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RE: What is CUSA's preferred/ideal realistic TV deal?
(11-07-2017 10:28 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  MSESPN is going out of business, you guys living under a rock? MSESPN is getting killed left and right with ratings, paying too much for the NFL, etc...They are talking about losing MNF, they more than likely are also going to be going through another massive layoff of employees...Hell ESPN couldn't even afford to do the all night marathon this season for college basketball, first time in years..

I don't get the obsession with ESPN on here? ESPN3 sucks, I had rather watch all of our games on Facebook and Twitter...Who cares if no one can watch it or knows where we are?, no one cares about our games on ESPN besides us CUSA fans...Streaming on Facebook, Twitter and Amazon is the future for CUSA, not MSESPN...

What part of the numbers do you not understand? We can get 500K viewers on a Friday night or we can get 2,300 on a (pick your online platform) where everyone of those 2300 are already alums or students of the school. What is hard about that to understand?

ESPN may be dying but it's a slow death. There is a difference between dying and being dead. It is far from dead And the exposure that it provides is exponentially higher than any other platform we can choose.

Out of those 500k, how many are paying close attention to our games? Close to the 2300 number is my guess....Sure they may have the 1 or 2 games on a bar for background noise, but either way no one is paying attention to CUSA games without ties to the schools playing..........

Forget conferences, its up to individual schools to make people care about their own school which is easier said then done...I would rather have our CUSA people broadcast our games then have 2 on ESPN and be the lead up to talk about the SEC game of the week the entire broadcast......We are not getting anything out of being on ESPN and I doubt the American is getting that much more either out of with them having more games on ESPN...Millenniasl are not watching games on traditional TV's, ESPN is dying and the bubble will burst soon...
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RE: What is CUSA's preferred/ideal realistic TV deal?
I don't think we need to look at it with "what is good for me" and "where can I see it" mindframes.

Rather, how can we grow our fanbases and dollars (if not TV money, then donations from "new" fans)

Also, recruits MUST be able to see our games. Out of sight, out of mind.
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RE: What is CUSA's preferred/ideal realistic TV deal?
(11-07-2017 10:44 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:28 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  MSESPN is going out of business, you guys living under a rock? MSESPN is getting killed left and right with ratings, paying too much for the NFL, etc...They are talking about losing MNF, they more than likely are also going to be going through another massive layoff of employees...Hell ESPN couldn't even afford to do the all night marathon this season for college basketball, first time in years..

I don't get the obsession with ESPN on here? ESPN3 sucks, I had rather watch all of our games on Facebook and Twitter...Who cares if no one can watch it or knows where we are?, no one cares about our games on ESPN besides us CUSA fans...Streaming on Facebook, Twitter and Amazon is the future for CUSA, not MSESPN...

What part of the numbers do you not understand? We can get 500K viewers on a Friday night or we can get 2,300 on a (pick your online platform) where everyone of those 2300 are already alums or students of the school. What is hard about that to understand?

ESPN may be dying but it's a slow death. There is a difference between dying and being dead. It is far from dead And the exposure that it provides is exponentially higher than any other platform we can choose.

Out of those 500k, how many are paying close attention to our games? Close to the 2300 number is my guess....Sure they may have the 1 or 2 games on a bar for background noise, but either way no one is paying attention to CUSA games without ties to the schools playing..........

Forget conferences, its up to individual schools to make people care about their own school which is easier said then done...I would rather have our CUSA people broadcast our games then have 2 on ESPN and be the lead up to talk about the SEC game of the week the entire broadcast......We are not getting anything out of being on ESPN and I doubt the American is getting that much more either out of with them having more games on ESPN...Millenniasl are not watching games on traditional TV's, ESPN is dying and the bubble will burst soon...

So, you haven't watched single other AAC, MWC, SBC or MAC game all year?

I have. And I damn sure didn't go to some online platform to seek them out. Your assumptions are not based in reality.

Oh and guess what. I have millennial friends and colleagues. And guess what they all have TVs. They also watch sports. So whether they are streaming it or it's cable they are watching ESPN.
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(11-07-2017 11:14 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  I don't think we need to look at it with "what is good for me" and "where can I see it" mindframes.

Rather, how can we grow our fanbases and dollars (if not TV money, then donations from "new" fans)

Also, recruits MUST be able to see our games. Out of sight, out of mind.

