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This is the final death of a great conference. Also screws over PAC expansion candidates.
Does this force the SEC into action?
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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This is the final death of a great conference. Also screws over PAC expansion candidates.
Does this force the SEC into action?
Sankey’s lawyers are probably analyzing every letter of that ACC G.O.R
You know he can’t stand not being the center of attention.
Hummm.....
Neither Amazon nor Apple made it to the dance floor. Peacock is the only party with an exclusive-streaming package. This surprised some industry insiders who expected Amazon and Apple to be bigger players. Maybe this bodes well for the Pac-12? Or maybe it’s just too soon for the streamers to be factors. We’ll soon know
"Still plenty of windows left for our games too."
Help me with this one, what windows are left that will deliver value to our contract?
Late Afternoon and Evening on FOX. Early window on ABC/ESPN. Early window on CBS/NBC (though that seems unlikely at this point).
Yeah, but there's also way too much overconfidence coming from Big 12 fans running their mouths on Twitter. The bottom line is that anyone not in the B1G or SEC is not in control of their own fate, and if a TV network decides your conference shouldn't exist anymore, it won't exist.
A few with Fox and their other channels, potentially one with CBS or NBC. Some with ABC/ESPN and their other channels, Big12 network on Amazon.
Will those windows be directly competing with big 10 and SEC games on other networks?
I think everyone is forgetting that the SEC will want to counter. This isn't done. If a late window can help the SEC, then look for them to absorb some teams in the West. Oregon, Washington, Utah, ASU?
ESPN could always throw a larger number (won't say big number after today) for the top 12 teams left in a PAC - Big 12 situation
Kill both conferences.
Those ******* are evil.
SEC is only guaranteed the late afternoon window and the ACC is guaranteed nothing other than 4 prime time kicks on ABC. It can't be overstated how truly awful the ACC did with their deal.
Every window on Saturday, other than late night (maybe), will be competing with Big Ten and SEC games. If you want exclusive, you'd have to look at Friday night.
Peacock doesn’t require a paid subscription, so an outlier in the model. Basically just another NBC channel.
Maybe the two As have their hearts set on pro sports.
edited to doesn’t, need to not multitask….I am not capable
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Why weren't Amazon and Apple "bigger players"? They didn't have the cash? Or has the Big Ten determined that streaming isn't all it's being made out to be? What the Big Ten did did do was made sure they got themselves plenty of OTA exposure...
Why wouldn't TX and OU approach B1G at this point? It would be more money. Or why wouldn't B1G go after them? That would be the ultimate move to show B1G is clearly #1.
I've gotta imagine it was Apple or Peacock but not both. Dip your toe in the streaming market before commiting to it. NBC won out as they have the late game.
I agree with the OTA. They certainly have the exposure. The only drawback I could see is that since these are all on different channels you aren't going to see the promotions for the late games on the earlier games. I don't know if that'll matter much, but it's something to pay attention to. ESPN/ABC go all in with the promotions throughout the day to the point of being obnoxious.
SEC will always be better at actual football because Big Ten grandfathering in so much dead weight and is just in worse football country in general.
Give them 50% more cash, I don't know that it'd actually bring in more championships.
If media money was going to turn every Big Ten school into a powerhouse they'd have a deeper conference by now, they've already been making among the most.
