Big East TV Deal

[inTransit]

I can speak from personal experience that I have never, am not now, nor do I believe that I will ever be a fan of Duke or UNC football, although I grew up in Charlotte and followed their basketball programs since I was in high school (mid seventies). I really honestly don't believe that being a fan of a school YOU DID NOT ATTEND in x-sport necessarily generates fandom for y-sport. If anything, I would be inclined to say that football probably gens more basketball interest, because for a lot of people, the only basketball they care about kicks off in March. 

  Youve got to remember here at USF & the Carolinas you are talking about the South and college football is a world of difference between here and up there.  You wouldnt have to like Duke or UNC football when NCST is winning.   Football does not generate basketball interest in New England.   UCONN's football move to FBS doesnt predate USF by much but somehow they have a top 50 football fanbase?  Their alumni alone wont do that. 

 

They have had significant major college sport success in BB.   There is also no professional sports team in CT anymore and UCONN football is the top football program in the six state new England area and arguably New York as well.  Who were all the people up their rooting for before UCONN?  UMASS?  Rutgers? (BC and Cuse to some degree)  Cmon when they went to the Fiesta Bowl a couple years ago people paid attention. To have a top 50 fanbase they are pulling non-alumni fans in, Id argue in part based on recognition from basketball success.

Edited February 21, 2013 by inTransit

[Who'sYourData?]

Can't wait to see each school's press release when the "good news" is announced that we have a TV deal.

It'll be a good sign of what schools have emerging options and what schools are hopelessly tied to the BE. I fear Doug and Judy are going to try to sell this bill of goods as a program elevating event.

 

Doug and Judy would be incredibly stupid not to sing the praises of a new deal.  And neither is incredibly stupid.

[hm101]

John Ourand @Ourand_SBJ

I just checked in with ESPN PR to see if ESPN will match NBC's Big East bid. "Our comment: Discussions with the Big East are ongoing."

 

All they have to do is match, right? What on earth could they be discussing? 

 

Perhaps they don't just have to match the dollar figure, maybe there are other things at play. I don't know. 

Edited February 21, 2013 by hm101

[CPR]

John Ourand @Ourand_SBJ

I just checked in with ESPN PR to see if ESPN will match NBC's Big East bid. "Our comment: Discussions with the Big East are ongoing."

 

All they have to do is match, right? What on earth could they be discussing? 

 

Perhaps they don't just have to match the dollar figure, maybe there are other things at play. I don't know. 

They supposedly have to match the exposure too.

[hm101]

mark blaudschun @blauds

ESPN "matches'' NBC offer to Big East. What "matching'' means in terms of programing and promotion is the issue ajerseyguy.com

 Just happened.

 

ESPN matched, but what does matching mean?

 

ESPN â€matched’ the offer, but whether the criteria of matching includes promotion and programming slots equal to what NBC is offering remains unsettled.

Edited February 21, 2013 by hm101

[NAM37]

After working on a multi-year package with NBC Sports Network for

football and basketball which will pay between $20 and 25 million per

year, the Big East on Thursday also had to ponder a matching offer from

ESPN, which is the current primary broadcaster holder for football and

basketball for the conference.

After taking a week to finalize its strategy, ESPN on Thursday

. ESPN â€matched’ the offer, but whether the criteria of matching

includes promotion and programming slots equal to what NBC is offering

remains unsettled.

Although the multi-year offer  (6 or 7 years) from NBC will bring the

Big East schools only between $20 and 23 million annually, the league

was counting on prime time exposure on NBC and its cable outlets as well

as additional exposure on other networks to carry them through the

transition as smaller, but perhaps more unified conference in football

and basketball.

http://ajerseyguy.com/

[Triple B]

I'm waiting until the BM confirms it ...

[TallyBull]

I'm waiting until the BM confirms it ...

+1

I'm sure he'll have a report up on it very soon after it happens...

[South_Florida_Flip]

I'm waiting until the BM confirms it ...

Bowel Movement?

[Quo Vadis]

..... Big East to vote on which to accept.