1) Expand by 6 all sports members immediately, take as much money as you can from the networks.
2) Earmark every dollar of that money towards starting your own network, to roll out in 5-6 years, allowing for a 2-3 year ramp up period before the current media deal expires. Initially, show Tier 3 stuff, replays, and coaches shows. Price it low to build a subscriber base.
Best if this can be accompanied by a GOR extension, but even without, it's a decent plan.
Network can even be digital only, since most things will likely transition that way anyway.
By that point, Texas may even be receptive to rolling the Longhorn network in, since they'll be closer to the end of their deal.
Lots of possibilities here.
Grab the $$ while you can and invest it to make something bigger and better than what you have now.
FLAME AWAY...
2) Earmark every dollar of that money towards starting your own network, to roll out in 5-6 years, allowing for a 2-3 year ramp up period before the current media deal expires. Initially, show Tier 3 stuff, replays, and coaches shows. Price it low to build a subscriber base.
Best if this can be accompanied by a GOR extension, but even without, it's a decent plan.
Network can even be digital only, since most things will likely transition that way anyway.
By that point, Texas may even be receptive to rolling the Longhorn network in, since they'll be closer to the end of their deal.
Lots of possibilities here.
Grab the $$ while you can and invest it to make something bigger and better than what you have now.
FLAME AWAY...