Too complex for people with wkcc degrees.
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TV deals are the new dinosaurs. they just haven't quite yet fallen into the nearest tar pit. TV viewership is cratering, including sports TV viewership. revenues are right behind them.

we will all be streaming in 5 years. everyone. even those deluded denizens of the P6*

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RE: What is CUSA's preferred/ideal realistic TV deal?
(11-07-2017 11:15 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:44 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:28 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  MSESPN is going out of business, you guys living under a rock? MSESPN is getting killed left and right with ratings, paying too much for the NFL, etc...They are talking about losing MNF, they more than likely are also going to be going through another massive layoff of employees...Hell ESPN couldn't even afford to do the all night marathon this season for college basketball, first time in years..

I don't get the obsession with ESPN on here? ESPN3 sucks, I had rather watch all of our games on Facebook and Twitter...Who cares if no one can watch it or knows where we are?, no one cares about our games on ESPN besides us CUSA fans...Streaming on Facebook, Twitter and Amazon is the future for CUSA, not MSESPN...

What part of the numbers do you not understand? We can get 500K viewers on a Friday night or we can get 2,300 on a (pick your online platform) where everyone of those 2300 are already alums or students of the school. What is hard about that to understand?

ESPN may be dying but it's a slow death. There is a difference between dying and being dead. It is far from dead And the exposure that it provides is exponentially higher than any other platform we can choose.

Out of those 500k, how many are paying close attention to our games? Close to the 2300 number is my guess....Sure they may have the 1 or 2 games on a bar for background noise, but either way no one is paying attention to CUSA games without ties to the schools playing..........

Forget conferences, its up to individual schools to make people care about their own school which is easier said then done...I would rather have our CUSA people broadcast our games then have 2 on ESPN and be the lead up to talk about the SEC game of the week the entire broadcast......We are not getting anything out of being on ESPN and I doubt the American is getting that much more either out of with them having more games on ESPN...Millenniasl are not watching games on traditional TV's, ESPN is dying and the bubble will burst soon...

So, you haven't watched single other AAC, MWC, SBC or MAC game all year?

I have. And I damn sure didn't go to some online platform to seek them out. Your assumptions are not based in reality.

Oh and guess what. I have millennial friends and colleagues. And guess what they all have TVs. They also watch sports. So whether they are streaming it or it's cable they are watching ESPN.
Mac schools are not growing because of Middle if the wee night Maction.
Most people see these games as jokes and something to gamble or having something on the background. No one looks at a game on a week night where it’s 45 degrees foggy and being played in front of 7k as a great marketing for the school. All while as pointed already the announcers debate who should be in there too 4.

None of these Mac school are growing the program because of these games.
To me it hurts because like I️ said it just joke is most people’s eyes.

A couple Friday night games a year a fine, but you have to look at this way just because eyesball on your program doesn’t mean it’s growing.
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I want some type of deal with ESPN because:

1. They are king...we need to get in good graces with them
2. Higher chance of them showing highlights and talking about our schools/conference because we're now in their "family"
3. The off-chance that if we happen to improve to the point where we have multiple ranked teams then those games will almost certainly move from ESPN3 to ESPN2/U/News on a weekend
4. Puts more pressure on schools to invest in quality audio/visual/telecom resources for streaming on ESPN3
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(11-07-2017 01:05 PM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 11:15 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:44 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:28 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 10:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  MSESPN is going out of business, you guys living under a rock? MSESPN is getting killed left and right with ratings, paying too much for the NFL, etc...They are talking about losing MNF, they more than likely are also going to be going through another massive layoff of employees...Hell ESPN couldn't even afford to do the all night marathon this season for college basketball, first time in years..

I don't get the obsession with ESPN on here? ESPN3 sucks, I had rather watch all of our games on Facebook and Twitter...Who cares if no one can watch it or knows where we are?, no one cares about our games on ESPN besides us CUSA fans...Streaming on Facebook, Twitter and Amazon is the future for CUSA, not MSESPN...

What part of the numbers do you not understand? We can get 500K viewers on a Friday night or we can get 2,300 on a (pick your online platform) where everyone of those 2300 are already alums or students of the school. What is hard about that to understand?

ESPN may be dying but it's a slow death. There is a difference between dying and being dead. It is far from dead And the exposure that it provides is exponentially higher than any other platform we can choose.

