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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1084484, member: 1737"] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519126365564846080']1h 1 hour ago [/URL] New NBA TV 9 year contract with ESPN-TNT tripled in value over current TV contract. New Big 10 TV contract for 2016 is now up on block.... [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519126730502848513']1h 1 hour ago [/URL] New Big 10 Tier 1 contract is going to at least double over current contract. The ripple effect from this new contract will be substantial. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519127119293841408']1h 1 hour ago [/URL] Delany will use BTN as leverage in negotiations. It's his hammer and ESPN will be the nail. FOX and ESPN will split....night games will grow [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519127766097477632']59m 59 minutes ago [/URL] Because of the timing of the new Big 10 TV contract....expansion to 16 schools before 2017 can't be ruled out......it just can't. However.. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519128063456854016']58m 58 minutes ago [/URL] any Big 10 expansion before 2019-20 will need to include Big Brand football school to max out Big 10 football value during TV negotiations [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519128412955619328']57m 57 minutes ago [/URL] The epic question on Conference Realignment/Expansion is what does Disney decide to do? Pay $$$ for continued split Tier 1 Big 10 football [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519128848202752000']56m 56 minutes ago [/URL] ...or does it back away from Big 10 football and go all-in on ACC network?. Or does Disney do both, pay $ for split B1G and invest in ACCN [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519129294715768832']54m 54 minutes ago [/URL] But either way the next B1G TV contract is going to be staggering....and pressure will mount on ACC Commissioner to come up with $ for ACC [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519130103541137408']52m 52 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/CTMike78']@[B]CTMike78[/B][/URL] UCONN will not be a part of any Big 10 tier 1 negotiations with "TV"....maybe no schools will be...but after new TV contract... [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519130475504611329']51m 51 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/CTMike78']@[B]CTMike78[/B][/URL] ....has been completed UCONN could be a part of expansion in 2019/20. The timing for UCONN/B1G is not now....but UCONN is rising [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519131539259789312']47m 47 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/CTMike78']@[B]CTMike78[/B][/URL] The value that UCONN would bring to the Big 10 is Research $...and BTN Basketball rising TV ad money. If...and its a big if...if.. [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519131916847837184']46m 46 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/CTMike78']@[B]CTMike78[/B][/URL] the Big 10 does choose to expand during/right after new TV contract is finished it will be about adding an "Oklahoma or VA Tech" [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519132197920731136']45m 45 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/CTMike78']@[B]CTMike78[/B][/URL] Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the Big 10 is going to land OU or VA Tech...but if Big 10 expands during new TV contract it... [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519132496051834880']44m 44 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/CTMike78']@[B]CTMike78[/B][/URL] will be about Football brand....to increase the Tier 1 contract during negotiations. UCONN value is after the new contract..BTN$ [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519133055865610240']42m 42 minutes ago [/URL] I just used VA TECH and Oklahoma as examples in what Big 10 would expand with in 2016/17. Do not believe it will and can occur. UCONN... [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire'][B]Greg Flugaur[/B] @flugempire [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire/status/519133312238235648']42m 42 minutes ago [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/flugempire']@[B]flugempire[/B][/URL] UCONN value to Big 10 will never be about football and Tier 1 contract....but increase BTN ad money...major basketball content [/QUOTE]

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