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I'm sure Oklahoma cable subscribers are going to be really happy about subsidizing the University of Texas athletic department.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Muck;1859624; said:
Agree fully on the first part, but I don't think they're were being particularly smart about it. I think they viewed recent changes to the landscape with the BTN, and Fox getting the Big Ten and Pac 12 championship games and just panicked.
Everyone is right in that we can all expect massive amounts of Longhorn Lovin' at every opportune moment from SPIN and a complete dismissal of the Big Ten and Pac 10.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
[quote='BusNative;185966;3]Except the Texas is in a conference, no?[/quote]
Hey, if their conference "partners" are weak enough and stupid enough to allow it, you can't blast Texas for being arrogant enough to take advantage of it.
It certainly puts their blanket dismissal of the Big Ten into context. Big Ten revenue streams are projected to hit 30 million within a year or two of Nebraska joining, so all this does is bring might Texas up to the level of Indiana and Northwestern.
Hey, if their conference "partners" are weak enough and stupid enough to allow it, you can't blast Texas for being arrogant enough to take advantage of it.
It certainly puts their blanket dismissal of the Big Ten into context. Big Ten revenue streams are projected to hit 30 million within a year or two of Nebraska joining, so all this does is bring might Texas up to the level of Indiana and Northwestern.
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Muck
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[quote='BusNative;185966;3]Except the Texas is in a conference, no?[/quote]
See my comments about 'what's coming next?' above.
FWIW many schools already have individual contracts with media outlets...they're just usually local media, for other forms of media or other similar lower tier distribution rights.
I just can't imagine that they would become so desperate that they would offer 5x (and higher) over the amount of the other primary bid (if the alleged Fox numbers are anywhere close to being accurate).
There has to be something else going on behind the scenes driving this. "Sunday Morning Meanderings With Bevo!" isn't going to move the Nielsen dial. Either that or we're just seeing part of the picture. For example, does this contract include ALL distribution rights for Texas properties? If so how does that compare to the total numbers if you add up all of the different media contracts at a comparable school (like Ohio State)?
See my comments about 'what's coming next?' above.
FWIW many schools already have individual contracts with media outlets...they're just usually local media, for other forms of media or other similar lower tier distribution rights.
ORD_Buckeye;1859678; said:
I just can't imagine that they would become so desperate that they would offer 5x (and higher) over the amount of the other primary bid (if the alleged Fox numbers are anywhere close to being accurate).
There has to be something else going on behind the scenes driving this. "Sunday Morning Meanderings With Bevo!" isn't going to move the Nielsen dial. Either that or we're just seeing part of the picture. For example, does this contract include ALL distribution rights for Texas properties? If so how does that compare to the total numbers if you add up all of the different media contracts at a comparable school (like Ohio State)?
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PlanetFrnd
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ORD_Buckeye;1859679; said:
Not blasting anyone at all, just pointing out that it's a different cicumstance than Notre Ame or now-independent BYU
Muck;1859680; said:
Yes, yes... don't disagree, see above
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CHU
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I somehow keep thinking that ESPN will eventually try to acquire that 51 percent of the Big Ten Network that FOX currently owns. I think the deal was for 10 or 15 years that started in 2007 (between FOX, the Big Ten and the Big Ten Network).
The negotiations between the Big Ten and ESPN in a few years is going to be interesting, considering the money ESPN threw at the SEC and Texas.
Also considering Delany has the BTN, the most alumni, the most viewers nationally and the most television sets in the conference footprint as leverage.
The reports said the Longhorn Network was in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Good luck to non-UT fans and hope they don't have to pay for something they don't want.
The negotiations between the Big Ten and ESPN in a few years is going to be interesting, considering the money ESPN threw at the SEC and Texas.
Also considering Delany has the BTN, the most alumni, the most viewers nationally and the most television sets in the conference footprint as leverage.
The reports said the Longhorn Network was in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Good luck to non-UT fans and hope they don't have to pay for something they don't want.
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CHU;1859693; said:
Because it's actually 49%.... and that would make the B10, ESpins boss for that property.
Something, hell, freeze... etc.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
CHU;1859693; said:
The Big Ten owns 51% and Fox owns 49. I'm pretty sure that there would be some form of right of first refusal written into the bylaws should Fox choose to sell.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Think they will update their uniforms to reflect their sponser (like the MLS)?
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