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Lincoln shot !!! ....LOL !I scanned the document of the Memphis BOT meeting. I don't have no how to link it but it looks like it's an exclusive ESPN negotiation and no CBS Sports Network. The other thing that jumped out at me was how high the student fees are for SMU, UCONN and ECU.
Yeah, especially at the same time as they're in the middle of building 3 new sports stadiums at the price tag of $60 mil:Cutting sports programs is not ever pretty.
Great article by Mike Anthony....I'm glad some writer that follows Uconn Sports has a clue and asks the most important questions regarding what I mentioned here this past Tuesday. Uconn currently is being paid more for the Womens BB package on SNY than the Mountain West gets for their entire TV package per school. Over $1 million and when you package in the OOC mens BB games and a FB game that SNY produces plus coaches shows etc. I'd have to guess it could come close to the same 2 million a year that the current AAC TV package pays. So why should UConn have to give up all that NY/ CT/ tri-state coverage on their 3rd tier and money, so nobodies like Tulsa and Tulane can get the same $7 mil a year too ?......Weird that Uconn would talk up the SNY deal a few days ago then have this come out in the article. I'd assume as in the past OOC (tier 3) games would still be available to contract with SNY /other networks ????
"ESPN will reportedly have rights to all AAC live programming, with the exception of a few basketball games that will air on CBS and some Navy football games that will air on CBS Sports Network. ESPN plans to air some AAC baseball, softball and soccer games on ESPN+, in addition to basketball and football. It is unclear whether SNY will continue to carry UConn women’s games. "
Well another thing I don't like about this is regarding the AAC. Aresco has allowed another conference member, Navy, to keep a separate TV agreement with CBS. So why should ARESCO strong arm Uconn into giving up millions of $$$ in TV money that a bunch of other AAC schools can't make on thier own ???Well what is the answer to this question? Is the SNY partnership continuing or not? I see no reason for it not to continue because it doesn’t compete with the AAC regionally except where it concerns UConn, and it benefits the AAC to benefit UConn by maximizing its coverage. It’s really more of an issue for ESPN it would seem and this in my mind goes to antitrust issues. Competition is good and monopolies are not allowed except in certain circumstances.
OK here's Anthony's follow up....IF ARESCO / AAC has sold off Uconn's out of conference/SNY games like you mentioned KSTW to ESPN :Well what is the answer to this question? Is the SNY partnership continuing or not? .
They had to carve out an exception for UConn. It’s self defeating if the AAC doesn’t have a school being marketed by SNY in an area (metro NYC), otherwise it would be Conference Commissioner malpractice by Aresco.
No wonder Herbst had no clue regarding these negotiations....SHE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION for being ON VACATION the whole time !And here it is - they did not .....make an exception for the SNY Deal and Uconn..
( though Aresco did make an exception for Navy to have a separate TV deal)From Benedict's statement Aresco gave away the SNY deal to ESPN and Uconn has no control over it. That's ridiculous for Uconn to allow Aresco to have control and sell off non-AAC games (the games SNY paid Uconn $1mil + for ....and gave us tons of tri-state exposure).
FIRE BENEDICT ...and since we can't fire Herbst.... I bet she got paid off... to agree to this ! ( She should be under investigation by the State of CT)
Exactly ....he's playin' spin doctor.... because he knows damn well he sold Uconn's $1 million+ deal with SNY down the road so the Tulane's and the Tulsa's who no one cares about gets an equal share....After reading all this mumbo jumbo from Aresco I am still trying to figure out what is the bottom line- more UConn TV games or less? More women’s TV games or less? Do we have to pay for any of them? Dude needs to spricken ze English.
Was this the final straw ??? I think Uconn's been out doing a lot of fact finding regarding some other TV partners (old & new) before they spend the next 12 years with almost all of their sports content locked up behind an ESPN paywall that could be $20+ a month before the contract is up !Exactly ....he's playin' spin doctor.... because he knows damn well he sold Uconn's $1 million+ deal with SNY down the road so the Tulane's and the Tulsa's who no one cares about gets an equal share....
Now all the Uconn games ( many men's OOC too) that were on SNY are sold off to ESPN and will be behind a pay wall on ESPN+ ....unless ESPN get's paid off by SNY, in which case none the cash scrapped AD of Uconn gets a dime of. But why would ESPN let SNY have games? The point is to make it another bill Uconn fans have to pay to watch Uconn games besides cable. And it maybe $4.99 a month now but unlike cable, ESPN will have direct control of it and they can go up to $10-15 a month and consumers can't say squat if you want to watch Uconn games now that they're on ESPN +
KSTW, I got a question for ya, since your a lawyer. Since Uconn got sold down the road and lost millions on the SNY deal .....at the same time as Aresco championed not only allowing Navy special treatment to be a FB only, but to also keep it's TV deal with CBS.....you see where I'm going with this ? Do you think Uconn could press the issue regarding staying in the AAC as a FB only ( like Navy) or using that issue against the AAC in terms of paying the the $10 million exit fee and the 27 months requirement ?If it was the final straw Aresco and ESPN should have seen it coming and not shafted UConn in the deal.