ESPN+ also gets next season what was essentially NHL.tv (Hockey's NFL ticket equivalent) and it is also in a lot of articles rumored to be a favorite for the streaming package of the NFL Sunday ticket after this year or next year when the current deal expires. Maybe the SEC gets moved over at some point with all that content but I wonder how much a channel like that costs eventually.
The Big 12 AD meeting Thursday night
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ESPN+ also gets next season what was essentially NHL.tv (Hockey's NFL ticket equivalent) and it is also in a lot of articles rumored to be a favorite for the streaming package of the NFL Sunday ticket after this year or next year when the current deal expires. Maybe the SEC gets moved over at some point with all that content but I wonder how much a channel like that costs eventually.
Without a doubt they contain those sports leagues, but the difference is that you have to sign up and pay for it. Under the old system, BTN got to charge grandma an extra $12 bucks a year whether she watched a game or not, everyone that had Mediacom in Iowa paid, it didn't matter if you were an EIU fan or an ISU fan or no fan, everyone paid money into the system. Under streaming not many ISU fans are going to be purchasing BTN+, but under the old system we had no choice in the matter, it was all rolled into the basic cable package.
You're correct. They shifted the non conference directional school matchups. I doubt league games get there but who knows if ESPN plus thinks they can get SEC state subscribers to pay for ESPN plus and SECN.
SEC games will air on ESPN+ for the first time ever in 2021
Interesting move here by ESPN.www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Disney wants ESPN+ subscribers. You save money if you bundle ESPN + and Disney +. That stuff matters and is driving this conversation
I really wish it could happen!! But the B1G wants value not numbers. What does a tv game of USC vs Mich/OSU/PSU/Wisky, even a revamped Nebraska bring audience numbers wise? Secondarily, how does an improved UCLA/OR/UW look against those schools Now look at ISU vs those teams its not happening at 16. Think about it the SEC adds OU & UT and the B1G response is KU & ISU? If KU is added and there are rumors they are talking(which I don't know if KU makes the cut) its as a bridge most likely with Colorado for those 4-6 PAC properties.
There needs to be a full fledged break away of 60+ teams for ISU to make it and then its dicey. Trust me I hope it happens.
They include it, but at what rate? The BTN was offered nationwide, but they charged (significantly) more within their conference footprint. That's why adding NYC was such a big deal. Are streaming services today getting charged more for the BTN for subscribers in Iowa or has it changed to a flat rate?
As for keeping the Other XIII together...
Why it's a Bad Idea:
Why it's a Bad Idea:
- Tweener conference: too big to be considered G5, too small to be considered G5
- How long before the Big 10, PAC or ACC decide to go to 16? When that day comes, they're coming to the Big XII for more members, most likely.
- Probably better than joining a G5 outright.
- Future landing spot when the SEC decides it's done feeding so many mouths and the inevitable SUPER LEAGUE is formed by schools who value football success at the highest level over academic reputation and shed the charade entirely. By which I mean most of the SEC (probably not Vandy, nobody else comes to mind), Ohio St and Penn St, Miami, Clemson, Florida St and Nebraska (if they can get their respective **** together). TBD on some others. Notre Dame will somehow be involved with both because.
- BYU
- Cincinnati
- UCF
- Houston
- South Florida
- Colorado St
How is that different than FUBO, HULU, Youtube, etc including BTN/ SECN/ HULU/ATT Now etc in their main packages?
You sign up for cable/satellite or you sign up for a streaming service?
I am not. What can he actually say at this point that is actually going to "say" anything. Nothing is official so his hands are pretty tied. I'm sure he is so busy, a statement is the last thing he needs to do.
In that scenario, do the math:
SEC + OU + Texas=16 teams
ACC + Notre Dame + West Virginia=16 teams
Pac-12 would need 4
Big 10 would need 2
7 teams left in the ruins of the Big 12, plus any other schools that may be attractive for any number of reasons (BYU/Cincinnati/UCF/Boise St/UNLV) for 6 spots.....
What four teams get together and go west? Which two would have best shot for Big 10 invites?
Agreed. The next time we hear from JP should be when the path forward is crystal clear and he's put us in the best position possible.
I don't know the answer to that it would be interesting to find out. If they received a valuable enough national rate, they may not care about in state vs out of state.
Again, part of the value of adding Rutgers and Maryland was to help solidify the PSU brand. That point is completely overlooked. PSU vs OSU has outdrew OU vs UT for a long time. A lot of those PSU vs Mich. games were huge too. PSU vs IA even got 5M if I remember right Wadley's last year when PSU won in the closing seconds.
I don't think that's true at all. What % of midwestern sports fans do you think watch a reformed SEC with ND, tOSU, Michigan, PSU, etc?
They'll all just go back to watching their NFL teams at take their Saturdays back.
I also don't buy that gambling has that much impact. Sports betting is big business, but its a minority of fans that partake. Heck I think most sports wagers are informal bets and office pools, the people that are big into betting don't factor into the media decisions.
Report: Kansas, Iowa State Set Up Call With Big Ten
As the Big 12 implodes with Texas and Oklahoma’s departure, Kansas and Iowa State have set up call with the Big Ten for conference realignment plans.
www.nbcchicago.com
Its simple under the old plan as someone pointed out if I lived in a state within the big 10 footprint I paid more to the BTN, so it cost more in Iowa than Missouri, pretty sure that in streaming its all the same, which would mean most likely there is going to be less revenue there.
Older people are not into streaming, but they do sign up for cable, and cable companies are starting to move BTN and other networks off the basic package and onto the sports packages that costs extra. As I stated before the genius of the old system was everyone paid, that is now not true, and BTN either has to increase costs or receive less money for that content.
I don't think people are grasping the political and institutional realities of the PAC12.
Realistically, Iowa State, Kansas and, maybe, Oklahoma State are the only schools that they would be willing to entertain.
They aren't taking religious affiliation and they aren't taking a non R1, AAU. Those things matter in Palo Alto, Berkley, Westwood and Boulder.
Realistically, Iowa State, Kansas and, maybe, Oklahoma State are the only schools that they would be willing to entertain.
They aren't taking religious affiliation and they aren't taking a non R1, AAU. Those things matter in Palo Alto, Berkley, Westwood and Boulder.
Report: Kansas, Iowa State Set Up Call With Big Ten
As the Big 12 implodes with Texas and Oklahoma’s departure, Kansas and Iowa State have set up call with the Big Ten for conference realignment plans.
It looks like the source of that article is the guy from Twitter that has already been mentioned. I hope NBC Chicago has verified those reports, but I am not confident.
