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AthleticDirectorU's Tai Brown and Matt Roberts sit down with Navigate Senior Vice President for Analytics and Innovation Matt Balvanz to dig deeper on the financial projections of an expanded College Football Playoff.

 

1:15 - Give us some initial thoughts on the analysis.
3:45 - Walk us through how you came to the projected $1.9 billion in total revenue.
6:03 - How does the projected CFP increase compare to other professional sports leagues' media rights?
9:54 - How does Notre Dame's independence factor into these projections?
12:10 - How did you project the average number of teams included in the playoff and the average payout?
15:30 - How does the possibility of first-round games being played on campus impact the projections?
20:47 - What could go wrong in the next 24 to 36 months that somehow changes the paradigm of the value of this property in the marketplace?
25:22 - Do you think any streaming platforms could be involved with an expanded playoff's media rights?
27:44 - How do the rumors of conference realignment effect these projections?
34:03 - Why does the Power 5 need the NCAA to create this type of value proposition to the marketplace?

 

Read more about this analysis at https://athleticdirectoru.com/articles/how-much-money-can-an-expanded-college-football-playoff-generate