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Is it true that the MAC pays ESPN to broadcast thier games? How much is your TV contract worth per year?
GoGold Wrote:Is it true that the MAC pays ESPN to broadcast thier games?
No, it is not true.
GoGold Wrote:Is it true that the MAC pays ESPN to broadcast thier games?
No.

I'm not sure if that was ever the case. First time we got a decent deal in terms of exposure, I think we were just giving the rights away in exchange for a certain number of guaranteed games. Essentially, we let ESPN have it and try to make money.

They seem to be making money. Our latest contract pays about $1 million over several years. In terms of dollars, that's far less than Conference USA gets. In terms of exposure, it's similar.

Many of us sense the next contract will be more generous financially. But that's just a hunch and we have a least a couple more years to go.
Hey Gold,

Do you happen to play for Marquette's club football team? It's nice to know at least one fan is happy with Marquette's new/old nickname that lasted a week. 03-wink
BW?

How much and who pays for the production of those local Comcast games? (individual schools? conference?).

This isn't like the ESPN deal which produce revenue for the conference.
BeatWestern Wrote:Hey Gold,

Do you happen to play for Marquette's club football team? It's nice to know at least one fan is happy with Marquette's new/old nickname that lasted a week. 03-wink
No, I am a Southern Miss fan. I just heard this about your contract and was curious. I guess you do what you have to do in order to get exposure. That is the key. Hell no one goes to a min payout bowl game to make money, you do it for the exposure. Wonder why more teams from both the MAC and CUSA don't play regular season games more often? Maybe now with the 12th game added we will. Go Gold has been our slogan for the past couple of years. It all started after we were vastly outnumbered by Okie State fans at the Houston Bowl, all of whom wore orange, and I mean all of them. Now we have our own Go Gold tee shirts, really looks impressive at home and on the road.
GoGold Wrote:
BeatWestern Wrote:Hey Gold,

Do you happen to play for Marquette's club football team?  It's nice to know at least one fan is happy with Marquette's new/old nickname that  lasted a week.  03-wink
No, I am a Southern Miss fan. I just heard this about your contract and was curious.
Don't believe everything that Marshall fans say.......in fact, don't believe anything that they say. They have a vandetta against the MAC and tend to lie to make themselves look better and the MAC look worse.

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rocketfootball Wrote:
GoGold Wrote:
BeatWestern Wrote:Hey Gold,

Do you happen to play for Marquette's club football team?  It's nice to know at least one fan is happy with Marquette's new/old nickname that  lasted a week.  03-wink
No, I am a Southern Miss fan. I just heard this about your contract and was curious.
Don't believe everything that Marshall fans say.......in fact, don't believe anything that they say. They have a vandetta against the MAC and tend to lie to make themselves look better and the MAC look worse.
It's pathological with them. You'll understand completely in about 2 years.
Oddball Wrote:
rocketfootball Wrote:
GoGold Wrote:
BeatWestern Wrote:Hey Gold,

Do you happen to play for Marquette's club football team?  It's nice to know at least one fan is happy with Marquette's new/old nickname that  lasted a week.  03-wink
No, I am a Southern Miss fan. I just heard this about your contract and was curious.
Don't believe everything that Marshall fans say.......in fact, don't believe anything that they say. They have a vandetta against the MAC and tend to lie to make themselves look better and the MAC look worse.
It's pathological with them. You'll understand completely in about 2 years.
If thats true they will make a nice replacement for Louisville who was our most heated rival.
Trust us. Marshall makes Louisville look like polite, proper, and principled chaps who are the very personification of good sportsmanship.
GoGold Wrote:
Oddball Wrote:
rocketfootball Wrote:
GoGold Wrote:
BeatWestern Wrote:Hey Gold,

Do you happen to play for Marquette's club football team?  It's nice to know at least one fan is happy with Marquette's new/old nickname that  lasted a week.  03-wink
No, I am a Southern Miss fan. I just heard this about your contract and was curious.
Don't believe everything that Marshall fans say.......in fact, don't believe anything that they say. They have a vandetta against the MAC and tend to lie to make themselves look better and the MAC look worse.
It's pathological with them. You'll understand completely in about 2 years.
If thats true they will make a nice replacement for Louisville who was our most heated rival.
They may have been your most heated, but trust us, Marshall will be your most "hated." It just seems to come naturally with them. 03-pissed
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