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Too early to say for sure, but the relegation to 3 was what most of us feared when Aresco announced the unprecedented access of this deal. I have access and play it on my flat screen, and it looks good, not quite as good as the main channels but world's better than pre-HD broadcasts, so I am okay with it. Just another reason for us to leave want to get the heck out of the AAC, though.
 
CL82 said:
Too early to say for sure, but the relegation to 3 was what most of us feared when Aresco announced the unprecedented access of this deal. I have access and play it on my flat screen, and it looks good, not quite as good as the main channels but world's better than pre-HD broadcasts, so I am okay with it. Just another reason for us to leave want to get the heck out of the AAC, though.
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That is a different deal, 2013 is still the old deal. Not sure why this is so difficult. The game being on ESPN3 is for one reason: They want to play at night because of the holiday.

It's nothing nefarious. It's not a comment on the state of the program. It's not even the end of the world.
 
I know many are concerned that ESPN 3 will count as "television" under the new contract. I pulled the below bullet points from an ESPN article that ran after the deal was announced. I think this makes it pretty clear that ESPN 3 does not count as television.


Among the highlights of the deal as it relates to football:
  • Nearly 90 percent of the games will be carried on national broadcast or national cable.
  • The minimum number of telecasts collectively on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU will be higher than the number of telecasts in the current contract, which expires at the end of the 2013 season.
 
metsfan2323 said:
I know many are concerned that ESPN 3 will count as "television" under the new contract. I pulled the below bullet points from an ESPN article that ran after the deal was announced. I think this makes it pretty clear that ESPN 3 does not count as television.


Among the highlights of the deal as it relates to football:

  • [ ]Nearly 90 percent of the games will be carried on national broadcast or national cable.
    [ ]The minimum number of telecasts collectively on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU will be higher than the number of telecasts in the current contract, which expires at the end of the 2013 season.
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Yeah at the time it was pretty obvious that the AAC should just be the AAC presented by ESPNU.
 
pepband99 said:
you should be able to do this on a computer (or some other native ESPN3 app, like on the xbox)

"WatchESPN" stuff that is simulcast on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU will be blacked out, unless you're on the short list of WatchESPN providers: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/affList?device=videosub. I have Charter for internet, so same issue as you - DirecTV for video.
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Ok. Was trying from my phone. It has worked on my PC in the past.
 
whaler11 said:
Yeah at the time it was pretty obvious that the AAC should just be the AAC presented by ESPNU.
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ESPN U isn't a bad thing these days. I think a majority of people who consider themselves sports fans have ESPN U and make it part of their channel surfing rotation. That's my guess anyway. Personally when I look for football on Saturday I go through ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN U and then go to the networks, I then decide what I want to watch but go back to the other channels to look for anything close or interesting. I'm not a BYU fan at all, but it was hard not to notice they were on a ESPN channel every week last year, I hope that UCONN gets the same treatment.
 
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metsfan2323 said:
I know many are concerned that ESPN 3 will count as "television" under the new contract. I pulled the below bullet points from an ESPN article that ran after the deal was announced. I think this makes it pretty clear that ESPN 3 does not count as television.


Among the highlights of the deal as it relates to football:

  • [ ]Nearly 90 percent of the games will be carried on national broadcast or national cable.
    [ ]The minimum number of telecasts collectively on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU will be higher than the number of telecasts in the current contract, which expires at the end of the 2013 season.
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Nothing in that doesn't mean ESPN 3 won't be considered "television." ESPN 3 technically does broadcast nationally, and since the AAC will have more teams that the Big East there can be more games on those other four channels without taking away ESPN's ability to throw a bunch of games on ESPN 3.
 
I think the MAC and AAC end up having nearly identical ESPN TV contracts. My understanding is that the AAC is merely converting their regional ESPN Plus games into ESPNU "national" games with the new 2014 contract.

http://www.espnplus.com/home/fb-schedules#besched

Those 10 games will then be ESPNU games and the ESPN Plus regional games will be cancelled.

