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ESPN Layoffs and the AAC

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This can't be a good sign for our TV contract.  Everyone knows that the P5 are the P5 because they are paid.  What gives me some hope is that we have a large student base which may translate well to a digital subscription format.

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I always find it helpful to blame the Longhorn network for bad things happening.  

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Just one more thing wrong with this world ....

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Espn not having a monopoly on content would be great for us.  Viewership for college football is up on ABC and FOX.  College football is still a huge cash cow for networks.   ESPNs problem I heard is

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Espn not having a monopoly on content would be great for us.  Viewership for college football is up on ABC and FOX.  College football is still a huge cash cow for networks.   ESPNs problem I heard is that they overpaid for NFL content.

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Bret McMurphy was canned too.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/857261094561341440

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4 minutes ago, slick1ru2 said:

Bret McMurphy was canned too.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/857261094561341440

We know:

 

 

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1 hour ago, usfbullrider said:

ESPNs problem I heard is that they overpaid for NFL content.

Pretty sure they overpaid for a LOT of stuff.  Just overpaying for NFL wouldn't cause the free fall that organization has been in the last few years.  

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36 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

Pretty sure they overpaid for a LOT of stuff.  Just overpaying for NFL wouldn't cause the free fall that organization has been in the last few years.  

That $2.66 billion to the NBA annually from them almost single handidly created the cap influx we saw last summer. 

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I always find it helpful to blame the Longhorn network for bad things happening.  

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4 hours ago, usfbullrider said:

Espn not having a monopoly on content would be great for us.  Viewership for college football is up on ABC and FOX.  College football is still a huge cash cow for networks.   ESPNs problem I heard is that they overpaid for NFL content.

Isn't ABC affiliated with ESPN? 

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Isn't ABC affiliated with ESPN? 

Yes both are owned by The Mouse. That's why sporting events televised on ABC can be streamed on the WatchESPN app

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3 hours ago, ArmyBull said:

I always find it helpful to blame the Longhorn network for bad things happening.  

THIS. The contract is so stupid it hurts.

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