Big East TV Deal

[charsibb]

 

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.

IIRC, the main publicity UConn got for going to the Fiesta bowl was a consensus that they didn't belong because they had 4-5 losses. And then they got routed. Not much good publicity from that.  And i am very sceptical about the notion that they have a top 50 fan base.

 

 

They also lost a shitpot full of coin on the deal.

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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.

IIRC, the main publicity UConn got for going to the Fiesta bowl was a consensus that they didn't belong because they had 4-5 losses. And then they got routed. Not much good publicity from that.  And i am very sceptical about the notion that they have a top 50 fan base.

 

 

They also lost a shitpot full of coin on the deal.

They couldn't move their ticket allotment and get enough fans out west. Lost $1.5 million or so. They are clearly not a national brand in football but have a regional draw.  Storrs is 15 min from the Mass border and they've recruited the heck out of NY State in BB and do well enough there in FB.  BTW I think you take the hits and criticism for the performance as part of the deal.  Lets face it none of us nBE leftovers will be sniffing a BCS bowl anytime in the near future beyond an opportunity this year.

[GaUSFBull]

Has anyone else seen this yet?  ESPN is about to become our dominatrix again:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8972975/big-east-conference-espn-finalizing-7-year-130-million-media-deal

 

The Big East and ESPN are finalizing a seven-year media rights deal worth $130 million through the 2019-20 school year, league sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy on Thursday.

Last week, the Big East received an official offer from NBC Sports Network, but since ESPN is currently the primary rights holder it had one week to match NBC's offer to retain the Big East's rights.

Edited February 22, 2013 by GaUSFBull

[Bull-by-Marriage]

http://sportsillustr...v-negotiations/

 

This allows ESPN a chance to stock up live programming inventory at a cheap rate and keep it off the air of one of its competitors. ESPN has seven days to respond to the terms the Big East presented it with.

Read More: http://sportsillustr.../#ixzz2L2cmfzOd

 

 

That's all we are to espn, cheap extra stock to keep NBC from having college sports. BullSpit, screw espn.

 

 

I know your in TV somwhow, but ESPN is an evil empire that stands against everything good in this world. When they give us the CUSA, MWC, MAC weekday slots we will be associated with those conferences. If we are the main gig on NBC Sports, and for big enough games, NBC proper, we will be the NBE. I'd rather be a lesser known's prize posession, than a big boy's b**ch. 6 years will be the shortest TV contract, so while everyone else is locked in, we will able to negotiate a new contract.

 

These were my posts back on 2/14. looks like I knew what was going to happen. It was easy to see that ESPN would screw us yet again. NOW, if I could just figure out those lottery #'s.

[GaUSFBull]

These idiots better not sign with ESPN. If they do Aresco should be fired.

 

It's happening:

 

 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8972975/big-east-conference-espn-finalizing-7-year-130-million-media-deal

[Bull-by-Marriage]

Has anyone else seen this yet?  ESPN is about to become our dominatrix again:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8972975/big-east-conference-espn-finalizing-7-year-130-million-media-deal

 

 

The Big East and ESPN are finalizing a seven-year media rights deal worth $130 million through the 2019-20 school year, league sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy on Thursday.

Last week, the Big East received an official offer from NBC Sports Network, but since ESPN is currently the primary rights holder it had one week to match NBC's offer to retain the Big East's rights.

 

 

When do we get fitted for our ball gag? Wonder what those that wanted ESPN think now. We can only hope that the school Pres. vote it down. 

[Quo Vadis]

Will pay about $22 million each year, or $1.8 million per school, per year for 12 teams, $2.2 million for 10 teams. It includes $2 million from a new basketball deal with CBS:

 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8972975/big-east-conference-espn-finalizing-7-year-130-million-media-deal

Edited February 22, 2013 by BatonRougeBull87

[Bull-by-Marriage]

BOHICA!!

[Reliable Source]

NBC led the BE down the primrose path and did nothing to stave off ESPN's assault on the league, and then they offer chicken feed after conf has crumbled. STFU NBC you were never our friend. Take ESPN dollars and realize that those jackwads in Providence cost us all $1.3 Billion and Tater Head laid down and took it up the brown dirt highway.

[SANJAY]

"Tater head" said take the billion dollars. He was a bad commissioner but he said take the money. Pitt, RU and GTown said test the market, and then left for greener pastures.