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[pj]

This guy Kenney understands TV better than Flugaur. Bundling gives pricing power to cable, debundling gives power to consumers and will substantially reduce revenues to content providers. ESPN did sabotage themselves by allowing unbundling - proving even industry insiders don't fully understand the economics of their industry.

 

[J187Money]

Some things to note about live programming:

- an ad DURING an NFL game costs about 10X what an add during any show before or after the game
- live really does matter, but it has to be strong content

BUT:

- ESPN was using carriage fees to pay for those deals, not ad $
- so ultimately as carriage fees decline, ESPN has less money to pay for rights fees
- if they keep that 80% floor - maybe the bleeding will stop at some point

So other players can bid more for live content, because they get the increased ad revenue and net profits will increase. ESPN was getting "rent-seeking" margins which are eroding. Where that stops is hard to tell at this point.

 

[whaler11]

Yeah ESPN is going to punt NFL games which keep people subscribed.... for the benefit of moving an expense within the same corporation - because the people that run Disney are this stupid.

 

[J187Money]

Yeah ESPN is going to punt NFL games which keep people subscribed.... for the benefit of moving an expense within the same corporation - because the people that run Disney are this stupid.

Really can't make this stuff up.

 

[whaler11]

Really can't make this stuff up.

These idiots would propose cutting off your leg if you happened to break a toe.

 

[whaler11]

I'm pretty sure the deals wouldn't even allow them to move the games over the air - because it would impact the value Fox and CBS receive for what they paid to broadcast games OTA.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Stand by for the hate Cincy comments. They deserve an invite

The best part of that comment thread is all of the WVU fans talking about what a moron The Dude is.

 

[don356]

Normally i probably would not tune into the tcu v wv game tunite, but after reading the duds send up to tonight's game i will likely watch some of it. I suspect tcu will send them to their 4th straight loss and 2 no twitter days for him to gather his thoughts and recover.

 

[jostar1]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
Big 12 to stand pat at 10 for now. Playoffs the prime motivating factor. Miss it & the Big 12 expands.

David Gill ‏@DJGill33 · 2h2 hours ago  Weirton, WV
@theDudeofWV with Baylor likely to lose a game now due to QB injury there is a good chance no one in the big 12 goes undefeated.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@DJGill33 If you're pro expansion then that's good. If you're not its bad.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
WVU, OU and BU are the most pro-expansion schools in the Big 12. Each for a different reason.

danny pritt ‏@DaPritt · 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV Well, what's the reasons?

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@DaPritt Obvious... BU... scared for Big 12 - OU wants a network - WVU wants someone close.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@cdoneal428 BU isn't stupid... a Big 12 with > than 10 survives if anyone leaves.

Collin O'Neal ‏@cdoneal428 · 2h2 hours ago
@theDudeofWV so why aren't TCU and Oklahoma state with them?

Christopher Lambert
‏@theDudeofWV @cdoneal428 Who says they aren't" Degrees of meh among the others. Sorta for expansion if the right candidate.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@cdoneal428 Sorta against expansion if the candidates are not what they want.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@cdoneal428 So you have 3 strongly in favor. 1 strongly against & 6 on the fence.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
@DaPritt Texas truly wants the Big 12. If the Big 12 goes away Texas thinks it can live as an indy. Texas will not cause the demise.

 

[Dooley]

The LHN is a disaster. While they have a huge fanbase, they do not have the same national appeal that Notre Dame carries. ND has its NBC deal because they have HUGE alumni numbers in big markets (i.e. northeast, Chicago, etc). Texas does not. Bully to Texas if they think that they can survive as an Indy but I think this is just more Dude speak to try to downplay just how shaky a situation that the B12 is truly in.

 

[pj]

The LHN is a disaster. While they have a huge fanbase, they do not have the same national appeal that Notre Dame carries. ND has its NBC deal because they have HUGE alumni numbers in big markets (i.e. northeast, Chicago, etc). Texas does not. Bully to Texas if they think that they can survive as an Indy but I think this is just more Dude speak to try to downplay just how shaky a situation that the B12 is truly in.

Notre Dame has an undergrad enrollment of 8,000, Texas of 40,000. Texas probably has more alums in every major city save Chicago. What Notre Dame has is a lot of non-alumni fans nationwide, due to its history as the sports representative of Catholics. Texas gets non-alumni fans from the state of Texas, nowhere else.

