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[UConn Dan]

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Ackerman told Sports Business Journal the league is also working to add a subpackage to supplement its media rights agreement that would include around 30 men’s games and 75 women’s games, although exact valuations on those contests are fluid.

 

[CL82]

Can't read it. Can someone summarize?

 

[UConn Dan]

Can't read it. Can someone summarize?

See above for link. Not much new in regards to big 12 - yormark still beating the drum of separating basketball from football media deals and the getting more value out of basketball.

The excerpt I posted about big east media was the most interesting to me.

 

[jostar1]

This is our only hope.

 

[CL82]

This is our only hope.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

This is our only hope.

I think it will ultimately happen. The question is will football be included or would we have to essentially play football for free or scheduling agreements.

 

[KryHavok]

For me that article is meh. I know I'm overly sensitive, but it mentions blue bloods (what the hell as Indiana done lately, ah yes, nothing) and powers (Arizona with their ONE lone title in 1997 makes them a power???), then blah blah blah UConn with their 17 combined titles. Not power, not blue blood, more of an afterthought. Makes sense since the writer is an Indiana grad. At least the lead in pic is UConn. My rant's over, back to work.

 

[HuskyHawk]

See above for link. Not much new in regards to big 12 - yormark still beating the drum of separating basketball from football media deals and the getting more value out of basketball.

The excerpt I posted about big east media was the most interesting to me.

This was interesting. Basketball basically the same annual value as football when split out. That doesn't match what some are saying but gives credence to what Yormark has said.

The ACC, for example, had separate deals for football (ESPN/ABC) and basketball (Raycom Sports) until 2010, when it packaged both sports in a 12-year, $1.86 billion contract with ESPN. Under the terms of its previous agreements, football netted the league $258 million over seven years, while basketball brought in $370 million over 10 years. Together, those deals accounted for around $75 million annually, while the succeeding ESPN contract that packaged both sports saw the yearly value jump to $155 million.

 

[UCsports]

This was interesting. Basketball basically the same annual value as football when split out. That doesn't match what some are saying but gives credence to what Yormark has said.

Yes exactly. Total game attendance and tv money are fairly equal for the regular season games when accounting for more basketball games, but the way the playoff systems are run and money gets distributed creates a big divide. This could change in the future and likely will change once the schools split from the ncaa. Also, basketball is more popular globally, so getting basketball fans from around the world to bet on college games and watch them creates much more realistic growth potential for college basketball. Revenue sharing combined with NIL should attract more talent from around the world to the college game and keep that talent in the college game longer before they move on to professional leagues. This will attract more global viewership because the quality of play will be higher, and the number of international players will likely be higher as well.

 

[huskymedic]

See above for link. Not much new in regards to big 12 - yormark still beating the drum of separating basketball from football media deals and the getting more value out of basketball.

The excerpt I posted about big east media was the most interesting to me.

Portnoy talked about that a bit last week - be interesting to see what ($) traction they get.… Big East seeking supplementary media package for men’s, women’s basketball (SBJ)

 

[uconnyankee]

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Ackerman told Sports Business Journal the league is also working to add a subpackage to supplement its media rights agreement that would include around 30 men’s games and 75 women’s games, although exact valuations on those contests are fluid.

Just seems stupid to hear about ACC crying when they initiated this whole thing by poaching the Big East.
Now, as a UConn fan, a school located within the ACC footprint, an elite basketball program for men and women, a strong academic institution, a flagship state university, it’s very frustrating to read this article and feel bad or not think this situation is self inflicted
The ACC chose the wrong schools initially, and refuse to make it right.
If the ACC truly valued basketball, they would figure out how to get the best basketball program into their league, monetize UConn’s status, and generate some buzz for the league. Instead, it’s Yormark leading the BB charge.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Just seems stupid to hear about ACC crying when they initiated this whole thing by poaching the Big East.
Now, as a UConn fan, a school located within the ACC footprint, an elite basketball program for men and women, a strong academic institution, a flagship state university, it’s very frustrating to read this article and feel bad or not think this situation is self inflicted
The ACC chose the wrong schools initially, and refuse to make it right.
If the ACC truly valued basketball, they would figure out how to get the best basketball program into their league, monetize UConn’s status, and generate some buzz for the league. Instead, it’s Yormark leading the BB charge.

ACC is run by a bunch of outdated clowns. BCU, FSU, and Clemson pushed for our exclusion over the years. From what has been published in the past, the NC schools ( UNC, NCST, Wake, and Duke) pushed for us but the top football schools won in the end by adding Louisville.

 

[jostar1]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Urcea]

They do absolutely nothing to show it or court us

 

[ZooCougar]

Put their money where their mouth is.

 

[noeynox]

They do absolutely nothing to show it or court us

What would you like to see them do?

 

[Patman]

They do absolutely nothing to show it or court us

because they have nothing

 

[UConnTrumbull]

What would you like to see them do?

Give us 5% of everyone else’s revenue

 

[ZooCougar]

What would you like to see them do?

Gives us a bigger share of the credits we earn. Bigger media distro. Rock Star scheduling, lots of conference home games on Saturday nights.

 

[noeynox]

Give us 5% of everyone else’s revenue

We should demand this! And if they say no, we leave the conference!

 

[LetsGoUC]

Give us 5% of everyone else’s revenue

We should demand this! And if they say no, we leave the conference!

Only 5%? I was thinking 25%.

 

[ZooCougar]

We should demand this! And if they say no, we leave the conference!

Just do it while we are still good so we don’t look idiotic like FSU.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

We may want to take a minute to think through the idea of demanding extra money from the BE. Everything has a quid pro quo and the BE would want a severe increase in departure fees in return for this.

Personally I would be against anything that would increase our payment to the BE when (it isn't an if) we leave.

 

[How Sway?!]

We may want to take a minute to think through the idea of demanding extra money from the BE. Everything has a quid pro quo and the BE would want a severe increase in departure fees in return for this.

Personally I would be against anything that would increase our payment to the BE when (it isn't an if) we leave.

Yeah we really don't have that much leverage to be demanding more revenue without increasing our exit penalties.