The MAC is also currently renegotiating their ESPN Plus games (see same website above) and they will be on ESPNU along with a bit larger game package and an increase in money.

The AAC contract says that the games will be shown on ABC/ESPN/2/U but their is no contract language for a minimum on ABC. Last years ABC games were all either Syracuse or Louisville so I suspect that the AAC will have very few if any on ABC going forward.

ESPN will select their minimum number of ESPN/2/U games and then put most of the rest on ESPN3. The rest will be streamed on your digital package (XOS Digital - same as the MAC Digital Network)

http://www.xosdigital.com/mediakit....d66-47e4-8d0e-e49013743163/XOS-Digital-Sizzle

After our renegotiations this summer (according to CBS Sports article), the MAC and AAC TV deals and exposure will be nearly identicle.
 
Anyone who thinks the AAC and MAC deals will be the same is forgetting about basketball.
 
whaler11 said:
That is a different deal, 2013 is still the old deal. Not sure why this is so difficult. The game being on ESPN3 is for one reason: They want to play at night because of the holiday.

It's nothing nefarious. It's not a comment on the state of the program. It's not even the end of the world.
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Yep, you are right. I forgot about that. Thanks.
 
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whaler11 said:
That is a different deal, 2013 is still the old deal. Not sure why this is so difficult. The game being on ESPN3 is for one reason: They want to play at night because of the holiday.

It's nothing nefarious. It's not a comment on the state of the program. It's not even the end of the world.
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okay, enough with the facts and rational thinking. it's bad for the board's image.
 
zls44 said:
Anyone who thinks the AAC and MAC deals will be the same is forgetting about basketball.
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So the MAC and the league UConn is in has the same deal for football only? Thanks, I feel much better.
 
Waquoit said:
So the MAC and the league UConn is in has the same deal for football only? Thanks, I feel much better.
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This football season is part of the old deal. Next year football/this year basketball are at levels the MAC will never, ever get.

Reading comprehension.
 
zls44 said:
This football season is part of the old deal. Next year football/this year basketball are at levels the MAC will never, ever get.

Reading comprehension.
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Denial, Not true. The football side of the MAC contract will be very similar as your "new" 2014 contract. MAC is renegotiating with ESPN right now. Only thing the AAC accomplished was converting a few regional games to ESPNU games (ESPN has asked us to do the same). 90% of MAC games are already on "national" ESPN3. Our first 3 weeks of this year already has all the games on "national" ESPN3. The remainder is on our digital platform so "all games played at our campus stadiums" will be on TV with 90% on a "national" broadcast. Sound familiar?
 
#MACtion said:
Denial, Not true. The football side of the MAC contract will be very similar as your "new" 2014 contract. MAC is renegotiating with ESPN right now. Only thing the AAC accomplished was converting a few regional games to ESPNU games (ESPN has asked us to do the same). 90% of MAC games are already on "national" ESPN3. Our first 3 weeks of this year already has all the games on "national" ESPN3. The remainder is on our digital platform so "all games played at our campus stadiums" will be on TV with 90% on a "national" broadcast. Sound familiar?
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The MAC isn't getting a similar deal. It just isn't. They have already lost a lot of the bargaining power of playing on any nights due to the expansion of networks and leagues willing to play on those nights.

As limited as the AAC's appeal is, its the freakin SEC compared to the MAC.
 
zls44 said:
The MAC isn't getting a similar deal. It just isn't. They have already lost a lot of the bargaining power of playing on any nights due to the expansion of networks and leagues willing to play on those nights.

As limited as the AAC's appeal is, its the freakin SEC compared to the MAC.
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1. We have the same 1st Tier Provider (ESPN), 2nd Tier Provider (ESPN Regional), and same Digital Platform (XOS Digital) and its different how? AND the MAC is negotiating more exposure on ESPN right now as I type.

2. The AAC is the SEC? Really? So let me get this straight:

The AAC is:

Cincinnati - beaten last year by Toledo
South Florida - beaten last year by Ball State
UConn - beaten last 2 years by an awful Western Michigan team
Temple - NEVER beat a MAC team with a winning record in 6 years
and 7 mediocre C-USA teams like Memphis and Tulane.

