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re: SEC Network: Friend or Foe
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:50 pm to cardboardboxer
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:50 pm to cardboardboxer
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I mean, is anyone ok with the SEC making less money per team than the B1G, B12, and PAC?
would not be the case, and wouldn't care if it was
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Because that would be the case if the SEC was still under the 2009 contract without any expansion look-ins.
Sure, SEC was doing terrible before expansion. Without expansion SEC would gladly take 2009 money in 2014 negotiations.
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:09 pm to bona fide
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would not be the case
It would be the case.
The 2009 contract brought each SEC team less than $20 million a year total in TV money, which is right now behind the PAC, B1G and Big 12. It seemed like a huge contract at that time, then the money for college football exploded soon afterwards while the SEC was stuck with the old crappy contract. Worst mistake of Slive's career, so he fixed it with expansion.
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wouldn't care if it was
When an average B1G program can afford better facilities than mid-tier SEC teams you would care. The money matters.
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Without expansion SEC would gladly take 2009 money in 2014 negotiations.
You don't get it.
Without expansion there is no "2014 negotiations." Period.
The original 2009 deal was for 15 years:
Crappy SEC 2009 Deal
So without expansion to force "look ins" for that contract, the SEC is stuck taking below market value money for a long long time.
I know you hate expansion, but at some point you have to realize that without it the SEC was going to fall behind monetarily.
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