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IMG schools:
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

Learfield Schools:
Alabama (yes they had deals with both)
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Texas A&M

Do their own thing
LSU
Kentucky
Arkansas

Big news for college sports marketing.

This post was edited on 9/19/17 at 11:51 am

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Posted by Giant Leaf

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Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:53 am to anc

That puts pretty much every single FCS or FBS team under one banner

And just about all the big time ones I believe

Is this a good thing?

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Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:56 am to anc

I wonder how Bill Battle will come out in all of this. Anybody know details of his take when IMG bought out CLC? Do any of his kids still work for IMG?

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Posted by Cheese Grits

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Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:58 am to anc

quote:
Big news for college sports marketing.

Yes and no

#1 The alpha dogs of the SEC Alabama (started CLC) and Kentucky (started Host) have both moved to JMI since realignment as both were merged into IMG College

#2 IMG is a private company but getting very close to monopoly power. In the modern age of "haves" and "have nots" it seems probable the government might step in to break them up. Used the SEC to lever up but will SEC leave as they get bigger?

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Posted by Cheese Grits

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Posted on 9/19/17 at 12:01 pm to madmaxvol

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Do any of his kids still work for IMG?

When IMG bought Host (the creator of the modern network deals) they moved the HQ from SEC footprint in Lexington to ACC footprint in North Carolina. Probably part of the reason Alabama and Kentucky moved away from them.

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