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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 3100753, member: 250"] Mike Anthony looks hard at this stinky deal for UConn. [URL="https://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-sp-aac-espn-tv-contract-column-20190328-uinqwyfdj5c77jcjxg26cko7qy-story.html"]Mike Anthony: Announcement of AAC/ESPN deal leaves door cracked for SNY, and leaves UConn to express disappointment in potential streaming future[/URL] "Everyone was so damn careful Wednesday and it got old until UConn used a portion of its statement to express dissatisfaction. Later, Benedict was even clearer, more passionate, saying, “I’m sure it comes as no surprise that we are disappointed that there will be a reduction in linear TV exposure for our men’s and women’s basketball programs, including but not limited to the potential loss of our successful partnership with SNY. While there are many things to celebrate about this new and forward-looking agreement, any potential loss of linear distribution of our men’s and women’s basketball programs would be disappointing for our fans and our student-athletes.” No, UConn doesn’t sound happy. UConn shouldn’t be happy. The extra $5 million a year the school will take in does not offset what it would lose in SNY, monetary and beyond. Benedict and those around him in Storrs are in a strange position. It does them no good to butt heads too violently with ESPN. But they must meet fans’ frustration with their own and make clear that they won’t go along willingly while their product is pushed to a place it doesn’t fit or can be hidden. Thousands of words and statements Wednesday came and went with very few real answers, very little clarity, right down to the lack of financial confirmation, which is strange considering …" [/QUOTE]

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