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New AAC ESPN Contract Value Poll

What will be the per school annual value of the purported new AAC deal with ESPN

  • Slightly less than we are getting now. ($1M - $2M)

  • About what we are getting now ($2M)

  • Well it's a good deal so ... uh twice what we are getting now. ($3M-$4M)

  • >$4M but < $10M

  • $10M

  • >$10M but < $15M

  • SEC money

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Going up just four million a year doesn't sound great but if you are willing to commit 1-2 million of that and spread it across edsalls coaching staff that's a start
 
That is one crappy preemptive deal. If true, Aresco should be shot for this dog. Anything less than $12.5 million (which is half of what P5s) is unacceptable, and taking it without a competitive process is insanely stupid.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Least surprising of all this is how a newspaper in Memphis can break stories like this but CT's flagship newspaper which is about 20 miles from Bristol couldn't break it and doesn't have sources to get info.
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Desi Lou. Need I say more
 
BlueDogs said:
That is one crappy preemptive deal. If true, Aresco should be shot for this dog. Anything less than $12.5 million (which is half of what P5s) is unacceptable, and taking it without a competitive process is insanely stupid.
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The only thing going on the open market would have done is risked getting an even worse deal when we realize that there are no other bidders and we have to go crawling back to ESPN.
 
HawkHusky said:
Memphis Commercial Appeal (through an FOIA request) is saying that this is the "total distribution" of the new deal:

2019-2020 (last year of current deal): bumped up to $5 Million
2020-2021: $8.5 Million
2021-2022: $8.5 Million
2022-2023: $8.5 Million

So according to them, the new TV deal (by itself) will be 3 years, $7 Million per school.

University of Memphis expects AAC media rights revenue distributions to double from new contract
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Oops... LOL. Memphis AD putting a little sand in the budget?
 
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huskymedic said:
Oops... LOL. Memphis AD putting a little sand in the budget?
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I think it would stand to reason that if a Memphis representative was part of the negotiation they would have fairly decent estimate as to what the final number would amount to.
 
UCDaveD said:
The only thing going on the open market would have done is risked getting an even worse deal when we realize that there are no other bidders and we have to go crawling back to ESPN.
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I don’t think so. They are quite a looking for content, including new digital streaming networks. ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Turner, Google TV, Apple TV, Amazon, Netflix. Amazon is trying to buy like 2 dozen regional sports networks to open a beachfront in sports.
 
BlueDogs said:
I don’t think so. They are quite a looking for content, including new digital streaming networks. ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Turner, Google TV, Apple TV, Amazon, Netflix. Amazon is trying to buy like 2 dozen regional sports networks to open a beachfront in sports.
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Don't sign! Pull the plug. Someone call Apple TV!
 
CL82 said:
Lol, over two hundred posts into the thread you made a hedge prediction. Lol, gutsy call. What's even funnier is you are now trumpeting it as if it was a big deal.

FWIW, if you read the thread you'll see that my prediction was $10M, probably within the first 20 posts or so. When we get actually details, let's revisit it. I'm out until halftime.

(Lol at the double screen shot. Having the shakes this morning?)
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For someone who is constantly lamenting personal attacks - it's pretty much all you got.

Yeah I guess it's no big deal in a conversation about predicting the deal.... getting the prediction right.

A weird concept to most but definitely on brand for you.
 
BlueDogs said:
I don’t think so. They are quite a looking for content, including new digital streaming networks. ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Turner, Google TV, Apple TV, Amazon, Netflix. Amazon is trying to buy like 2 dozen regional sports networks to open a beachfront in sports.
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Competitive bid processes for a non-distressed asset almost always bring a premium when the bidding is conducted by professionals. Pretty simple concept that seems to be lost.
 
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BlueDogs said:
Competitive bid processes for a non-distressed asset almost always bring a premium when the bidding is conducted by professionals. Pretty simple concept that seems to be lost.
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This is the part that gives some pause...
 
whaler11 said:
For someone who is constantly lamenting personal attacks - it's pretty much all you got.

Yeah I guess it's no big deal in a conversation about predicting the deal.... getting the prediction right.

A weird concept to most but definitely on brand for you.
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Wow 24 hours later and your wheels are still spending on this. Relax man.:rolleyes:
 
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You guys love making fun of Tulane but there are a few schools in the conference I’d kick out before them.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
I'm still waiting on the details, but I pretty much agree and think everything you say will be true.

I love UConn football, but if we're not going to commit to even trying to compete in the AAC it doesn't make sense to continue to half rear end it.

If by 2023 we're still in the basement of AAC football, don't get a P5 invite (lol), it may be time to call up the Big East and at least ensure hoops survives.
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There is a very good chanc game hat by then the AAC will be among the best hoop leagues. UConn Memphis coming back, Houston Cincy Temple one of both Florida schools. SMU and Tulsa pretty good. If it continues this could be a really good league. One of those 6-7-8 bid leagues on a regular basis.
 
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freescooter said:
There is a very good chanc game hat by then the AAC will be among the best hoop leagues. UConn Memphis coming back, Houston Cincy Temple one of both Florida schools. SMU and Tulsa pretty good. If it continues this could be a really good league. One of those 6-7-8 bid leagues on a regular basis.
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Sounds good but you realize the cartel will never allow the AAC to have 6-7-8.
 
Who Ha said:
Moonshine flowing

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Yes UConn should go to the Big East who make $4m/year per school instead of the $7m that were about to make. And we should also throw away any chance of getting into a real conference when realignment happens in 2023 at the end of our deal and the Big 10/Big 12 deals. This Dude has been terribly wrong about everything in conference realignment in the past few years lol
 
Who Ha said:
Sounds good but you realize the cartel will never allow the AAC to have 6-7-8.
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I don't see 6+ but this should settle at at a 4-5 bid league. Maybe an occasional 6, maybe a 2-3 bid league but mostly 4-5.
 
As long as SOS remains important in the evaluation scheme it will be a problem since it is a pretty bogus and self fulfilling measurement. Bad teams in good leagues invariably get over rated which pumps up everyone else’s rating. So mediocre teams ALSO get bumped up. And most metrics over rely on SOS so end up with garbage rankings after the top 4 or 5. The idea that a team that loses to UNC is better that one that lost to Houston is sort of laughable on its face but the to compound the error buy saying a team that live at the team that lost to Carolina is better than the one that beat the team that lost to Houston is even more laughable.

I honestly hope Houston makes a deep run this year. Cincy too. And I hate both of them. That would help.
 
aburks41 said:
Yes UConn should go to the Big East who make $4m/year per school instead of the $7m that were about to make. And we should also throw away any chance of getting into a real conference when realignment happens in 2023 at the end of our deal and the Big 10/Big 12 deals. This Dude has been terribly wrong about everything in conference realignment in the past few years lol
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I think it's BS & his source is probably imaginary but..........if UConn dropped football then expenses would drop quite a bit & if UConn went to BE the next TV contract would get a good bump. That said it's not happening, we aren't closing the door on Football & future CR at this point.
 
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