(01-09-2019 01:06 PM)dan10 Wrote:  I think online streaming is a good thing and reaches many people nowadays. I also believe the next best way for each school is likely regional deals. While in theory a conference deal makes a lot of sense, I do not think there are enough followings to get it done. In the old CAA days there was plenty of interest to warrant that, now, that does not exist. It can still exist if the league grows and it constantly knocking on the door as a multiple bid conference, but I think the league has a ways to go before that would become a reality. That last big conference realignment only made the gap between the haves and have-nots larger.

I agree. I don't know how many non WM/Delaware/CAA fans are gonna flip to NBC Sports or whatever to watch W&M @ Delaware, especially since there's almost always a bigger game on ESPN. Nationwide networks would want us to pay for very limited exposure to new fans. Local networks probably don't do a ton worse in terms of people watching the games, but are a lot easier to secure for some teams.

The streams are even cheaper, but provide very little in terms of revenue or eyes (I don't know if anyone has the numbers for viewership), but they at least allow the people who care to watch the game. I am kinda surprised more teams don't run ads on their CAA streams, I feel like ads would be a decent way to fill the dead space in the streams, and provide at least a little additional revenue.