(03-02-2017 10:40 AM)p23570 Wrote:  

(03-02-2017 12:34 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(03-01-2017 10:12 PM)p23570 Wrote:  

(03-01-2017 10:08 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(03-01-2017 08:04 PM)kreed5120 Wrote:  The hundreds of thousands of people that watch it on TV are predominately guys like you who have no invested interest in the schools and won't donate a dime to the school or purchase a ticket to a MAC sporting event ever in your life. People that attend live sporting events at colleges are statistically much more likely to donate than those that don't. The MAC is gaining some short-term TV dollars, but it's sacrificing it's long-term health.

Yep. This sucks for the MAC. I remember when ESPN bullied both CUSA and the MWC in the early 2000's with a proposal to put their football games on weekdays and both conferences told ESPN to shove it and found different network partners to play their football games on Saturdays. Imagine Louisville, Houston, Cincinnati Utah, BYU and TCU playing football games on ESPN on Tuesday and Wednesday nights? Me either. College Football is a Saturday sport. NFL Sunday. HS on Friday..
Cheers!

I think the MAC needs to cut a deal with the B1G to put content on their network.

Nothing wrong with being on B1GN.

The reality is the MAC does not do well competing against other ESPN games on Saturdays so looking at other options might be worth it. Playing an early game on BTN might have more viewers than being on ESPN3 for example.

The only problem with that plan is that B1GN has B1G games to broadcast at 12p on Saturday.