Out of those 500k, how many are paying close attention to our games? Close to the 2300 number is my guess....Sure they may have the 1 or 2 games on a bar for background noise, but either way no one is paying attention to CUSA games without ties to the schools playing..........

Forget conferences, its up to individual schools to make people care about their own school which is easier said then done...I would rather have our CUSA people broadcast our games then have 2 on ESPN and be the lead up to talk about the SEC game of the week the entire broadcast......We are not getting anything out of being on ESPN and I doubt the American is getting that much more either out of with them having more games on ESPN...Millenniasl are not watching games on traditional TV's, ESPN is dying and the bubble will burst soon...

So, you haven't watched single other AAC, MWC, SBC or MAC game all year?

I have. And I damn sure didn't go to some online platform to seek them out. Your assumptions are not based in reality.

Oh and guess what. I have millennial friends and colleagues. And guess what they all have TVs. They also watch sports. So whether they are streaming it or it's cable they are watching ESPN.
Mac schools are not growing because of Middle if the wee night Maction.
Most people see these games as jokes and something to gamble or having something on the background. No one looks at a game on a week night where it’s 45 degrees foggy and being played in front of 7k as a great marketing for the school. All while as pointed already the announcers debate who should be in there too 4.

None of these Mac school are growing the program because of these games.
To me it hurts because like I️ said it just joke is most people’s eyes.

A couple Friday night games a year a fine, but you have to look at this way just because eyesball on your program doesn’t mean it’s growing.

That's why I say no to weeknight games unless they are adjacent to the weekend. Let the MAC have their goofy slot. If we have Friday's we can build off that.
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Anything that gets us on actual TV in HD is a good thing. Having more than one or two national games per school is likely unrealistic any more. So local and regional HD broadcasts are the way to go as long as there is also a streaming option. Streaming to supplement that. So basically the old ASN deal only with streaming combined with a dozen or so games on CBSN, NBCS or ESPN2 or U.
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ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?
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(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

I've owned Disney stock for over five years. I've probably done more research on it than you have.

If you guys are good on your own then go Independent.
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(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

ESPN exposure has propelled AAC to household name and given sports writers an ease with which to rank AAC teams. AAC is all over espn. ESPN is not dying. Your views are antiquated.
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(11-07-2017 05:40 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

ESPN exposure has propelled AAC to household name and given sports writers an ease with which to rank AAC teams. AAC is all over espn. ESPN is not dying. Your views are antiquated.

ESPN recently laid off over 100 employees to make sure that they can afford to re-sign the precious American Conference..
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(11-07-2017 03:19 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

I've owned Disney stock for over five years. I've probably done more research on it than you have.

If you guys are good on your own then go Independent.

Look, I'm sorry. You're just wrong on this. I don't know what else to tell you.

Streaming is the future. You invest in the future.

We have access to cable at our home but we also stream Netflix and Amazon Prime. You do realize you can do both.
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(11-07-2017 05:57 PM)rileylives Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:19 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

I've owned Disney stock for over five years. I've probably done more research on it than you have.

If you guys are good on your own then go Independent.

Look, I'm sorry. You're just wrong on this. I don't know what else to tell you.

Streaming is the future. You invest in the future.

We have access to cable at our home but we also stream Netflix and Amazon Prime. You do realize you can do both.

Streaming may be the future but today it is still ESPN. We need eyeballs. Eyeballs are on ESPN. Today. Where they are going to be in 5 years - anyone's guess.
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(11-07-2017 11:27 AM)EagleX Wrote:  TV deals are the new dinosaurs. they just haven't quite yet fallen into the nearest tar pit. TV viewership is cratering, including sports TV viewership. revenues are right behind them.

we will all be streaming in 5 years. everyone. even those deluded denizens of the P6*

*P, as in "pretentious".

I seriously doubt it. In five years what you will probably find is a raging battle between streaming and cable with the prices of each being very similar. This battle will require the combatants to be able to offer the content that viewers want to see---which is why I dont think sports rights values are going to be falling off a cliff anytime soon. Cable---streaming---doesnt matter. They are just a pipeline into the house---just like your water pipe. Content is what folks care about---they dont really care how it arrives. Just saw an interesting article from the Sports Business Journal about how the sky actually isnt falling for sports rights.


https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5...061217.pdf
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(11-07-2017 05:57 PM)rileylives Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:19 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

I've owned Disney stock for over five years. I've probably done more research on it than you have.

