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Will the SEC Network have the same success as the BTN?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:01 am
From wisky board
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My best guess is the SEC Network will not have the same level of success that has been achieved by the BTN. Here's why:
1. An unofficial SEC Network has existed for a number of years with ESPNU, ESPN and ESPN2 for football and to a lesser extent for baseball. Why pay for what one gets for free?
2. Interest in the SEC is heavily into one sport: football. Football is not enough to sustain a network for 12 months.
3. Most SEC schools have fewer teams [hockey, wrestling, volleyball, etc.], making coverage the other eight months of the year likely to be less successful.
Your thoughts?
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:04 am to pioneerbasketball
They act like basketball and baseball don't exist.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:05 am to pioneerbasketball
comic sans; dr
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:07 am to pioneerbasketball
Already more successful.
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:08 am to pioneerbasketball
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2. Interest in the SEC is heavily into one sport: football. Football is not enough to sustain a network for 12 months.
3. Most SEC schools have fewer teams [hockey, wrestling, volleyball, etc.], making coverage the other eight months of the year likely to be less successful.
Other than forgetting basketball and baseball, they underestimate the interest of football down here.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:10 am to pioneerbasketball
Does anyone give a shite about the Big 10, seriously, Ohio St was their only real hope and they're dead in the water.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:11 am to pioneerbasketball
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With players from other states i.e. Justin Thomas.
But the TJ Trial is exceptional as is the Capstone club course.
The tooth brush was invented in Alabama, anywhere else it would have been called a teeth brush!
Fighting words
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:12 am to pioneerbasketball
Most successful launch of a cable channel ever. Even with the Comcast hiccup in central Mississippi.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:14 am to pioneerbasketball
I could see the gameday programs flopping in ratings. I don't see myself watching the channel unless a game is on.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:15 am to pioneerbasketball
Already most successful conference network launch in history.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:22 am to pioneerbasketball
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2. Interest in the SEC is heavily into one sport: football. Football is not enough to sustain a network for 12 months.
They are forgetting about the other big sports in the SEC including:
Football recruiting season
Spring football practice season
Summer/preseason football practice season
This basically takes you year round except for a couple of months in late spring/early summer.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:28 am to pioneerbasketball
Depends on how you measure success. If it's in terms of money probably not for a very long time. Being tied in with ESPN and not a separate entity will halt revenue for member schools.
It's too early to judge but for now what's difference is there really between non stop football, volleyball games, sec stories specials, baseball games, and then some awful basketball that if we're being honest few people and fans care about. If all people want is football and better access to their team and rivals then so be it. That's quantified success.
If the SEC network is to be successful, they need to redefine the television template BTN has laid out vs reinventing it. Til then, just wait and see.
It's too early to judge but for now what's difference is there really between non stop football, volleyball games, sec stories specials, baseball games, and then some awful basketball that if we're being honest few people and fans care about. If all people want is football and better access to their team and rivals then so be it. That's quantified success.
If the SEC network is to be successful, they need to redefine the television template BTN has laid out vs reinventing it. Til then, just wait and see.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:56 am to pioneerbasketball
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Interest in the SEC is heavily into one sport: football
And which conference had 10 or so teams in the college baseball tournament again? And won the whole thing?
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Most SEC schools have fewer teams [hockey, wrestling, volleyball, etc.]
But we make up for it with gymnastics and equestrian.
Oh, and with Alabama winning multiple golf natties, we'll be showing that too. How does a Big 10 school play golf when you can't see the ball due to all the snow?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 6:27 pm to pioneerbasketball
I think the SECN will be more successful that the BTN simply because of the group-think mentality (SEC!SEC!SEC!) of the target audience.
That's not a knock on SEC fans but ya'll live and die by the success of your teams and, to a smaller extent, the success of the conference. Add in that the popularity of baseball, gymnastics, etc and it's a cash cow. You may have less alumni than the B1G but you are vocal/loyal as hell and will tune in while the fans of other conferences won't. That's why you saw all of the major players (Dish, Cox, Comcast, DirectTV, etc) sign on for the inaugural season.
Plus you've got ESPiN backing it. The on-air talent seems to be a step up from the BTN and the facilities look top notch.
That's not a knock on SEC fans but ya'll live and die by the success of your teams and, to a smaller extent, the success of the conference. Add in that the popularity of baseball, gymnastics, etc and it's a cash cow. You may have less alumni than the B1G but you are vocal/loyal as hell and will tune in while the fans of other conferences won't. That's why you saw all of the major players (Dish, Cox, Comcast, DirectTV, etc) sign on for the inaugural season.
Plus you've got ESPiN backing it. The on-air talent seems to be a step up from the BTN and the facilities look top notch.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 6:34 pm to pioneerbasketball
Well, the BTN is successful not because of the quality of the product but because the alumni base of the schools is quite large.
All I care about is kicking arse in football, and whether or not the SEC Network make $400 million or $500 million, I really don't care.
All I care about is kicking arse in football, and whether or not the SEC Network make $400 million or $500 million, I really don't care.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 6:36 pm to pioneerbasketball
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Interest in the SEC is heavily into one sport: football. Football is not enough to sustain a network for 12 months.
Dumbest thing ever.
yea I am sure the BTN ratings skyrocket during baseball season....give me a gd break.
SECn will blow them out of the water. Not even a question in my mind.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 8:02 pm to pioneerbasketball
quote:the SECN will allow for greater development in these, otherwise, barren ventures.
3. Most SEC schools have fewer teams [hockey, wrestling, volleyball, etc.], making coverage the other eight months of the year likely to be less successful.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 6:18 am to pioneerbasketball
That tard completely overlooked the emphasis and importance of track and field in the sec. I think the sec wins it 99.999% of the time. How could he overlook such an important sport of which the summer Olympics are mainly based on? :jump1: :jump1: :jump2:
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