Fox Pulling out of B12 FB Championship Game

[isu5000]

https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/fox-big-12-championship-game-rights-espn.html I know "New Fox" business model is changing in both News and Sports, but I dont know if this good at all for the conference. ESPN may want to pay less now for the B12 CG if the league cant find another provider for the game.
Maybe CBS Sports, Amazon, may pick it up.

 

[DSMCy]

On the surface, this doesn't seem like great news. FOX doesn't think this can compete with the SEC or ACC championship games, and they don't want to move WWE Smackdown from Friday night.

Now doesn't feel like a great time to have to depend on ESPN..

 

[amishclone]

Stream it on Twitter. Or have YouTube buy it

 

[Rural]

The whole sports model is collapsing.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Honestly, I think that the big spending is going to be trending down as networks figure out that it's hard to make money with huge contracts out there.

 

[tim_redd]

Can we just go back to no championship game? I thought that was better.

 

[BCClone]

Can we just go back to no championship game? I thought that was better.

It gives us 4 million a year. If you can find a way to make 40 million, I'm sure they would consider that.

 

[TXCyclones]

It gives us 4 million a year. If you can find a way to make 40 million, I'm sure they would consider that.

"Gave"... it gave us $4M/yr. Not anymore.

 

[BryceC]

Game was the 4th most watched CFB game in 2018.

 

[cyclonedave25]

The Big 12 Championship game was the 4th highest rated TV game of the entire 2018 season, not counting bowl games. (9th overall including Bowl games).

EDIT: Bryce beat me.

 

[Rural]

Game was the 4th most watched CFB game in 2018.

Where did the humdinger between Northwestern and OSU land?

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Game was the 4th most watched CFB game in 2018.

But the year before was half the viewers. Texas proving their wealth right there.

 

[FinalFourCy]

Fox is fully in bed with the Big 10. Did anyone see they have BIG games on last night opposite of Big Monday? I didn’t either, but apparently they did.

It was a well-watched game. With the Pac12 falling apart and UT getting back, I’m not too worried about this long-term.

 

[tman24]

Wouldn't mind Amazon picking it up, if CBS or ESPN dont want it.

 

[BCClone]

"Gave"... it gave us $4M/yr. Not anymore.

I was off apparently, it was 2.5 million a year. I mixed it up with the sugar bowl I think. We still have the even years sold, but not the odd years. So we still have half the money, just need to get as much as possible for the other odd dates.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Wouldn't mind Amazon picking it up, if CBS or ESPN dont want it.

ESPN won't get it since it butts up against the ACC. All the networks wanted us to move to Friday and we said no.

 

[twojman]

I believe the article said there was another entity looking at getting the rights if ESPN did not take it. I wonder if it would be NBC? The only college football property they have is Notre Dame. They might like another week of big viewers.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Where did the humdinger between Northwestern and OSU land?

T7. 5.0 rating. 8.66M viewers.
Big 12 was 4th. 6.2 rating. 10.16M viewers.

 

[tman24]

ESPN won't get it since it butts up against the ACC. All the networks wanted us to move to Friday and we said no.

or it could go on LHN.

 

[Rural]

T7. 5.0 rating. 8.66M viewers.
Big 12 was 4th. 6.2 rating. 10.16M viewers.

No wonder they're talking about going away from the Kids Table division.