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re: Why is SEC Basketball so bad
Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:57 am to phil4bama
Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:57 am to phil4bama
As an alternative look to the future, ESPN is on a path to becoming unprofitable. The incredible broadcast rights fees ESPN pays to the NFL, NBA, College Football Playoffs and all major conferences have created such high fixed costs for ESPN that if the network continues to lose subscribers at the current rate it will begin to lose money in about 3 years.
What happens when ESPN is no longer outbidding every other network for sports broadcast rights? I could see where ESPN is no longer the home for college football but instead focuses on college basketball like it did when it helped build an unknown conference (The Big East) into a national power.
For those unaware, all cable subscribers pay about $7.00 per month to ESPN....even old ladies who don't know what an ESPN is. That $7.00 is multiple times higher than every other cable channel fee and when people cancel cable it is a major hit to ESPN. Losing cable subscribers means little to CBS Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports, etc., but it is a slow death for ESPN due to their high fixed costs in the form of broadcast rights fees.
ESPN created this college football money monster and the conferences and athletic departments have gotten fat from the huge tv money that got built up over the years because ESPN could outbid every other network, and with every new contract the money just got bigger. There is a likely future where TV rights fees decline and college football is no longer The Godfather of every athletic department to which all other sports must kneel.
What happens when ESPN is no longer outbidding every other network for sports broadcast rights? I could see where ESPN is no longer the home for college football but instead focuses on college basketball like it did when it helped build an unknown conference (The Big East) into a national power.
For those unaware, all cable subscribers pay about $7.00 per month to ESPN....even old ladies who don't know what an ESPN is. That $7.00 is multiple times higher than every other cable channel fee and when people cancel cable it is a major hit to ESPN. Losing cable subscribers means little to CBS Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports, etc., but it is a slow death for ESPN due to their high fixed costs in the form of broadcast rights fees.
ESPN created this college football money monster and the conferences and athletic departments have gotten fat from the huge tv money that got built up over the years because ESPN could outbid every other network, and with every new contract the money just got bigger. There is a likely future where TV rights fees decline and college football is no longer The Godfather of every athletic department to which all other sports must kneel.
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Posted on 12/19/16 at 6:01 am to Toneski
And that is how and why the "one and done" players are helping kill college basketball.
There is no reason to focus on team. None at all.
The only focus is on personal stats and improving draft status during that one short season.
As a result, team basketball dies, and it's all one-on-one isolation.
It''s like watching a bunch of young, raw Allen Iversons who want to show off their allegedly mad skillz.
For you young pups, go look at how many championship teams Iverson played on, high school to college to NBA.
Plus how many Olympic Gold Medals he helped bring home.
For those too lazy to google, despite being 1st overall pick, NBA MVP and scoring scads of points, Iverson won ZERO championships and helped USA to a bronze in Olympic basketball.
There is no "team" in Iverson. Only one big "I."
Tons of that mindset in NCAA hoops these days
There is no reason to focus on team. None at all.
The only focus is on personal stats and improving draft status during that one short season.
As a result, team basketball dies, and it's all one-on-one isolation.
It''s like watching a bunch of young, raw Allen Iversons who want to show off their allegedly mad skillz.
For you young pups, go look at how many championship teams Iverson played on, high school to college to NBA.
Plus how many Olympic Gold Medals he helped bring home.
For those too lazy to google, despite being 1st overall pick, NBA MVP and scoring scads of points, Iverson won ZERO championships and helped USA to a bronze in Olympic basketball.
There is no "team" in Iverson. Only one big "I."
Tons of that mindset in NCAA hoops these days
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