Stewart Mandel unloads on ‘cockamamie’ CFP proposal from Big Ten
"Nearly everyone The Athletic has spoken to about this subject over the past few months says this entire cockamamie scheme is the brainchild of Tony Petitti."
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SEC, Big Ten talk scheduling agreement to increase media revenue
The conferences are in talks to schedule as many as 12 to 16 regular season nonconference games every year.
Big Ten commissioner hints at new ‘Maps’ commercial
"I learned very quickly in this job that there's a lot of passion around the Big Ten 'Map' commercial."
The Big Ten will have at least nine Friday games in 2024, boosting Fox Friday sports
"It’ll be significant in terms of the amount of national exposure that we have on Friday night on Fox."
Analyzing ESPN’s report on an unfinished Big Ten TV deal, Kevin Warren criticisms, and the conference having to ‘pay back’ Fox and NBC
According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, ex-Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren gave the 2026 conference championship game to NBC "without full authority to do so." Warren's deal with NBC also created a divide between the network and top schools over late-November night games.
Former MLB exec Tony Petitti is reportedly the next Big Ten commissioner
The Big Ten reportedly has their next commissioner lined up.
The 33rd Team adds execs Tony Petitti and John Entz, partners with NFL Films, Liberty Media, and The Baupost Group
Entz and Petitti both have decades of high-level media experience.