But somehow you claim SEC-like superiority over the MAC?

We can agree to disagree.
 
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#MACtion said:
1. We have the same 1st Tier Provider (ESPN), 2nd Tier Provider (ESPN Regional), and same Digital Platform (XOS Digital) and its different how? AND the MAC is negotiating more exposure on ESPN right now as I type.

2. The AAC is the SEC? Really? So let me get this straight:

The AAC is:

Cincinnati - beaten last year by Toledo
South Florida - beaten last year by Ball State
UConn - beaten last 2 years by an awful Western Michigan team
Temple - NEVER beat a MAC team with a winning record in 6 years
and 7 mediocre C-USA teams like Memphis and Tulane.

But somehow you claim SEC-like superiority over the MAC?

We can agree to disagree.
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If you think the MAC is more popular than the AAC or a better football conference, then you are stupid beyond words.

Your increased ESPNU games are going to be on Tuesdays. The AAC's will be on Saturdays. The new AAC deal starts next year, and is far better than anything the MAC has ever, or will ever get.

Period.
 
zls44 said:
If you think the MAC is more popular than the AAC or a better football conference, then you are stupid beyond words.

Your increased ESPNU games are going to be on Tuesdays. The AAC's will be on Saturdays. The new AAC deal starts next year, and is far better than anything the MAC has ever, or will ever get.

Period.
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you have to listen to him. he works at espn and literally is making the schedule as we speak. ohio vs akron? tuesday night mother frucker!
 
zls44 said:
If you think the MAC is more popular than the AAC or a better football conference, then you are stupid beyond words.

Your increased ESPNU games are going to be on Tuesdays. The AAC's will be on Saturdays. The new AAC deal starts next year, and is far better than anything the MAC has ever, or will ever get.

Period.
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Sorry to break the news to you with FACTS, but the Big East ratings and viewers were on average no better than the MAC ratings. Just wait until Syracuse, Louisville, Pitt is replaced with SMU, Tulane, Memphis ratings....

0.9 (1.3M)
No. Illinois Kent State 7 PM ESPN2

Fri., 10/19/12
0.8 (1.0M)
Connecticut Syracuse 8 PM ESPN

Fri., 11/9/12
0.6 (931K)
Pittsburgh Connecticut 8 PM ESPN2

Wed., 11/7/12
0.5 (719K)
Bowling Green Ohio 8 PM ESPN2

0.4 (614K)
Rutgers Pittsburgh 12 PM ESPN2

0.4 (536K)
Syracuse Temple 11 AM ESPN2

0.2 (349K)
Pittsburgh USF 7 PM ESPN2

0.1 (122K)
Army Rutgers 12 PM ESPNU

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/201...tv-ratings-for-almost-every-game-this-season/
 
MAC averages 750,000 viewers and beat half of the Big East games of last season (when the BE still had teams people wanted to watch). Good luck on your prized Saturday game on ESPNU during the same timeslot as the Penn State game.

"ESPN values the MAC's midweek appearances.

Most midweek MAC games last season games had a TV rating of between 0.4 and 0.5, according to Sportsmediawatch.com, which isn't on par with power-conference numbers but enough for a handful of top-200 college football performances on the season. The Mid-American Conference -- fresh off a Bowl Championship Series appearance -- and ESPN are expected to reopen media rights talks at the halfway point of an eight-year deal running to 2016-17, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation."

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ac-espn-expected-to-re-open-media-rights-deal
 
AAC numbers are far better than the MAC numbers because they were in timeslots against more/better games. The AAC's new ESPN deal explicitly outlines network games as nationally televised (ie, not ESPN3), and excludes certain undesirable week nights. Those are two conditions the MAC will never get, nor wants. They are content to be a whore.

The AAC has fewer teams that people want to watch. The MAC still has none.
 