 

[Dooley]

Notre Dame has an undergrad enrollment of 8,000, Texas of 40,000. Texas probably has more alums in every major city save Chicago. What Notre Dame has is a lot of non-alumni fans nationwide, due to its history as the sports representative of Catholics. Texas gets non-alumni fans from the state of Texas, nowhere else.

Yes. If LHN was regionalized to the midwestern region where most of their alumni/fanbase is located, that's one thing. ND has presence in just about every major city in the U.S., especially in the northeast. Their ratings are driven by those markets and warrant their own NBC deal. Texas' fan demographic does not.

 

[Slasher]

The way I see it everyone is pro-expansion, except Texas. I don't see a compelling reason the rest of the conference doesn't want to expand.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Utini‏@PromiscuousJawa 11h11 hours ago
No invites are imminent. Period. Won't happen til at least after the regular season. Unless there is emergency meeting not til February.

Utini ‏@PromiscuousJawa 8h8 hours ago
My last tweet may not hold weight. I could be wrong on that from what I'm hearing. Doubt it. But there is noise. Quite a bit.

Aerocat ‏@aerocat08 5h5 hours ago
@PromiscuousJawa Not getting our hopes up in Bearcatland yet, but if there was something afoot, why now? Seems like weird timing.

 

[jostar1]

PAL ‏@PAL88888 · 3h3 hours ago
@flugempire ACC Channel Delayed? http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/co...rnallink_referralbox_free-to-premium-referral …

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 3h3 hours ago
@PAL88888
Looks like it...but as you can see from the article ESPN will make investment in ACCN and up their $ on Current TV contract.

PAL ‏@PAL88888 · 3h3 hours ago
@flugempire Does reality of ACCN mean ESPN is losing most or all of B1G Tier-1 contract?

Greg Flugaur
‏@flugempire @PAL88888 I don't think they will lose all..but some. But ESPN is committed to ACC..and ACCN will get off ground

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 1h1 hour ago
ACC schools will get a bump in pay by ESPN for the ACCN delay...if that's the final decision. ESPN is totally committed to the ACC.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 1h1 hour ago
The ACC GOR is intact...there was consideration by signing the GOR for each and every ACC school.
Timing is everything for launch.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 1h1 hour ago
ACC talking about more Conference BB games in the future...this is to have more content in-house. This is for future ACCN.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire · 1h1 hour ago
The consideration in the ACC GOR signing was bump in pay...either in ACCN or if delay in launch the bump in pay in Teir 1 Contract.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV 23m23 minutes ago
@DanWolken Look into the ACC GoR. Is it valid without payment.

Mike Swearingen ‏@Swearingen20 40m40 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV I just noticed some tweets from Dan Wolken and it sounds like the ACC could be on the move in some way. Could affect the Big12

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV 22m22 minutes ago
@Swearingen20 ACC is in trouble. They have always been the target. Not the Big 12.

Mike Swearingen ‏@Swearingen20 17m17 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV in your opinion would this help or hurt the chances of Memphis and Cincinnati going to the Big 12?

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 2h2 hours ago
I do agree with those who speculating ESPNU could become future ACCN.Even if ESPN retains 50% of B1G new contract..ESPNU won't be in package

Paul Hornstein ‏@pfh1964 1h1 hour ago
@flugempire Not for football, anyway.

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 1h1 hour ago
@pfh1964 Yep...not for football. ESPNU is currently in the B1G package...but not in the future.

Paul Hornstein ‏@pfh1964 1h1 hour ago
@flugempire They will still have other sports on U.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 1h1 hour ago
@pfh1964 yep. Lacrosse is one of them

Allen Kenney ‏@BlatantHomerism 2h2 hours ago
Realignment conspiracy time: why would Georgia tech put this out there?

Greg Flugaur‏@flugempire 1h1 hour ago
@BlatantHomerism B1G Presidents would crawl over burning coals to bring in GT. Not happening..but they would vote yes if GT ever interested

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 1h1 hour ago
@BlatantHomerism Not to mention GT is closer to moving up their HCKY Club team to D1 than any current B1G school with no D1 HCKY.

Greg Flugaur ‏@flugempire 1h1 hour ago
ACC GOR is real..schls have received consideration for signing GOR..will get bump $ if ACCN delayed. But if GT 12/15 yrs is available


ME: Gee, thanks a lot, Wolken, for giving the twitter peanut gallery new oxygen.

