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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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 &...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    Report: UConn Going To Big East For 2020-2021 Season

    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...
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    NBC Sports Ratings

    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...
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    Big 12 exploring whether to have a 13 year grant of tv rights

    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...
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    Bball status for 2012-13?

    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...
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    Guidance requested

    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...
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    Guidance requested

    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...
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    Guidance requested

    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"...
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    Guidance requested

    When I get my vacation time built back up, I'd love to take a trip to the fantasy land you've created in your head. Glad to hear when you accused half the board of performing oral sex on me as a result of enjoying my insights, that wasn't personal. My time here is done. Enjoy your little...
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    Guidance requested

    Wow, you must live a sad little life to have to blatantly lie to feel good about yourself. Are you a middle child? Did you not get enough hugs or attention as a kid? Just b/c no one pays any attention to you on the board, doesn't mean the new guy who gets the attention doesn't know what he's...
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    Guidance requested

    If you run for President, I will vote for you just on the basis of the genius of your post above. I'm just glad I didn't have any beer in my mouth when I read it.
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    ACC

    It's tucked under your left moob.........along w/ a winning scratch off from '97 and the small island nation of Micronesia.
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    ACC

    If it is, never let me wake.
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    ACC

    (1) We do the valuations, but we're not involved in the negotiations. So, I don't know if ESPN applied anything like that to our numbers. But, I said on page 1, nearly a week before the contract was announced that the ABC/ESPN contract would put the Big XII in the $19M - $23M payout range...
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    ACC

    No, as I've said throughout this thread, we did the valuations for ESPN. The ACC actually kept their valuations internal (smh). I don't know anything about them expecting to get a $5M bump, but if so, that's pretty sad. To assume you'd get $5M from Pitt & Syracuse, you'd have to value both...
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    ACC

    Agreed. But, it's somewhat strange when posters reply and it sounds/looks like they're having a conversation w/ themselves. I can't imagine what my life would be like if I hadn't discovered the ignore function around page 4.
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    ACC

    From a value standpoint to a conference, BYU would be a no brainer for any conference in the country. They have strong TV #s, though it's largely concentrated in the pacific & mountain time zones. They have strong football & basketball attendance. Their athletic revenue is excellent. If BYU...
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    ACC

    Like I've said, it's my opinion that ND was the trump card that pushed Syracuse ahead of Connecticut. I wasn't in the ACC meetings. But, ESPN communicates specific goals to our team when we do valuations. They were specific about wanting to know ND's pull w/in each prospect's home DMA...
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    ACC

    I never referred to the the Nielsen data as "TV sets". I was on auto-pilot earlier and referred to them as ratings, rather than total viewers. Ratings are not TV sets, but rather, the percentage of households w/ a TV that are watch a specific program/game. The extrapolation between TV sets to...
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    ACC

    If I've missed any direct questions about UConn before Blue whale's post, then my apologies. I've tried to hit them all. Plus, I made use of the ignore button pretty quickly, so I don't see everything said or asked in the thread. ;) Hopefully my answer above is sufficient to answer the...
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    ACC

    A week ago, I was doing a google search to see if anyone had leaked info about an FSU/"unofficial" Big XII meeting that had taken place the day before. A post by Fishy came up on page 1 or 2. I clicked on it and read the intro to this thread. It actually had nothing to do w/ FSU, but some of...
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    ACC

    That's outside my purview. I can tell you it doesn't factor into the valuations done on the teams themselves. It's possible it may factor into the advertising rates charged, but I wouldn't think so. Products are placed in spots & markets where they are going to best be targeted. It's why you...
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    ACC

    [Sigh.] Those numbers are from Nielson.........you know, the company that tracks TV trends & viewership nationwide. They are provided w/in the industry on a daily basis, and are currently sitting on my computer in pdf form. If other websites are regurgitating them, then that's where they came...
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    ACC

    The Big East had exactly a 0% chance of garnering $20M+ per all sports member had TCU entered in the conference & Syracuse, WVU, and Pitt not bolted. The Big East has the worst football ratings amongst major conferences, and the 2nd worst basketball ratings amongst major conferences. And this is...
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    Will the Big 12 stay at 10 for now?

    Everyone likes the 10-team format they have now. However, as I stated in the ACC thread, they will expand if the right teams are receptive to their inquiries. There is no doubt they will reach out to Florida State, Miami, GA Tech, Clemson, NC State, VA Tech, and Arkansas, and possibly Pitt &...
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    Will the Big 12 stay at 10 for now?

    Well what do you know..........word breaks the Big XII is signing a contract extension for exactly what I said they'd sign a contract extension for. I must be a lucky guesser. ;)
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    ACC

    The offer started much lower and was negotiated up. When it got to $11M, that's where ESPN said they weren't willing to go higher, and the BE said they'd prefer to take their contract to the open market. Your logic is flawed, b/c you're assuming $11M was ESPN's first offer, and it wasn't. It...
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    ACC

    I’m going to answer these two questions together, b/c they both have a similar answer. I agree & understand that DePaul is a popular in Chicago when they’re good. However, for any school, their value TO THE CONFERENCE is three-fold: TV revenue, post-season revenue, and cross-marketing (which...
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