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Lol- what a glorious beautiful shtshow (for the rest of us.
“We never actually fired you. Woodward did, and he didn’t have authority to.”
Yeah, someone *probably* would have told Woodward that at some point in the hours between Saturday night, when the whole world knew it was imminent, and Sunday night when Kelly had his team meeting announcing he was out.
“We never actually fired you. Woodward did, and he didn’t have authority to.”
Yeah, someone *probably* would have told Woodward that at some point in the hours between Saturday night, when the whole world knew it was imminent, and Sunday night when Kelly had his team meeting announcing he was out.
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He’s 64 years old. He’s going to have a problem getting an interview for any job.
No one wants a fired coach who wouldn’t do things differently, and he doesn’t have to say that he would.
Media doesn’t want him.
He has to make himself available for a couple initial Zoom interviews, if anyone wanted to have them, and that’s it.
He doesn’t have to retain Trace Armstrong to get him another job (and Trace wouldn’t waste his time).
No one wants a fired coach who wouldn’t do things differently, and he doesn’t have to say that he would.
Media doesn’t want him.
He has to make himself available for a couple initial Zoom interviews, if anyone wanted to have them, and that’s it.
He doesn’t have to retain Trace Armstrong to get him another job (and Trace wouldn’t waste his time).
Saban actually legitimately is happy with what he is doing right now.
It took him a minute to embrace the stupidity of this stupid sport. But he found it. And was like “oh yeah, you are the ridiculous people I did this for for decades.”
Saban loved nothing more (other than winning) than correcting stupid narratives, and explaining ball to dimwits. And he’s now gotten one of the biggest voices in the game. (That doesn’t have to be unbiased).
He ain’t going anywhere. And risking an asterisk in the process.
It took him a minute to embrace the stupidity of this stupid sport. But he found it. And was like “oh yeah, you are the ridiculous people I did this for for decades.”
Saban loved nothing more (other than winning) than correcting stupid narratives, and explaining ball to dimwits. And he’s now gotten one of the biggest voices in the game. (That doesn’t have to be unbiased).
He ain’t going anywhere. And risking an asterisk in the process.
re: Franklin would wreck shop at lsu
Posted by 20ag07 on 10/27/25 at 7:34 am to LakeChuckTiger89
People quite literally forget that the reason Franklin has a $95M contract is because LSU made an offer to hire him. Mel Tucker got one too, because LSU made an offer to hire him.
So let’s not act like LSU ain’t super willing to hire all these people.
So let’s not act like LSU ain’t super willing to hire all these people.
re: The Woodward conundrum
Posted by 20ag07 on 10/26/25 at 1:10 pm to Nutriaitch
Because Woodward had already thrown down a 10 year $90+M offer to Jimbo.
quote:Well the viewer numbers have been bonkers- much higher than SEC numbers last year, and CBS is way down. Partly because their B1G games suck, and partly because the 2nd tier SEC game at 3:30/2:30 is cutting in.
Sankey had better be playing chess than checkers- the league took on two teams without a bump in payout. Hopefully he will have them bent over a barrel in the next round of negotiations.
That’s exactly what you need for your next media deal.
The SEC package is stronger.
21.1M across 5 games Vs 18.8M for B1G in week 7.
13.5M across 3 games vs 12.3M for B1G in week 6.
22.8 across 4 games vs 10M for B1G in week 5.
21.1M across 5 games Vs 18.8M for B1G in week 7.
13.5M across 3 games vs 12.3M for B1G in week 6.
22.8 across 4 games vs 10M for B1G in week 5.
re: A&M has 8 home games and 0 back to back SEC road games
Posted by 20ag07 on 10/16/24 at 1:49 pm to FootballFrenzy
Why would you make a post about something you’re uninformed about, when it would take less time to look up and see that Texas is on the 2025 schedule than it did for you incorrectly post that they weren’t?
re: Big Ten on CBS continues to fail
Posted by 20ag07 on 10/16/24 at 1:45 pm to idlewatcher
quote:13M was the peak. The rating number quoted is always the average across the 3+ hour window.
Earlier in the week, I read the Ohio St/Oregon game drew 13M viewers and stablized (meaning continuous watching) at 11M.
She’s been covering the committee for ESPN since day 1. Her job isn’t really to know football, it’s to report on the committee’s process and get color from them where she can. Nobody else devotes their entire time to that, as they are more busy covering the actual sports.
I don’t care for her, but I don’t see anybody you’d want doing it actually wanting the role of covering the committee rather than the sport itself.
I don’t care for her, but I don’t see anybody you’d want doing it actually wanting the role of covering the committee rather than the sport itself.
