SEC Network Basketball Question

[WrapItDog]

How will the SEC Network work for Wed. night basketball? There are seven games all starting around the same time or withing and hour or two.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Per the #Hailstate site,

we are on ESPN3 tonight.

Did I miss that we are on SEC network?

 

[WrapItDog]

I'm asking about next year. All the regional TV coverage goes away when the SEC Network takes over. How will they cover all the games with only one channel?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Gotcha.

 

[engie]

I'm asking about next year. All the regional TV coverage goes away when the SEC Network takes over. How will they cover all the games with only one channel?

We keep the ESPN contract as well.

All games will be on ESPN, the SECNetwork, or the online versions of those sites...

 

[WrapItDog]

Directv and ESPN need to get together so I can get the online version. I have comcast internet but I can't get ESPN3 because I don't have cable tv.

 

[engie]

Directv and ESPN need to get together so I can get the online version. I have comcast internet but I can't get ESPN3 because I don't have cable tv.

Rumor is that Directv is very close to having a deal with the SECNetwork and is reworking their whole ESPN package. In doing such, I'd expect you to be golden well before this time next year...

 

[patdog]

Some of the games will be on one of the ESPN networks and we'll see more Tuesday and Thursday games than we do now. You could easily have 2 games on SECN both Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 on an ESPN network both nights, then 1 Thursday game.

 

[MSUDawg25]

Sec network will drastically increase our tv visibility, but it doesn't necessarily mean every single game will be televised. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[engie]

Sec network will drastically increase our tv visibility, but it doesn't necessarily mean every single game will be televised. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

That is correct.

ESPN/SEC will still have the option to sell nonconference "home" games locally, I believe(conference doesn't have tv rights to the away games). But every single conference game will be available on at least one of their platforms.