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Posted on 4/26/17 at 1:07 pm to secuniversity
Posted on 4/26/17 at 1:07 pm to secuniversity
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Safe to say the SECN is insulated from the bloodbath going on today.
OK, but I am talking about more than just the SECN; I am talking about the deal we have with them in total
I just can't see them ponying up another $2 Billion, nor do I expect that anyone else will either
But anything can change in 8 years
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 1:11 pm to dcbl
A bigger issue is that SEC schools are addicted to the ESPN money stream and it will likely go down in the future. I think we will see a similar trend in many college stadiums as the number of folks going to college football nationally will go down. Sports is in a bubble situation at this moment in time.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 1:11 pm to dcbl
The environment will change in 8 years so who knows.
The reason CBS got the SEC so cheap was that the SEC signed theirs first...then the B1G signed theirs with FOX just a year later for a LOT more.
So it'll be difficult to predict in 8 years. The SEC may have better options and ESPN will have to compete against someone else for an "SEC Network."
The reason CBS got the SEC so cheap was that the SEC signed theirs first...then the B1G signed theirs with FOX just a year later for a LOT more.
So it'll be difficult to predict in 8 years. The SEC may have better options and ESPN will have to compete against someone else for an "SEC Network."
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 4/26/17 at 1:12 pm to dcbl
I would like to see ESPN not honor their contract with the SECN. IMO, the SEC could own the SECN, with ESPN spending the money to start it up, and that would mean even more money per year for each school.
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