65million doesn't mean much in the scheme of things

The issue is being 95 days from kickoff and still negotiating tens of millions of dollars with NBC over your bigger brands not wanting night games.

Fox being so big a factor is also interesting. ESPN has its rep for being Grimes, they don't have near the puppetmaster type control that Fox seems to have

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Posted by bcoop199

Kansas City, MISSOURI

Member since Nov 2013

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Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:33 am to OklahomaLurker

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They are going to have to pay back nearly $40 million to Fox because, according to sources, Warren delivered NBC the Big Ten football title game in 2026 without the full authority to do so

How in the hell can this happen? That's unforgivable and I'm doubting if it's true.

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Posted by twk

Wichita Falls, Texas

Member since Jul 2011

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Posted on 5/24/23 at 10:36 am to OklahomaLurker

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65million doesn't mean much in the scheme of things

The issue is being 95 days from kickoff and still negotiating tens of millions of dollars with NBC over your bigger brands not wanting night games.

Fox being so big a factor is also interesting. ESPN has its rep for being Grimes, they don't have near the puppetmaster type control that Fox seems to have

ESPN and Fox own the SEC and Big Ten rights, respectively. The difference here is that Fox was interested in sublicensing part of this inventory, whereas ESPN is not. That has more to do with how many platforms the two networks have, and what other rights they have under contract, than it does with Fox being a team player. Warren basically was given an inch by Fox, and then tried to take a mile.

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