Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[FriarJ]

Apple’s model has been to buy the entire thing if it can.. I doubt the Big East wants to put their entire slate on the AppleTV paywall

FOX has no real incentive to overbid for the BE IMO.. I don’t see major competition for the rights. ESPN seems full outside of ESPN+ between the SEC, ACC, AAC and Big 12 agreements, FOX has B12 and B1G but can offer a very similar package to what they currently have.. NBC won’t do it, and I doubt CBS would be a major player. They know the BE would want to value linear exposure and FOX is really the only one in a position to give it to them.

If NBC won’t do it this time then they never will. The new President of NBC Sports was a walk-on on the Friars 97 elite 8 squad. He actually posts on our board from time to time.

RICK CORDELLA NAMED PRESIDENT OF NBC SPORTS

nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com

 

[king conn]

If NBC won’t do it this time then they never will. The new President of NBC Sports was a walk-on on the Friars 97 elite 8 squad. He actually posts on our board from time to time.

RICK CORDELLA NAMED PRESIDENT OF NBC SPORTS

nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com

NBC has as good a chance as anyone!

 

[Rufus]

What people seem to forget is the Big 10 Network, SEC Network, and ACC Network have siphoned off a huge number of college basketball games. It’s what makes these networks viable. FOX needs the BE content.

True, but those conferences have all expanded into super-conferences and now they each have many more basketball games that need to air somewhere.

Big 12 - added a net gain of 6 teams (+8 -2)
B1G - added 4 teams
ACC - added 3 teams
SEC - added 2 teams

Given that Fox has a contract with the two conferences who added the most teams (Big 12, B1G), they probably have all the content they need without the Big East. The net gain of 6 teams in the Big 12 plus the 4 teams in the B1G = 10 new teams under the Fox basketball umbrella, which is essentially the size of the Big East (minus one).

 

[How Sway?!]

True, but those conferences have all expanded into super-conferences and now they each have many more basketball games that need to air somewhere.

Big 12 - added a net gain of 6 teams (+8 -2)
B1G - added 4 teams
ACC - added 3 teams
SEC - added 2 teams

Given that Fox has a contract with the two conferences who added the most teams (Big 12, B1G), they probably have all the content they need without the Big East. The net gain of 6 teams in the Big 12 plus the 4 teams in the B1G = 10 new teams under the Fox basketball umbrella, which is essentially the size of the Big East (minus one).

Iirc somebody on the board actually looked at the contracts for the B12 and B1G with Fox and there was barely an increase in contracted games, which were offset by the reduction in P12 games, so Fox has space for the current amount of Big east games

 

[Rufus]

Iirc somebody on the board actually looked at the contracts for the B12 and B1G with Fox and there was barely an increase in contracted games, which were offset by the reduction in P12 games, so Fox has space for the current amount of Big east games

Fox financed the Washington and Oregon moves to the B1G, so I wonder if part of that is an increase in the number of games they air beginning next year? I haven't heard how the new media contract changes with the additions, but something had to change because neither Washington or Oregon were included in the original contract (USC and UCLA were included).

The B1G essentially has a surplus of football/basketball/olympic sports games with the addition of Washington and Oregon that have to be played somewhere, and my guess is that Fox picked up the extra games if they financed Washington and Oregon as has been reported. That is a lot of surplus games in basketball.

 

[BigTenFan]

Most of the West Coast games will be later starts so they won't impact the 7:00pm Midwest tip offs. Makes sense from a business standpoint

 

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[CL82]

Why does congress need to authorize the NCAA to do anything? The NCAA is a private organization.

 

[Rufus]

B1G considering going to 22 league games in basketball rather than renew the Gavitt games contract........

Report indicates Big Ten considering 22 game league schedule for 2024-25

The expansion of the Big Ten to 18 teams may lead to more men’s basketball conference games next season. The Big Ten was the first conference to play 20 conference games in the history of Div…

www.thedailyhoosier.com

 

[ZooCougar]

NBC would be a disaster. Peacock is terrible.

 

[CTBballfan243]

I'm good with treating the athletes as employee's as long as the kids pay taxes on their earnings like the rest of us. Also, they should do away with athletic scholarships in this model as well.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm good with treating the athletes as employee's as long as the kids pay taxes on their earnings like the rest of us. Also, they should do away with athletic scholarships in this model as well.

I'd be stunned if they aren't currently paying taxes on NIL money.

 

[Vowelguy]

I'm good with treating the athletes as employee's as long as the kids pay taxes on their earnings like the rest of us. Also, they should do away with athletic scholarships in this model as well.

Screw taxes. Make them sit through mandatory compliance trainings with required quizzes. That'll make them regret having a job.

 

[Vowelguy]

Screw taxes. Make them sit through mandatory compliance trainings with required quizzes. That'll make them regret having a job.

5 LIKES and growing.

That Risk Management stuff is killer, Jerry. Killer!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Screw taxes. Make them sit through mandatory compliance trainings with required quizzes. That'll make them regret having a job.

IYKYK.

 

[Hondo 77]

Screw taxes. Make them sit through mandatory compliance trainings with required quizzes. That'll make them regret having a job.

How about make them go to class.

 

[Vowelguy]

How about make them go to class.

Outlandish statements belong in the non-key thread, buddy.

 

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[pj]

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Used to be the conference would negotiate a media deal with a network once every 10 years. Now schools will be negotiating media rights with the conference annually. Going to be sweet times for media rights consultants.

 

[Sole]

Im happy the big east is staying at 11 schools… and what the big east coaches are saying about having schools scattered around the country making it hard on the players and coaches in other conferences with all the travel.. the big east also has the best conference tournament in the country… hopefully we get a bump in money with our next tv contract

 

[Vowelguy]

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Who knew the 8th placed team in the ACC needed a media rights consultant?

 

[billybud]

Who knew the 8th placed team in the ACC needed a media rights consultant?

You might with the most appoearances of any team in the CFP playoffs... 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

 

[Vowelguy]

You might with the most appoearances of any team in the CFP playoffs... 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

And before that "Clemsoning" meant to choke/shoot-oneself-in-the-foot, which they did regularly for 30 years. They had a nice run. Looks like its over, and they can get back to Clemsoning again.