[split] AAC TV proposal
Here's a move that could be financially justified - NBC should go after an expanded AAC package. With Notre Dame plus expanded AAC inventory, they could better compete with ABC, CBS, and FOX, and become a major college football outlet.
Based on the key targets and who they have on future OOC schedules, NBC would likely direct the AAC to add BYU, Boise St., SDSU, and UNLV.
Look at what NBC (OTA channel) could have for a college football package in 2020:
Week 0: California at UNLV
Week 1: Notre Dame at Navy
Week 2: Arkansas at Notre Dame; Michigan St. at BYU
or North Carolina at UCF; or West Virginia at ECU; or Arizona St. at UNLV
Week 3: WMU at Notre Dame; Florida St. at Boise St.
Week 4: Indiana at UConn (or move one of the Week 2 or Week 3 games here)
Week 5: Wisconsin at Notre Dame
Week 6: Stanford at Notre Dame
Week 7: TBD AAC game (Houston at BYU, for example)
Week 8: TBD AAC game (USF at Memphis, for example)
Week 9: Duke at Notre Dame
Week 10: Clemson at Notre Dame
Week 11: TBD AAC game (Navy at Houston, for example)
Week 12: Louisville at Notre Dame
Week 13: TBD AAC games (UCF at USF; BYU at Boise St.)
Week 14: AAC Conference Championship
7 open weeks, with no Notre Dame. There is worthwhile AAC inventory for OTA college football games each open week - and an additional game to compliment Notre Dame in some weeks, including Notre Dame at Navy game, Florida St. at Boise, Michigan St. at BYU, the conference championship, the Week 0 stage, and Thanksgiving weekend.
In subsequent years, there are equally awesome games, like Oklahoma at Tulane, Texas at USF, South Carolina at ECU, Oklahoma St. at Boise St., Arizona v. BYU (in new Vegas stadium), Mississippi St. at Memphis, Nebraska at Cincinnati, more Notre Dame at Navy, Miami at Temple, Louisville at USF, etc.
NBC could get 8-9 quality games for OTA broadcast and another 25 games or so for NBCsports for not much more than NBC currently pays Notre Dame for 7 games.
The AAC could have a separate 25-game package for ESPN, mostly for Thursday, Friday, and late Saturday broadcasts (where ESPN might be willing to spend more to get quality inventory). And, of course, AAC basketball enhances both the NBC and ESPN packages.
Anyway, this is the kind of move that could legitimize the P6 claim. Most of the expanded AAC schools are similar to the lower end of the P5.
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2018 05:29 PM by Wedge.)
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