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This grand exploration came from discussions amongst a Father and Son, about how other conferences can compete in the face of the fast-changing College Football landscape and the apparent 2 super-conferences. The ultimate goal: putting the best, most competitive product on the field/court/wherever and providing quality outcomes for student-athletes, fans and school athletics.

Vast
Assumptions

Getting away from linear TV is key to this whole opportunity

• Provides for open scheduling

• No blackouts

• Opens up opportunities for viewing experience

• Allows access to a deep well of sports content across all

a school's sports

• It's where the puck is going, fast - only half of US households

watched linear TV last Qtr

 Apple is the apex partner

• They have the 💰💰💰

• There is a huge appetite to grow their ad revenue

• They have the tech and ecosystem to build a cutting edge

viewing experience

• They have distribution to nearly every human's pocket

A conference streaming app would

• Open up the full sports catalog to all fans

• Provide a direct revenue channel for the conference, through

subscription and advertising

• Allowing for deeper revenue sharing to student-athletes

Sharing revenue with Student Athletes will

• Lighten the financial burden for the majority of athletes

• Increase the focus on academics and athletics, improving the

quality of competition

• Athletes could see between $20k-$40k during the school year
• Being the first conference to share revenue, provides a huge

advantage in recruiting top athletes

Partnering with student-athletes on NIL proves attractive
• Providing a network for opportunities

• Providing personal finance and tax management for the

student-athletes that get NIL $$$

Each school would get ~$40m a year in broadcast revenue

A home and away rivalry is key to high quality content worthy of ad and subscriber $$$

An average of ~500 student athletes per school

10% of fanbase subscribing to the streaming app, at ~$20/mo for 10 months

Two new Commissioners that are FBS outsiders with a desire to shake things up and prove out their unique value

80% of realizing this would be in the execution

Many
Risks

Merging two major conferences is a MASSIVE challenge

The long standing traditionalism and alliances within the FBS could get in the way

Subscriber numbers could languish if the rivalries are non-existent, if the competition is diminished or there are blackouts

Gaining adoption with a streaming app and student-athlete app

Having to navigate any future regulation of NIL

Not getting an appropriate streaming broadcast deal would diminish the return and attractiveness for schools

Managing a college sports conference of this scale presents unique challenges

Having a home/away rivalry each year could degrade the yearly winner take all aspect of said rivalries

This grand exploration came from discussions amongst a Father and Son, about how other conferences can compete in the face of the fast-changing College Football landscape and the apparent 2 super-conferences. The ultimate goal: putting the best, most competitive product on the field/court/wherever and providing quality outcomes for student-athletes, fans and school athletics.

Vast
Assumptions

Getting away from linear TV is key to this whole opportunity

• Provides for open scheduling

• No blackouts

• Opens up opportunities for viewing experience

• Allows access to a deep well of sports content across all a school's sports

• It's where the puck is going, fast - only half of US households

watched linear TV last Qtr

 Apple is the apex partner

• They have the 💰💰💰

• There is a huge appetite to grow their ad revenue

• They have the tech and ecosystem to build a cutting edge viewing experience

• They have distribution to nearly every human's pocket

A conference streaming app would

• Open up the full sports catalog to all fans

• Provide a direct revenue channel for the conference, through subscription and advertising

• Allowing for deeper revenue sharing to student-athletes

Sharing revenue with Student Athletes will

• Lighten the financial burden for the majority of athletes

• Increase the focus on academics and athletics, improving the quality of competition

• Athletes could see between $20k-$40k during the school year
• Being the first conference to share revenue, provides a huge advantage in recruiting top athletes

Partnering with student-athletes on NIL proves attractive
• Providing a network for opportunities

• Providing personal finance and tax management for the student-athletes that get NIL $$$

Each school would get ~$40m a year in broadcast revenue

A home and away rivalry is key to high quality content worthy of ad and subscriber $$$

An average of ~500 student athletes per school

10% of fanbase subscribing to the streaming app, at ~$20/mo for 10 months

Two new Commissioners that are FBS outsiders with a desire to shake things up and prove out their unique value

80% of realizing this would be in the execution

Many
Risks

Merging two major conferences is a MASSIVE challenge

The long standing traditionalism and alliances within the FBS could get in the way

Subscriber numbers could languish if the rivalries are non-existent, if the competition is diminished or there are blackouts

Gaining adoption with a streaming app and student-athlete app

Having to navigate any future regulation of NIL

Not getting an appropriate streaming broadcast deal would diminish the return and attractiveness for schools

Managing a college sports conference of this scale presents unique challenges

Having a home/away rivalry each year could degrade the yearly winner take all aspect of said rivalries

This grand exploration came from discussions amongst a Father and Son, about how other conferences can compete in the face of the fast-changing College Football landscape and the apparent 2 super-conferences. The ultimate goal: putting the best, most competitive product on the field/court/wherever and providing quality outcomes for student-athletes, fans and school athletics.

Vast
Assumptions

Getting away from linear TV is key to this whole opportunity

• Provides for open scheduling

• No blackouts

• Opens up opportunities for viewing experience

• Allows access to a deep well of sports content across all

a school's sports

• It's where the puck is going, fast - only half of US households

watched linear TV last Qtr

 Apple is the apex partner

• They have the 💰💰💰

• There is a huge appetite to grow their ad revenue

• They have the tech and ecosystem to build a cutting edge

viewing experience

• They have distribution to nearly every human's pocket

A conference streaming app would

• Open up the full sports catalog to all fans

• Provide a direct revenue channel for the conference, through

subscription and advertising

• Allowing for deeper revenue sharing to student-athletes

Sharing revenue with Student Athletes will

• Lighten the financial burden for the majority of athletes

• Increase the focus on academics and athletics, improving the

quality of competition

• Athletes could see between $20k-$40k during the school year
• Being the first conference to share revenue, provides a huge

advantage in recruiting top athletes

Partnering with student-athletes on NIL proves attractive
• Providing a network for opportunities

• Providing personal finance and tax management for the

student-athletes that get NIL $$$

Each school would get ~$40m a year in broadcast revenue

A home and away rivalry is key to high quality content worthy of ad and subscriber $$$

An average of ~500 student athletes per school

10% of fanbase subscribing to the streaming app, at ~$20/mo for 10 months

Two new Commissioners that are FBS outsiders with a desire to shake things up and prove out their unique value

80% of realizing this would be in the execution

Many
Risks

Merging two major conferences is a MASSIVE challenge

The long standing traditionalism and alliances within the FBS could get in the way

Subscriber numbers could languish if the rivalries are non-existent, if the competition is diminished or there are blackouts

Gaining adoption with a streaming app and student-athlete app

Having to navigate any future regulation of NIL

Not getting an appropriate streaming broadcast deal would diminish the return and attractiveness for schools

Managing a college sports conference of this scale presents unique challenges

Having a home/away rivalry each year could degrade the yearly winner take all aspect of said rivalries