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#MACtion said:
Most midweek MAC games last season games had a TV rating of between 0.4 and 0.5, according to Sportsmediawatch.com, which isn't on par with power-conference numbers
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the evidence is in your own post! The AAC goes from being the sixth-best football conference to...being the sixth-best football conference. It also added football markets. Most of the "bad numbers" you cited for the AAC included teams leaving the conference. I am very confident that UCF can pull a 0.2. Very.

No wonder a degree from Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan or UMass may as well be written in crayon.
 
http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...and-espn-announce-multiyear-rights-agreement/

Terms aren't listed, but Kansas tier 3 rights were just bought up by ESPN3 for 7 years, and ESPN is going to use Kansas athletics - which has a huge regional following, to push the platform. UCONN (and by extension the entire AAC) is being used the same way, push the platform.

Whether or not the Maryland @ UCONN game is played at sunset on Yom Kippur, or sunrise on Easter, or noon on Good Friday or 4:20 on whatever Rastafari recognized day of observance is completely unrelated.

Requesting a night game, was apparently done by UCONN, and as I"ve said, I'm perfectly fine with that -as I'm sure it accommodates a significant number of season ticket holders. I never said that being at night, and being on ESPN3 was related. I actually have no idea how that conclusion was made. It doesn't make any sense. Unrelated.

This game was decided to be broadcast 'nationally' on ESPN3 a long time ago, I think. The kickoff time didn't matter.

All that said - I'm glad the game is Saturday evening primetime. Fact. UCONN sports have been used by ESPN to drive new sports broadcasting platforms since 1979. Fact. This latest television deal we've got with the AAC conference, is becoming clear, to be using UCONN sports, no different than ESPN has done since 1979. We will be driving new sports broadcasting platforms. Fact. Unlike Kansas deal (who happen to be in a major conference with existing TV deals) - ESPN has our tier 1 and tier 2 rights to play with in driving the platform.

Opinion: I wish that ESPN would just be honest about it. Opinion: I think ESPN3 has great potential to be a very good broadcast platform in the future - much better than ESPNU. Aside from being on the flagship ESPN or ESPN2, being on ESPN3, in 2013 moving forward IS in fact, the next best thing.

Fact: In many areas of the country, and especially in the northeast, the competiting television carriers/satellite/cable, will necessitate people exploring new television arrangements to watch UCONN sports on ESPN3 - to achieve the 'saturation of the local market' that is described in the Kansas article.

Fact: Anyone within driving distance, that is interested, should be with me at the game, watching our Huskies, clad in a new NIke flashy uniform that would probably make conservative Randy Edsall wince........actually make Randy Edsall wince with how badly we beat the snot out of the turtles.
 
Oh good an 8 paragraph regurgitation of conspiracy theories that have no basis in actual evidence.
 
zls44 said:
AAC numbers are far better than the MAC numbers because they were in timeslots against more/better games.
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huh? link? either they are or they aren't. Out of one side you talk that Saturday games are better than weekday games, on the other side you make excuses as why the UConn ratings are sub-par because nobody is watching on Saturday because they don't care and are instead watching Boston College or Penn State during the same time. Whats the point of having a Saturday TV game on "5 people are watching TV station"?? I'd rather have 1 million watching the MAC game on Wednesday night. Funny stuff, the MAC was the first to do mid-week games on ESPN and now every conference is copying including Thursday night NFL games...
 
upstater said:
You are confusing the deal. Aresco said that 90% of BE fball games will be on national TV and definitely NOT ESPN3.
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Research the newly signed Kansas Basketball deal with ESPN3. Quick google search will find that ESPN says that ESPN3 is "national" TV for Kansas Basketball.... and Kansas trumps UConn all day, every day.. NEXT..
 
#MACtion said:
Research the newly signed Kansas Basketball deal with ESPN3. Quick google search will find that ESPN says that ESPN3 is "national" TV for Kansas Basketball.... and Kansas trumps UConn all day, every day.. NEXT..
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Your post is worthless. First, you don't even have a link. Second, I am telling you that Aresco said that ESPN3 is NOT part of the deal for 90% of the games. He flat out said it.
 
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