(01-07-2018 05:33 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(01-07-2018 04:57 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(01-07-2018 02:13 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(01-07-2018 12:48 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(01-07-2018 12:14 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote:  The problem is that NBC has never shown one bit of interest in any other non p5 conference other the AAC and that was when the AAC was a bigger risk than all the of the g5s combined. I could easily see NBC brokering a deal to pay the AAC enough to add maybe Byu and either Boise or Sdsu. I think the rest of the g4 would be considered not worth much at that point

Could be right about NBC having no interest in anyone else but I do remember watching some TCU MWC conference games on NBC-SN (it had a different name then) as well as watching some CUSA games on NBC-SN.

It was called Versus back then until NBC bought them. The MWC had a contract with them and CBS Sports which bought CSTV, the startup network the MWC ditched ESPN for. Versus showed lots of rodeo and MMA. But looking back, the MWC did not have a bad tv exposure compared to what they have now. They were on CBS Sports, Versus and The Mtn.

As far as NBC Sports, they’re really not relevant on Saturday afternoon/nights. How many figure skating and Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan documentaries reruns can they air?

Before Versus, it was called Outdoor Life. It was mostly a hunting and fishing channel going up against the Outdoor Channel.

Yes, what NBC-SN was before was Versus which used to show MWC, CUSA (the AAC now) Big 12 and PAC 10 Games. They did this until 2012 I think. Versus also showed weekly boxing that had decent name fighters. I liked Versus.

Hmm,,,I don't think that CUSA was ever part of versus. I think they were with cssn.I know that the AAC was absolutely never part of versus .ESPN is our first and only contract signed so far unless I miss something