If you guys are good on your own then go Independent.

Look, I'm sorry. You're just wrong on this. I don't know what else to tell you.

Streaming is the future. You invest in the future.

We have access to cable at our home but we also stream Netflix and Amazon Prime. You do realize you can do both.

No, I'm not wrong. And you might be a little misguided. You guys act like the so called future of streaming is five minutes away and everything else is going to fall out of the sky like the the airplanes were supposed to do on 12/31/99. ESPN isn't going away. If anything their streaming platform has years head start on the others. I already know streaming is the future and I never said that it isn't. There is reason why ESPN is gearing up for a stand alone service. It's because people will pay for it just like they do HBO. But further ESPN is still absurdly profitable through cable subscription. Even with ESPN losing several thousand cable subscriptions every quarter they still have well over 80 million households in cable alone. And they are well positioned to capitalize on the streaming revolution. ESPN isn't dying. It's just the model by which they provide the service is dying. They aren't going anywhere and will continue to be the leader in college football broadcasting for the forseeable future - certainly well within time frame of whatever the length of our next deal will be.
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(11-07-2017 05:57 PM)rileylives Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:19 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  
(11-07-2017 03:15 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  ESPN is dying, do some research, the bubble is popping soon.....We need more deals with Facebook and Twitter and I am sure soon will be even easier to connect these APPs to TV....I would take Bein, FCS, and the old ASN on Direct TV over anything ESPN...ESPN is the devil, we don't need them and they certainly don't need us....The MAC is an afterthought too and they are on ESPN every Night Tues-Thursday starting in October...Only people watching are gamblers and TV on at a bar where no one is paying attention...ESPN is not the end all be all, just watch these next few years and see what happens...ALso why does it have to be all about conference, why can individual schools not rise above the crappy coverage? While WKU is not a household name at least every one of our home basketball games are on Direct TV which is a start...I wish we would get football too on FCS, not sure what hold up for that is?

I've owned Disney stock for over five years. I've probably done more research on it than you have.

If you guys are good on your own then go Independent.

Look, I'm sorry. You're just wrong on this. I don't know what else to tell you.

Streaming is the future. You invest in the future.

We have access to cable at our home but we also stream Netflix and Amazon Prime. You do realize you can do both.

No, you are wrong. You guys act like the so called future of streaming is five minutes away and everything else is going to fall out of the sky like the the airplanes were supposed to do on 12/31/99. ESPN isn't going away. If anything their streaming platform has years head start on the others. I already know streaming is the future and I never said that it isn't. There is reason why ESPN is gearing up for a stand alone service. It's because people will pay for it just like they do HBO. But further ESPN is still absurdly profitable through cable subscription. Even with ESPN losing several thousand cable subscriptions every quarter they still have well over 80 million households in cable alone. And they are well positioned to capitalize on the streaming revolution. ESPN isn't dying. It's just the model by which they provide the service is dying. They aren't going anywhere and will continue to be the leader in college football broadcasting for the forseeable future - certainly well within time frame of whatever the length of our next deal will be.

Ok, I'm wrong 07-coffee3

Streaming services are not five minutes away, they're here.

The number one show on everyone's minds this week is Netflix "Stranger Things." Keep in mind, our ratings system is antiquated, as more and more people consume their entertainment away from the bube tube.

ESPN may not totally disband, I agree. But to also infer that streaming options of our games would be a downgrade is simply an opinion. The fact remains streaming options offer upside. Cable and satellite? Not so much.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/28/wh...subscriber

http://nypost.com/2017/11/01/cable-compa...-3-months/
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11-07-2017 07:13 PM
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RE: What is CUSA's preferred/ideal realistic TV deal?
Also let me be clear, I would celebrate an ESPN deal. I just don't think we would get what we want out of it.

A lot of Friday night, Sunday night and weekday games.

Our good games would be relegated to ESPN 2 Saturdays at 10pm...

We would get treated like dog feces.
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RE: What is CUSA's preferred/ideal realistic TV deal?
One thing that is happening in 2019, the ACC will no longer be on Raycom or RSN. Those games are moving to the ACC network. Someone needs replace these slots, my guess the AAC will get the first call but they may be to arrogant to accept. SBC or CUSA should be lobbying now for those spots.
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