Recent content by FromTheInside

LOL. I'm well aware how ratings "work". But Fox bid the NBE contract based on their expectation of the ratings. Hence why the contract is so small. The ratings the NBE has pulled in have exceeded Fox's expectations. So, when UConn signs to join as the 11th member, it will trigger the Fox...

1. There was no analysis by a media firm hired by the Big 12 that showed UConn was a net benefit to the conference, b/c we ARE the company that does analysis for the Big 12, ACC, SEC, and Big Ten. We don't do work for the Pac 12 or Big East. EVERY team analyzed failed to meet the minimum...

It came down to Notre Dame, not Boston College & the Florida schools. If Notre Dame had said "we want UConn" instead of Syracuse, then UConn would be in the ACC. Notre Dame wanted to ensure they were getting exposure in NYC, b/c they have a huge alumni and fan base there. The Florida...

Come on man, T-H-I-N-K. Are TV contracts into perpetuity or do they have an end date? While yes, the Big 12's contracts with ABC/ESPN/Fox called for them to increase their payout pro rata, so the payout per member wouldn't decrease, that contract was only through the end of the 2015-16 season...

If UConn hadn't played hardball with Notre Dame over that series, it's almost a certainty they'd be in the ACC. Notre Dame was instrumental in getting both Syracuse and Pitt in the ACC. The problem for UConn now is the ACC has realized that Syracuse, Pitt and Boston College don't move the...

Maybe you should go back and look at my post history before you try to play your "Chicago Tribune" card. The last time I posted here was during realignment. And a cursory look will show I was on the inside of those discussions. I do TV contract analytics, and my clients are the Big Ten, ACC...

I can tell you with absolute certainty, there is no chance whatsoever Houston, Memphis or Cincy get poached. None. There is a greater chance 20 y/o Heidi Klum rents a Delorian, travels to the future, and knocks on your door tonight naked, riding a unicorn, selling Girl Scout cookies. UCF &...

Your buddy was lying. I can tell you with 1,000% insider certainty there was a 0.00% chance of UConn ever getting a call from the Big Ten. N-O-N-E. The Big Ten reached out to Nebraska, Texas, Rutgers, Maryland, and Virginia. There was never a scenario in which UConn was seriously considered...

I was an insider here many, many years ago. I haven't posted here in over half a decade, but decided to check in on Friday, when I got word UConn was going to get an invite. And honestly, a lot of the responses/reactions are surprising. So I wanted to offer some feedback and maybe a ray of...

The data is pretty flawed. The Tech game was against a team that has a strong fan base in Houston (lots of oil & gas cross-over between Lubbock/Tech/Houston). The UTEP game was a Friday night name w/ absolutely zero football competition. If you were a dude and you couldn't/didn't go out, you...

No one's going to 18. The reason being, every team has to bring at least the same value as the average paid out by the conference's TV contracts. And on top of that, the larger the conference, the more difficult it is to add incremental value to a contract........b/c the incremental value is...

The Big XII will have a 9-game conference schedule as long as membership is 10 teams. But, if they go to 12 or 14, they'll consider an 8-game slate. That is part of the appeal to some of the ACC teams they're targeting, who are ticked about having to give up an OOC game as part of the their...

It's pretty obvious AAU membership is an asset to any tic-tac-toe playing schools, as the research dollars help fund tic-tac-toe strategery programs. Just look at the abysmal performance of the SEC teams that lack AAU membership. Several times each season, Auburn's tic-tac-toers start a fight...

Alas, under Marinatto's leadership, the Big East's tick-tack-toe TV numbers have been in steady decline, finishing last year just behind The Golden Girls reruns on TBS. But hey, on the bright side, under the Spackler Plan, an ocean-to-ocean tick-tack-toe conference schedule could put the Big...

George, your propensity for exaggeration is astounding for someone who should be a mature man. I made one post - ONE - mocking Sam (aka Carl Spackler) for his long-winded, self-important posts. ONE. Other than that, I did not utter a cross word to anybody. And, I certainly did not "rip"...