(02-12-2016 02:38 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 02:22 PM)Indytarheel Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 02:05 PM)Dasville Wrote:  I remember NBC putting a bid in for the AAC so they do have interest in gaining college sports. If I remember correctly, ESPN had a right to match the offer so they stuck with ESPN.

No, no, no... you can't say that. It goes against everything Kaplony stated.

Go over to the AAC board and ask them how pleased they are with the deal that NBC Sports saddled them with. Utilize the search function and see how many of their posters (probably some of the Louisville ones here now as well if they are man enough to admit it) thought just like you that NBC Sports was going to make it rain with the offer they made.

Or you can continue to be butt-hurt over reality dashing your fantasy. The choice is yours.

All hail the Mighty Kaplony. Master of all internet message boards. The Farmer Ted of the internet.

(02-12-2016 12:03 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 08:27 PM)Dasville Wrote:  Can't blame him about wvu, no way. Now being an ASS toward Cuse.....I say PH' k him.

This really rankled most of us...I have no doubt it was true...then to have him part of the NCAA during the investigation...sigh...

http://collegespun.com/acc/syracuse/oliv...im-boeheim

He's just incredibly unprofessional. You can't act like he does and expect to win in the long term. Burnt bridges are very hard to repair and there's a finite number of bridges in the world. If you light everything you see on fire like a drunk pyro, your world will eventually burn around you.

I'm not sure how many options the Big XII realistically had. Barring a massive gaff or stroke of luck, the race was between UL and WVU, and WVU was a more established brand with an inside track. It was WVU's to lose and accepting it was a no brain decision.

Yeah, he didnt kill WVU's athletic dept., but he didn't do anything special, either. The guy fired a mediocre football coach (Bill) and hired a very meh football coach (Dana) and didn't fire a well established alum from freaking Morgantown for a basketball coach (which was a no brain decision).

Finally, he failed to control the insanity that is the WVU fan base. If anything, he made it worse.

At best, he was run of the mill. At worst, he was bad.

(02-12-2016 02:56 PM)Indytarheel Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 02:38 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 02:22 PM)Indytarheel Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 02:05 PM)Dasville Wrote:  I remember NBC putting a bid in for the AAC so they do have interest in gaining college sports. If I remember correctly, ESPN had a right to match the offer so they stuck with ESPN.

No, no, no... you can't say that. It goes against everything Kaplony stated.

Go over to the AAC board and ask them how pleased they are with the deal that NBC Sports saddled them with. Utilize the search function and see how many of their posters (probably some of the Louisville ones here now as well if they are man enough to admit it) thought just like you that NBC Sports was going to make it rain with the offer they made.

Or you can continue to be butt-hurt over reality dashing your fantasy. The choice is yours.

All hail the Mighty Kaplony. Master of all internet message boards. The Farmer Ted of the internet.

Best way to tell when you have won an argument on the internet is when the opposition resorts to name-calling. I accept your surrender.

LOL, it means that much to you. Wow. Message board, forums now equate to a place to compete rather than a place of discussion or an Internet site where people can post and read messages, usually on a specific topic or area of interest. I will remember next time so that I can be victorious.

(02-12-2016 03:36 PM)Indytarheel Wrote:  LOL, it means that much to you. Wow. Message board, forums now equate to a place to compete rather than a place of discussion or an Internet site where people can post and read messages, usually on a specific topic or area of interest. I will remember next time so that I can be victorious.

Evidently it means enough to you to make you resort to throwing a childish tantrum when you are confronted with facts that shatter your fantasy.

I would like to apologize to the board for this unnecessary back and forth that has taken too much space in this thread. Back to the topic at hand.

One have to believe the ACC brass didn't think coverage of the conference would be this bad. Exposure = WatchESPN? So much so that your best product with the most inventory is playing second fiddle to one of the weakest bball conferences ever? Please, of please, just let this contract die. Even if they don't pony up and bring the $ on par with SEC/Big (doubtful), partner up with NBC as well.

If the Orange paid out as much as the Sugar and Rose every year, I would actually be ok with an extra $3 million and a delayed network. It's the combo that doesn't sit well with me.

It seems that NBC was interested in the Big East back in 2012 & willing to pay the football schools $14 million each. They wanted to sandwich the ND games & put some games on the NBCSN as well.

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2012/8/4...-expansion

For full members of the conference to end up, after all of the upheaval, with a television deal that pays them $14 million per year would be a tremendous boost to the league. That figure would put the conference within earshot of the ACC's new deal that will average $17 million per year. To get that kind of money would be a significant boost to each of the 13 Big East football schools. Additionally, the Big East would possibly draft off of Notre Dame on Saturdays by having nationally televised games sandwiched around the broadcast of Irish games as well. The rest would likely be shown on the NBC Sports Network.

Perhaps the biggest benefit of a new deal with NBC would be that the Big East would be on a television network that is interested in its success. Opinions on ESPN's role in the current state of the Big East differ, but it would be difficult for anyone to argue that the network has done much to damage and very little to help the league's image in the past two seasons. A fresh start, with a new network, one that appears willing to invest in it, could be just what the conference needs. Will the Big East eventually become the SEC or Big Ten? No. But with a contract that's at least in the ballpark, increased exposure on NBC and its expanding NBC Sports Network, and the possibility of launching a bowl game of its own for the conference champion, the Big East brass is at least giving fans a sign that they're working to make the conference competitive for the future.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journ...Media.aspx

Quote:Similarly, NBC Sports Group appears to be a long shot for the Big Ten rights. NBC has employed a strategy of courting sports that it carries exclusively. NBC is the only place fans can watch the NHL, EPL and Olympics. It exclusively carries the second half of the NASCAR season.

Given that NBC is not a big player in college sports — other than its deal with Notre Dame football — it’s hard to see it committing the money it would take to share the media rights for one college conference.

(02-12-2016 05:35 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journ...Media.aspx

Quote:Similarly, NBC Sports Group appears to be a long shot for the Big Ten rights. NBC has employed a strategy of courting sports that it carries exclusively. NBC is the only place fans can watch the NHL, EPL and Olympics. It exclusively carries the second half of the NASCAR season.

Given that NBC is not a big player in college sports — other than its deal with Notre Dame football — it’s hard to see it committing the money it would take to share the media rights for one college conference.

Maybe not exclusively but they likely would be willing for a game of the week or something comparable to the SEC deal with CBS. You never know when they might want to bump up their Saturday lineup. I think their 2012 BE interest shows the potential. I think they have shied away from college sports due to the competition but I don't think ESPN will be able to easily outbid everyone given the cord cutting.