For roughly year, Aresco and the AAC releases have claimed that "90% of the AAC football games will be televised on national platforms".

Among the highlights of the deal as it relates to football:

•Nearly 90 percent of the games will be carried on national broadcast or national cable.
•The minimum number of telecasts collectively on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU will be higher than the number of telecasts in the current contract, which expires at the end of the 2013 season.
•The conference championship game, which is expected to begin in 2015, will be carried by ABC or ESPN on championship Saturday.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_...ights-deal



Today this tweet was made by the AAC twitter account.


American Football ‏@American_FB · 39m
2014 is the first under The American's new TV contract, which provides for 80% of conference-controlled games on nat'l TV platforms


Is it just a simple typo---or does it represent backpedaling from previous positions? If it is the latter---is this the last of it, or is there more to come?

80% is "nearly 90%" LOL

I will say that the old deal called for 17 games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and a minimum of 5 on ESPNU.

So 28 games under the new deal > 22 games under the old.

Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

When Navy joins in 15, that 80 will go back up to 90.

(03-11-2014 05:24 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  When Navy joins in 15, that 80 will go back up to 90.

That's an interesting thought and could be the case. Like I said, its not a huge deal at this point unless other shoes start to drop.

(03-11-2014 05:24 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  When Navy joins in 15, that 80 will go back up to 90.

Good point.

Yeah this coming football season is going to be the real judge of this TV deal. Of course the basketball deal was good, because the product on the court is quite frankly extremely good. The final results of the TV coverage of the football season will tell the tale of if Aresco's "exposure for money" trade will end up being worth it or not.

(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM

Saturday games are announced during the season, usually about two weeks ahead of time. Only a handful of any espn or cbs games are given networks and times before the season, and those are all in the first couple of weeks.

Also I would guess the number of TV games would be affected by ooc games. I believe the idea is that all conference games are covered, and ooc games as wanted. You have one extra team this year versus last year, and two who are less attractive for tv compared to the two who left, which could affect ooc games picked up.

Could the devil be in the details...90% of all games, 80% conference controlled? Maybe the BYU games and other ESPN contracts are in the 90% estimate? At 28+15+15, that's 4 games shy of what was projected.

Quote:Aresco, a longtime former ESPN and CBS executive and the consummate salesman, is quick to point out that while the revenue side of the new television contracts is less than ideal, "in terms of exposure, it's everything we could want and more." This season, the last of its existing football deal, four of the league's nine opening-week games are relegated to ESPN3. In the new deal, all but eight games all season are guaranteed a spot on national television.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college...z2vhOgWkEp

Oh for ***** sake ESPN announces TV and game times 11-12 days before each game after week 3.


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(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

You need to wait and see the final schedule before you trash Aresco and this tv deal.

(03-11-2014 06:34 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

You need to wait and see the final schedule before you trash Aresco and this tv deal.

He's a troll, he doesn't follow logic.


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(03-11-2014 06:34 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

You need to wait and see the final schedule before you trash Aresco and this tv deal.

I don't need to. The conference is the one saying the deal is different. It has indicated national tv will be covering 80% of our games, not the 90% that has been repeated over and over for a year. I have no idea if that's the only place that might be different than we were told. Right now, I am assuming it is the only difference. The fact is, per the conference, the deal already has twice as many non-nationally televised games than we were told to expect. Its not really much of a leap to wonder if other adjustments could be a possible.

(03-11-2014 06:36 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 06:34 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

You need to wait and see the final schedule before you trash Aresco and this tv deal.

He's a troll, he doesn't follow logic.


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No. I can actually read. Try it some time. There are printed words indicating that the deal is different than represented (I even provided the link). If you are too stupid to understand the words and prefer to make up your own---I cant help that. Don't take it out on me because its not what you wanted it to be. I haven't said its a disaster. I have simply voiced some concerns and said it is something to keep an eye on.

(03-11-2014 06:48 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 06:36 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 06:34 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

You need to wait and see the final schedule before you trash Aresco and this tv deal.

He's a troll, he doesn't follow logic.


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No. I can actually read. Try it some time. There are printed words indicating that the deal is different than represented (I even provided the link). If you are too stupid to understand the words and prefer to make up your own---I cant help that. Don't take it out on me because its not what you wanted it to be. I haven't said its a disaster. I have simply said it is something to keep an eye on.

I would say your posts come off better, covered in sunshine, lollipops, and cotton candy.

Fortunately, I have long outgrown the taste for all of that stuff. Actually, I have never tasted sunshine So, I actually appreciate yours and any posts that raise concern, backing it up with reasonable basis. Like an actual news release, and a tweet (both the same source) that contradicts it.

The Big East always had regional coverage on a local affiliate, maybe that is part of the equation. Either way its going to be a solid deal.

(03-11-2014 06:36 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 06:34 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 05:04 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Looking through the twitter feed, I found http://theamerican.org/news/2014/3/11/FB...42653.aspx
which says

The 2014 season is the first under The American's new television contract, which provides for 80 percent of conference-controlled games on national television platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and CBS Sports Network.

So that eliminates the idea that it was just a typo. Its a clear walk back. Not a huge difference---but the number of AAC games not on national TV did just double from 7 to 14. Of greater concern is the possibility that this will not be the only walk back involved. Of the 12 announced ESPN games, I notice there is not one single Saturday AAC game scheduled in a normal time slot. In fact, there is just one Saturday AAC ESPN game in the first dozen announced and that Saturday game is to be televised from Dublin at 8:30AM (a pretty unique time slot). Might Aresco's claims of limited week night games also turn out to be different than expected?

I was fairly confident in Aresco's description of the deal, mainly because the basketball deal has been pretty much exactly what he said it was. But after seeing these early indicators, the football deal seems to be following a different track than the deal he has described over the last year. If this is the only deviation, its not too serious (unless your game is one of the games that gets dropped), but my concern would mount if there are other shoes to drop.

You need to wait and see the final schedule before you trash Aresco and this tv deal.

He's a troll, he doesn't follow logic.


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that's absurd.... Attackcoog isn't a troll... Hell, I was close to posting a similar thread but I was beat to it.

(03-11-2014 07:37 PM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  The Big East always had regional coverage on a local affiliate, maybe that is part of the equation. Either way its going to be a solid deal.

True. Seven or eight years ago, local or RSN syndication made sense for the Big East compared to ESPN-U or ESPNews. That day has passed.

(03-11-2014 07:37 PM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  The Big East always had regional coverage on a local affiliate, maybe that is part of the equation. Either way its going to be a solid deal.

It is a solid deal. And the answer to the 80% v. 90% concern may have been answered in post number 10 of this thread by gulfcoastgal.