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re: Could Oklahoma screw the BIG XII?
Posted on 5/10/16 at 9:39 am to The Balinese Club
Posted on 5/10/16 at 9:39 am to The Balinese Club
Right, I understand the 5 millions additional subscriber number is likely off, I just threw a number out there.
I guess it would come down to how many OU and Ok St fans in Texas already have SECN, but surely Texas subscribers would increase some.
I guess it would come down to how many OU and Ok St fans in Texas already have SECN, but surely Texas subscribers would increase some.
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Posted on 5/10/16 at 10:12 am to UpToPar
I don't know if new subscriber-ship would really change that much. A good percentage of XII games are on FOX, requiring the same cable platform that the SECN is on. So, while viewership may increase some, those folks already subscribe to the SECN. The same dilemma exists for hypothetically adding Florida State to the SEC. They might increase viewership in the State of Florida, but I doubt they would drive additional subscribers to cable and dish.
In contrast, take the states of North Carolina and Virginia. All subscribers that get the SECN are paying the outside the footprint rate.
If they suddenly paid the in footprint rate, that would be significant. Probably enough so to add teams from those states, because the increase in revenue would offset the additional payouts. It is simply a function of population and is why those two states are so important.
In reality, Texas A&M moving to the SEC really helped out the league on subscriber footprint, but it also fricked OU, OSU, and Texas royally. And what really sucks for OU is that they would have been #14 instead of Missouri but were unable and unwilling to separate with OSU. Now that the SECN is in place and dependent on Missouri's population, that ship has sailed for them.
In contrast, take the states of North Carolina and Virginia. All subscribers that get the SECN are paying the outside the footprint rate.
If they suddenly paid the in footprint rate, that would be significant. Probably enough so to add teams from those states, because the increase in revenue would offset the additional payouts. It is simply a function of population and is why those two states are so important.
In reality, Texas A&M moving to the SEC really helped out the league on subscriber footprint, but it also fricked OU, OSU, and Texas royally. And what really sucks for OU is that they would have been #14 instead of Missouri but were unable and unwilling to separate with OSU. Now that the SECN is in place and dependent on Missouri's population, that ship has sailed for them.
This post was edited on 5/10/16 at 10:18 am
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:18 pm to UpToPar
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Right, I understand the 5 millions additional subscriber number is likely off, I just threw a number out there.
I guess it would come down to how many OU and Ok St fans in Texas already have SECN, but surely Texas subscribers would increase some.
One problematic issue people are touching on without coming out and exploring is that joining the SEC won't automatically make OU fans avid to watch SEC games other than OU. We're not going to see a huge uptick in "SEC!SEC!SEC!" in a fanbase that has, historically, little to do with the SEC.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:22 pm to UpToPar
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guess it would come down to how many OU and Ok St fans in Texas already have SECN, but surely Texas subscribers would increase some.
The package is pretty basic, anyone and everyone that cares about any college sport in any league already has and is paying for the package that includes the sec network, it was rammed down their throats already, they had no choice but to pay us our sec money
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