(12-15-2015 09:19 AM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(12-13-2015 11:13 AM)stever20 Wrote:  The question is going to be, will FS1 get enough good games of the Big Ten to really make a difference though? The Big Ten isn't going to make the mistake the Big East in going all in with Fox. And sorry, but it was a HUGE mistake.

Also it's about 40 games that FS1 had this year. Between UFC and MLB- there isn't much more room for FS1 to add any more games. They can't air fewer Pac 12 games, and are only losing like 4 Big 12 games to ESPN. Where's all the space that FS1 really has?

Mistake the Big East Made? The deal they got paid them much more than what ESPN was willing to pay them. That 12 year deal allowed them to have a transition where they could have the money to become a power BBall conference. I wouldn't call that a mistake, they make more TV money than any of the G5 conferences.

And they largely fall off of tv in January and February. They totally chose money over exposure. To not have any presence on ESPN, which is still THE gold standard no matter how much you despise them, is a big mistake. You don't have to be all with ESPN, but you have to be partly with ESPN.