Is there a bigger loser in conference realignment than Mizzou?
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Uh...no. The SEC contract will be re-negotiated to reflect the new additions to the conference.
At last, we agree! MIZZOU's funding from the legislature is in the bottom 10 of the country. They fancy themselves an elite university....but they are operating with third world funding right now for academics.
I think you are the one who needs to be posting details. You've made all of these claims with no sources.
New contract started in 2009 for 15 years:
ESPN TV deal will push SEC even further beyond Big Ten, others - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
If you want a more impressive SEC circle jerk I recommend heading over to TexAgs.com You'll fit in well.
Huh??? I said I might be wrong--I made no claims. I'm simply asking for details if they are to be had.
SEC goes to 2025 and their shot at renegotiation needs to be upping the ante to 16 teams, not 14.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Conference
Uh...no. Take a look at the clause below.
"It's called a composition of conference clause and it says that if the composition of the conference changes, the networks and the conference has to prove whether the change makes the conference TV rights more or less valuable."
That came CNBC.com. There is no way the networks could argue the addition of the St. Louis and KC market didn't make the conference TV rights more valuable. This is the driving force behind conference expansion--TV sets.
Thanks for playing.
Nice--please don't reinforce my image of Ag grads from ISU.
Beg to differ. Just because you add markets does not mean CBS and ESPN want to pay more than the original contract. The networks are not stupid. If the two teams were such a catch, word would be leaking from Slive how he outmaneuvered the networks.
"It's called a composition of conference clause and it says that if the composition of the conference changes, the networks and the conference has to prove whether the change makes the conference TV rights more or less valuable."
That came CNBC.com. There is no way the networks could argue the addition of the St. Louis and KC market didn't make the conference TV rights more valuable. This is the driving force behind conference expansion--TV sets.
Thanks for playing.
Buelher? Buelhler? Buelher? ....I didn't think so.
We'll see. I think it will be very very difficult for ESPN to play chicken with the SEC. Last time I checked they have won something like the last 6 national championships in a row.
Again, this information is all about aTm....which adds a significant number of TV sets to the SEC....not to mention MIZZOU with KC and STL. We'll see, but don't be suprised if this deal is not re-done. Why else would the SEC expand? They are doing just fine without anyone else (what is the string of National Tiltles up to in football?).
Perhaps the SEC gets St Louis, but you're dreaming if you think Kansas City is now in the SEC market. First, KU is in the KC metro area, second, Kansas City is a self-proclaimed Big 12 town. I would almost guarantee little more than what SEC programming was already being aired in Kansas City due to what CBS or ESPN -SEC national contracts stipulates gets aired there in the future.
Which means what exactly as far as how the two schools entering effect the contract value? (hint: precisely ****) Just because you have more teams doesnt mean that suddenly the value goes up on a per-team basis. (while the market may have changed, so that if they did a complete renegotiation they could get more, they dont get to renegotiate that.. they have to renegotiate based on the relative increase brought by TAMU\MU, and only that portion is negotiable. If the SEC was paying X per million viewers i would imagine they would continue paying that same rate adjusted for the anticipated new viewership added by TAMU\MU).
Sure, the overall number may be bigger, but once divided by 14 may not be bigger. Could even be smaller. Who is the ratings driver in texas? Texas. What kind of ratings does missouri draw? (remember, if a conference does not have a network gaining money off of all cable subscribers, you have to get actual ratings, not just have a presence in a market). Just because you're near KC and STL doesnt mean you get all their viewers. Same for TAMU and Houston. What kind of ratings do they draw, especially now that they'll lose their biggest ratings draws of the year (KU and UT) with no equal replacement?
I don't disagree that KC is more of a Big XII town...and the people of KC are generally ****** about MIZZOU's move. But what the evil four letter word wants, they get. Ask yourself this...how many Duke basketball games have you in the Midwest been force to watch over the last 10 years?
