Did Texas screw themselves? 20 years for 300 mil
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On the one hand, you want a long term deal to lock things down in case your stock goes down. See Notre Dame/NBC.
I think for an individual school like that, it's probably a wise move. For a league like the SEC, it's probably wise to stay with slightly shorter term deals, because your product isn't going to lose value anytime soon most likely.
I think for an individual school like that, it's probably a wise move. For a league like the SEC, it's probably wise to stay with slightly shorter term deals, because your product isn't going to lose value anytime soon most likely.
I saw the article talking about the deal... but it stated that it's only going to show 2 football games per year on it. Most of the rest of the programming will be basketball and other olympic sports (swimming and volleyball were both mentioned).
Is $300 million worth it for 2 football games and some basketball games per year? I can't see that being very profitable for ESPN... but then again I don't know anything about the TV industry either.
Is $300 million worth it for 2 football games and some basketball games per year? I can't see that being very profitable for ESPN... but then again I don't know anything about the TV industry either.
I might be wrong, but isn't their plan is to launch the newtork with ESPN, which will then allow Texas to contract out with cable and satellite providers to actually carry the Longhorn Channel to generate even more money
I just assumed when I saw the figure that it was for everything. That is a lot of money for one football game and likely 8 non conference games.
because a lot of the rest of the schools don't want to play in the UT-Austin 12.
If Alabama and Florida were allowed to dictate everything in the SEC including how much money they got, how long do you think it would be before Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, and LSU were looking to bolt to another league where they got an even split?
It wouldn't take them long, and of course we'd be left out on the cold.
The Big 10 and Pac 10 tried to make it happen this past year. Colorado and Nebraska were smart to get out while they had the chance. The rest will follow suit eventually.
I expect Texas will likely one day be an independent, and the rest of the strong Big 12 schools will bolt for other leagues, with some of the lesser programs left out in the cold to join the MWC, namely K-State, Baylor, Texas Tech, Iowa State, possibly Missouri.
If Alabama and Florida were allowed to dictate everything in the SEC including how much money they got, how long do you think it would be before Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, and LSU were looking to bolt to another league where they got an even split?
It wouldn't take them long, and of course we'd be left out on the cold.
The Big 10 and Pac 10 tried to make it happen this past year. Colorado and Nebraska were smart to get out while they had the chance. The rest will follow suit eventually.
I expect Texas will likely one day be an independent, and the rest of the strong Big 12 schools will bolt for other leagues, with some of the lesser programs left out in the cold to join the MWC, namely K-State, Baylor, Texas Tech, Iowa State, possibly Missouri.