The thing is, you need fans outside of those fan bases to commit to 8 straight hours of football.
When 2 big viewerships happen in a week, the B1G is always a big piece of that.
The top 2 SEC games have been doing 12M combined. The CBS primetime double header last year combined for 17M, as did this years Bama/UGA & OU/Auburn.
I know Texas fans think they bring a lot to the table, but 20% over the best of the best weekends is a taller order than you might think.
When 2 big viewerships happen in a week, the B1G is always a big piece of that.
The top 2 SEC games have been doing 12M combined. The CBS primetime double header last year combined for 17M, as did this years Bama/UGA & OU/Auburn.
I know Texas fans think they bring a lot to the table, but 20% over the best of the best weekends is a taller order than you might think.
Bama/Tenn did 8M in the afternoon last year.
Bama/UGA is the high-water mark this year at 12M.
So 20M between the two is conceivable, but not a given.
Two games in the same day going over 8M is fairly unusual.
Bama/UGA is the high-water mark this year at 12M.
So 20M between the two is conceivable, but not a given.
Two games in the same day going over 8M is fairly unusual.
re: Big 10 on CBS
Posted by 20ag07 on 9/12/24 at 5:57 am to bamaoldtimer
-Having the game of the week in prime time, rather than the mid-afternoon CBS slot has been good.
-Having an earlier idea on kickoff teams has been great.
-Having the A game being called by Herbie/Fowler has been an upgrade from Gary/Brad.
If I were a B1G fan, the network picking shuffle would drive me bonkers. Some weeks Fox gets first pick and puts their big game at noon. Some weeks CBS goes first and puts the big game mid-day. Some weeks NBC goes first, and their scheduling is all over the place. (And getting stuck on an NBC broadcast rn is the worst).
I watched a chunk of IA/IA State, and it’s still just weird to hear Gary and the theme music with non-SEC teams. Gary sounds just not into it.
-Having an earlier idea on kickoff teams has been great.
-Having the A game being called by Herbie/Fowler has been an upgrade from Gary/Brad.
If I were a B1G fan, the network picking shuffle would drive me bonkers. Some weeks Fox gets first pick and puts their big game at noon. Some weeks CBS goes first and puts the big game mid-day. Some weeks NBC goes first, and their scheduling is all over the place. (And getting stuck on an NBC broadcast rn is the worst).
I watched a chunk of IA/IA State, and it’s still just weird to hear Gary and the theme music with non-SEC teams. Gary sounds just not into it.
re: Arkansas' next head football coach, per my sources
Posted by 20ag07 on 7/5/24 at 3:03 pm to Lord of the Hogs
Yeah, it’s not like your stadium hold 30K fewer fans.
re: Arkansas' next head football coach, per my sources
Posted by 20ag07 on 7/3/24 at 8:29 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
He has the best job in college football.
He makes $9M/year with little to no pressure.
Leaving to go to A&M was one thing- he’s not leaving that job for Arky.
He makes $9M/year with little to no pressure.
Leaving to go to A&M was one thing- he’s not leaving that job for Arky.
re: Ok, the Jeff Kent cutaways...
Posted by 20ag07 on 6/22/24 at 10:31 pm to oldtrucker
We’re not talking enough about his time on Survivor, honestly.
re: How did we get so hosed in the newest TV deals?
Posted by 20ag07 on 6/22/24 at 3:04 am to ColoradoElkHerd
quote:Mike Slive was the one one who engineered the long-term CBS deal, which became the most undervalued deal in sports history.
One word - Stankey. Mike Slive was too smart for this stupid stuff.
He was sitting at the helm when CBS refused to change its contract with the SEC with the additions of A&M/Mizzou, while ESPN did.
Pretending like Mike Slive didn’t sign his fair share of short-sighted deals in the modern era is complete idiocy.
Jimmy Sexton remains undefeated.
Like who on earth did he convince OU they’d be bidding against?
That man is still making bank riding on a “recruits must think you’ll be here for all of your tenure”, when both 1)college kids can go wherever they want and 2) Coaches are getting fired with 8 years and $70M left on the contract the recruit was looking at.
And still, ADs and BORs are flinching whenever Jimmy Sexton picks up the phone.
It’s amazing.
Like who on earth did he convince OU they’d be bidding against?
That man is still making bank riding on a “recruits must think you’ll be here for all of your tenure”, when both 1)college kids can go wherever they want and 2) Coaches are getting fired with 8 years and $70M left on the contract the recruit was looking at.
And still, ADs and BORs are flinching whenever Jimmy Sexton picks up the phone.
It’s amazing.
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