 

[GG]

As always, take it for what it's worth:


@NightRiderLBK: 4) if big 12 misses playoff again they will take a hard look at expanding before next season. as of now, the most preferred are........

@NightRiderLBK: 5) in order.......
1 - byu
2 - memphis
3 - cincinnati
4 - uconn
big 12 is preparing for potential issues with byu (sunday, geography, etc)

@NightRiderLBK: @BBConnectionOrl memphis has made huge improvements. uconn is a flagship and great market

 

[nelsonmuntz]

As always, take it for what it's worth:


@NightRiderLBK: 4) if big 12 misses playoff again they will take a hard look at expanding before next season. as of now, the most preferred are...

@NightRiderLBK: 5) in order..
1 - byu
2 - memphis
3 - cincinnati
4 - uconn
big 12 is preparing for potential issues with byu (sunday, geography, etc)

@NightRiderLBK: @BBConnectionOrl memphis has made huge improvements. uconn is a flagship and great market

A new hat in the ring. Excellent.

 

[UConn9604]

A new hat in the ring. Excellent.

His Twitter profile says that he has 160 followers and that he's 82 1/2 years old. Sounds like a reliable source to me.

 

[UConn9604]

A new hat in the ring. Excellent.

The date he lists as his birthday, February 10, 1923, is the date that Texas Tech was founded. That's probably not his birthday (or it's a really cool coincidence).

Either way, P5 conferences typically run realignment decisions through the least-significant schools in their leagues, so he must know what he's talking about.

 

[NYUConn]

His Twitter profile says that he has 160 followers and that he's 82 1/2 years old. Sounds like a reliable source to me.

Is it Lee Corso?

 

[CAHUSKY]

The date he lists as his birthday, February 10, 1923, is the date that Texas Tech was founded. That's probably not his birthday (or it's a really cool coincidence).
hat he's talking about.

45 years before Cahusky was founded! (Born)

 

[jostar1]

The date he lists as his birthday, February 10, 1923, is the date that Texas Tech was founded. That's probably not his birthday (or it's a really cool coincidence).

Either way, P5 conferences typically run realignment decisions through the least-significant schools in their leagues, so he must know what he's talking about.

Yes, he apparently is a Texas Tech fan. He tweeted a picture of Jones AT&T Stadium.


Night Rider ‏@NightRiderLBK Oct 26
Night Rider Retweeted Adrian T Dayton
not gonna bite the hand that feeds me. source is as good as gold though, I promise

Night Rider ‏@NightRiderLBK Oct 26
folks, I can't share who I am publicly. hopefully you understand. but info I pass on is good.

Night Rider ‏@NightRiderLBK Oct 26
I have no reason to try and mislead anyone or lie to fan bases. I have solid Texas tech and big 12 sources

Night Rider ‏@NightRiderLBK Oct 20
there are only 4 options for big 12 expansion right now: uconn, byu, cincy and memphis. No interest in ecu, ucf, usf, boise or houston

 

[don356]

Is it Lee Corso?

Nah, it's Mel Brooks. The dud is actually Stevie from Kenny Powers clan. He's the bitch of the WV program. For those who watch any of that tcu/wvu game last night, is there a school with a bigger pair of wining coaches than Holgorsen/Huggins?

 

[Slasher]

One thing to consider is future schedules. Let's say the B12 actually does expand. They have a nine game conference schedule. Assuming 2018 being the first year in a new conference, let's consider what would have to happen to make this happen.

Cincinnati: 2018 - 3 nc, 2019 - 4 nc (1 would have to be moved), 2020 - 3 nc
Memphis: 2018- 2 nc, 2019 3 nc, 2020 - 0 nc
BYU: 2018 - 10 nc, 2019 - 9 nc, 2020 - 8 nc
UCF: 2018 - 1 nc, 2019 - 2 nc, 2020 - 1 nc
UConn: 2018 - 4 nc, 2019 - 3 nc, 2020 - 3 nc

Memphis and UCF are actually short games so they are ok. Cincinnati and UConn would have to move one each (pretty easily doable.) BYU would have to move an exorbitant amount of games. Does BYU have a contract with every school saying we can back out at any time? They have a lot of P5 schools in those years, most of which probably can't be all that flexible. BYUs schedule doesn't really calm down until 2022. I'd think that would be a ton of money they'd have to eat to try to move all those games around...