(03-18-2016 04:44 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote: (03-18-2016 04:15 PM)Hallcity Wrote: (03-18-2016 10:00 AM)TexanMark Wrote: (03-17-2016 09:53 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote: (03-17-2016 09:48 AM)TexanMark Wrote: Because Syracuse has the facilities and the league would do well with a little less bias from NC. So tired of the ACC Network hacks who don't do their homework on the non-NC teams.
Are you talking about the Newhouse School?
Yes...there is Newhouse 1, 2 and 3 now. It would make an excellent auxiliary (back office) to produce Tier 3 broadcasts.
http://newhouse.syr.edu/
XLance: As for Raycom...you have to watch some of Cuse's games to see. Some are okay but others you can tell are going through the motions and didn't do their homework. The stupidest money wasting thing ever...having two different teams broadcasting certain ACC games.
I understand the proud history of Jeff-Pilot, Raycom, et al...but the sooner Raycom gets absorbed the better
http://raycomsports.com/expanded-company-history/
I don't know of any games with two broadcast crews other than Duke-UNC and some ACC Tournament games and there's an excellent reason to do it that way for those games. The ACC makes a large amount of money off both the ESPN broadcasts and the syndicated broadcasts, far more than can be made off either set of broadcasts standing alone. This may not make much sense if you live in NY but if you live in NC it makes perfect sense. The syndicated broadcasts, particularly Duke-UNC, are a very big deal here.
I have to wonder how much more ESPN would be willing to pay for EXCLUSIVE broadcast rights... leaving money on the table, boys!
Leaving money on the table is one way to look at it another way to look at it is that some schools have a need to take care off of local media and are beholden to local or state media moguls. UNC, UVa, VT, Duke, WF, and NC State want that local element. Profit is not always cash, sometimes it's another form of consideration. That's part of the issue in the ACC.
I'm not saying I agree, just saying I understand.
As far as Newhouse it's amazingly spatially isolated. WF, Clemson, UNC, Duke, NC State and VT are all located less than 130 miles from Charlotte. They are all closer to Greensboro by 50 miles or more with the exception of Clemson. Even GT and UVa are within 250 miles of Charlotte.
If memory serves its damn near 300 miles to Pittsburgh or Boston from Syracuse. Moreover Hancock has to deal with a lot of icing delays in the winter and you can't get a north south train into Syracuse - you have to come in from the City or Cleveland, iirc.
I can't see the league doing anything that is based full time in Boston, Miami, Louisville, or Syracuse based on the spatial isolation.
While more schools are closer to Greensboro, Charlotte is better because it is closer for Clemson and GT, and keeping them happy has value.