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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129594003" data-attributes="member: 1428007"><p>What we know: Boren was stating THIS:</p><p></p><p>From Norman Transcript Jan 28, 2016</p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">It was a sellers’ market for Power 5 Conference’s broadcast rights in 2011. It may not be now. Boren believes it still is.</span></p><p><span style="color: #660000"><strong>“Our media consultants still tend to think, as I said, we’re leaving $4-$6 million per school on the table even now, even with the circumstances.”</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #660000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Until Texas AD said THIS:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">From Austin American Statesman June 1 2016</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">As for Texas’ beloved Longhorn Network, Perrin said he was emphatically in favor of keeping the only single-school network in the country other than BYU’s, probably into perpetuity. But at least through a contract running through 2031. <strong><span style="color: #660000">“I would not disturb it at this time,”</span></strong> he said.</span></p><p></p><p>That is when Boren almost overnight switched tunes and declared there would be no BIG 12 network. </p><p></p><p>It's interesting to see the take of the commissioner of the ACC on these exact same points from an earlier conversation with him:</p><p>Excerpt:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">The marketplace, indeed. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that as more folks reject cable bundling and opt for a la carte television consumption, ESPN has lost 7.2 million subscribers in the last four years, three million in the last year. Moreover, the Hollywood Reporter says the network has been directed by parent company Disney to slash costs.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3"></span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3"></span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">Swofford does not believe those developments will affect what he called ongoing “quality discussions” with ESPN.</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #660000">“ESPN is our partner, and obviously you’re interested in anything going on with them,” he said. “What they would do with us, in theory, it’s a growth opportunity for them. It’s a revenue-generating opportunity, the channels that they do.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #660000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #660000">“They’re business people. When they go in that direction, they go in that direction because they think that they can make money. It’s an investment. I don’t think companies like that look at investments falling into the belt-tightening, cost-cutting area. It’s really sort of two different things.”</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #660000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #660000"><a href="http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-swofford-2015-kickoff-post.html">http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-swofford-2015-kickoff-post.html</a></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #660000"><a href="http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-swofford-2015-kickoff-post.html">http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-swofford-2015-kickoff-post.html</a></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #000000">We'll eventually find out which one is on point.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129594003, member: 1428007"] What we know: Boren was stating THIS: From Norman Transcript Jan 28, 2016 [COLOR=#5900b3]It was a sellers’ market for Power 5 Conference’s broadcast rights in 2011. It may not be now. Boren believes it still is.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#660000][B]“Our media consultants still tend to think, as I said, we’re leaving $4-$6 million per school on the table even now, even with the circumstances.”[/B] [B][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Until Texas AD said THIS: From Austin American Statesman June 1 2016[/COLOR] [COLOR=#5900b3]As for Texas’ beloved Longhorn Network, Perrin said he was emphatically in favor of keeping the only single-school network in the country other than BYU’s, probably into perpetuity. But at least through a contract running through 2031. [B][COLOR=#660000]“I would not disturb it at this time,”[/COLOR][/B] he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#5900b3][/COLOR] That is when Boren almost overnight switched tunes and declared there would be no BIG 12 network. It's interesting to see the take of the commissioner of the ACC on these exact same points from an earlier conversation with him: Excerpt: [COLOR=#5900b3]The marketplace, indeed. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that as more folks reject cable bundling and opt for a la carte television consumption, ESPN has lost 7.2 million subscribers in the last four years, three million in the last year. Moreover, the Hollywood Reporter says the network has been directed by parent company Disney to slash costs. Swofford does not believe those developments will affect what he called ongoing “quality discussions” with ESPN.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#660000]“ESPN is our partner, and obviously you’re interested in anything going on with them,” he said. “What they would do with us, in theory, it’s a growth opportunity for them. It’s a revenue-generating opportunity, the channels that they do. “They’re business people. When they go in that direction, they go in that direction because they think that they can make money. It’s an investment. I don’t think companies like that look at investments falling into the belt-tightening, cost-cutting area. It’s really sort of two different things.” [URL]http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-swofford-2015-kickoff-post.html[/URL] [URL='http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-swofford-2015-kickoff-post.html'][/URL][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000]We'll eventually find out which one is on point.[/COLOR][B][COLOR=#660000][/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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