Kittonhead
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RE: Is there any network that can seriously challenge ESPN for televising NCAA sports?
Probably not since most intriguing sports products are taken and the market hit a saturation point around 2015.
There is going to be pressure placed on FBS conferences to expand in the wake of declining TV dollars.
MAC the only G5 with a long term deal can ride out the storm. They are willing to play mid week, something other conferences aren't willing to do. CUSA I think is going to have some defections fairly soon with the idea of enticing a national network.
Fox has been able to get a sliver of the market from ESPN. NBA would have changed the equation for them. They are a healthy #2 which is worth something.
NBC and CBS have been an enigma as to why they aren't more aggressive in pursing programming. My guess is the market just isn't there. CBS was paying the MWC decent money at one point and NBC invested in the CAA but those arrangements are over.
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