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With both ESPN and later the the ACCN, Cuse brought in in-state carriage for NY and BC brought in the populous Massachusetts
 
billybud said:
With both ESPN and later the the ACCN, Cuse brought in in-state carriage for NY and BC brought in the populous Massachusetts
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ESPN wasn't already on cable boxes in New York and New England before adding those two? The ACCN did not come until years after BCU was already in the league. I don't remember when it showed up relative to Syracuse, but it was at roughly the same time, and the incremental carriage fees for the ACCN had nothing to do with ESPN financing the second raid of the Big East. That raid was about ESPN having a tantrum when it looked like the Big East might get a TV contract with another network.

That decision, like every strategic decision ESPN has made with college athletics over the last 20+ years, might have had some logic to it, but has backfired badly. All ESPN has done is make its competitors stronger, which has in turn increased its own costs for the remaining conferences it still has.
 
ESPN was on cable boxes...but the "in footprint premium" came into play with Syracuse and Massachusetts...the conference made more money. The carriage charge for carrying outside footprint is one half of that inside footprint states.
 
Karma now with ESPN. I remember people saying that ESPN was integral to sports at all levels. I had a friend in sales at the network who would go fly around the country selling the network to cable franchises. He had a great job because every cable network 'had' to have ESPN. They were like Coca Cola

As we all know- things change. ESPN did a lot of great and innovative things for sports- especially College sports. However, they forgot about their core customer along the way. I think college AD's need to think what's best for their core customers and alumni when making realignment decisions - for UConn there really is only one decision...go for the Big 12
 
upstater said:
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My cable company in NY doesn't even carry ACCN

ESPN2 showed rodeo and preempted a BC football game. In Boston!!!!
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ESPN 2 does not have a separate local feed for Boston. They were probably contractually obligated to air the rodeo in full. It has nothing to do with BC.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
ESPN 2 does not have a separate local feed for Boston. They were probably contractually obligated to air the rodeo in full. It has nothing to do with BC.
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Whatever happened, ESPN2 had BC football scheduled at that time on that day. That's what lead to the article and the uproar. People tuned in.
 
tzznandrew said:
didn't they suspend an important basketball player for having consensual sex with his girlfriend? I feel like that sort of thing probably doesn't help...
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Brandon Davies in 2011. Could have cost them a real shot at a national championship.
 
I just checked and found that I have the ACC, B10, and SEC network on my Direct TV here in Arizona.
 
champs99and04 said:
Brandon Davies in 2011. Could have cost them a real shot at a national championship.
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You have to respect BYU for having the strength of its convictions and enforcing its honor code without preference just because the violator was a talented jock. On the other hand, discretion is still the better part of valor. Did the athlete and his girlfriend self-report their lapse, did they get caught doing whoopie on the lawn in front of the administration building, or did one or both of them divulge details of the tryst to a trusted friend who turned out to be a snitch? Kids are kids, hormones are hormones, and there are probably more than a few wayward sinners among BYU's student body. Most, however, are smart enough to not get caught.
 
BC is in the ACC because they are located in Boston. It’s a huge market, but BC is not committed to big time athletics. We do not move the needle amongst Boston sports fans and our fan base is small. We fit perfectly into the ACC and the ACC may very well need us in the near future. If they took Rutgers then they would not need us, but they let the B1G swoop in for some reason.

I’m not and never was really excited by the B12. It’s slightly better than the old AAC and the money is good, but those teams are so far away and we have little history with them. It appears now that ESPN will only pay for one more addition to the B12. That tells you that the collection of teams in the B12 is not very exciting to the media.
 
NE Football said:
BC is in the ACC because they are located in Boston. It’s a huge market, but BC is not committed to big time athletics. We do not move the needle amongst Boston sports fans and our fan base is small. We fit perfectly into the ACC and the ACC may very well need us in the near future. If they took Rutgers then they would not need us, but they let the B1G swoop in for some reason.

I’m not and never was really excited by the B12. It’s slightly better than the old AAC and the money is good, but those teams are so far away and we have little history with them. It appears now that ESPN will only pay for one more addition to the B12. That tells you that the collection of teams in the B12 is not very exciting to the media.
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Still pretending to be a UConn fan.
 
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NE Football said:
BC is in the ACC because they are located in Boston. It’s a huge market, but BC is not committed to big time athletics. We do not move the needle amongst Boston sports fans and our fan base is small. We fit perfectly into the ACC and the ACC may very well need us in the near future. If they took Rutgers then they would not need us, but they let the B1G swoop in for some reason.

I’m not and never was really excited by the B12. It’s slightly better than the old AAC and the money is good, but those teams are so far away and we have little history with them. It appears now that ESPN will only pay for one more addition to the B12. That tells you that the collection of teams in the B12 is not very exciting to the media.
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You are so wrong about the Big12 being slightly better than the AAC. Come on man, get a grip or tell us why you think that.
 
The B12 just brought in 3 AAC schools. They have no marquee football teams. In a lot of ways it makes it a fun league because any team can win the championship. Getting Oregon & Washington would give them two marquee teams.
 
I’m only comparing the old AAC football to the current B12 football. There is no comparison in hoops.
 
NE Football said:
The B12 just brought in 3 AAC schools. They have no marquee football teams. In a lot of ways it makes it a fun league because any team can win the championship. Getting Oregon & Washington would give them two marquee teams.
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And because of that, the Big12 schools may balk at OR/WA because it might dampen their chances of getting into the CFP.
 
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superjohn said:
Still pretending to be a UConn fan.
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I read that like he was now pretending to be a BC fan.
NE Football said:
BC is in the ACC because they are located in Boston. It’s a huge market, but BC is not committed to big time athletics. We do not move the needle amongst Boston sports fans and our fan base is small.
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I say "pretending to be a BC fan" because BCU doesn't actually have fans.
 
Was checking out the Buffs board and saw this, and since we were speaking about Ames:

 
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