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<blockquote data-quote="eetech" data-source="post: 955608" data-attributes="member: 1924"><p>I think you’ve nailed it. It remains to be seen whether it works, but it’s clear to me that networks think there’s too much college football they don’t need to pay for. </p><p></p><p>Just replicating what they do on Sundays with the NFL on Saturdays with, apparently the B1G, would give them enough viewership without having to pay 120 teams, and only supporting maybe 20-40 teams instead. </p><p></p><p>The only addition is whether ESPN will be content to pick up the scraps like they do in the NFL (which is also very valuable), or whether they will try and make a true competitor out of the SEC programming against the national coverage. 2 years ago I would have said, definitely compete. But now, it’s clear Disney has little interest in ESPN anymore (which is kind of ridiculous considering how successfully it is placed, but I guess you can’t sell too many Kirk Herbstreit soft toys and a Chris Fowler roller coaster just doesn’t have the same ring to it), and it may not have the money to bankroll the SEC competing nationally, focusing more on the regional aspect which should be fairly valuable in itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eetech, post: 955608, member: 1924"] I think you’ve nailed it. It remains to be seen whether it works, but it’s clear to me that networks think there’s too much college football they don’t need to pay for. Just replicating what they do on Sundays with the NFL on Saturdays with, apparently the B1G, would give them enough viewership without having to pay 120 teams, and only supporting maybe 20-40 teams instead. The only addition is whether ESPN will be content to pick up the scraps like they do in the NFL (which is also very valuable), or whether they will try and make a true competitor out of the SEC programming against the national coverage. 2 years ago I would have said, definitely compete. But now, it’s clear Disney has little interest in ESPN anymore (which is kind of ridiculous considering how successfully it is placed, but I guess you can’t sell too many Kirk Herbstreit soft toys and a Chris Fowler roller coaster just doesn’t have the same ring to it), and it may not have the money to bankroll the SEC competing nationally, focusing more on the regional aspect which should be fairly valuable in itself. [/QUOTE]
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