Why

[@jimbotaylor38]

Oklahoma and Texas are southern schools and were already in the region. It is still a matter of geography.

[@junior-corradosoprano9435]

Where isaac Johnson at. Any1 remember what dan did to him. I think Dan's dad being pushed in a wheelchair is funnier than Isaac Johnson being pushed in a wheelchair

[@rudelance]

Skip

[@brandonmusic9712]

Second?

[@davidellis5141]

Yep - Silver 🥈

[@nomoontk9357]

First?

[@davidellis5141]

Yep - Gold 🏅

[@brandonmusic9712]

Yes.

[@cghodo]

Nope, a Smetty simp beat you by an hour apparently.

[@HighPlainsDrifter53]

This is sickening. Greedy mother effers

[@Tijuanabill]

Nonsense, OU loses no rivalries by moving to the SEC, and it re-gains two in the SEC when it gets there. With one non-conference game against OSU, and an East/West geographic split, OU can play in 4 rivalry games every single year now, instead of two.

[@nicholasdepinho7239]

why is this guy wearing a mask

[@Tribe-et5qc]

The coke head John Skipper??

[@petertruth2724]

Jessica is so hot.

[@davidellis5141]

She's young & ambitious !

[@FEARTHEEER1]

UCF is not a "diamond". All of those "alumni" are commuters.

[@CitrusCritter]

UCF has more on-campus residents than UF.