(06-26-2019 08:53 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  If the AAC is smart they will use this opportunity to get their inventory off of espn+, and sell it to the NFL Network. They may make a little less money, but at least their content would be on a linear network, and not relegated to the invisible realm of streaming.

It would be intriguing to see the AAC suddenly make this shrewd shift at the table, but, it could lessen the impact of any loss from UConn. Like, ok, ESPN, you want to renegotiate your commitment to us. Fine. We have some other ideas and providers in mind, too, to offset what we think we’ll lose from you. We think it’s an equitable trade off. Oh, wait, you want to keep the original deal now? Ok, we’re listening.

Won’t happen, but, yeah, they should keep their lines open to other partners. But, they simply gave it away to ESPN, so it already wasn’t smart.

I just think you have members like Houston and Cincy who just don’t give a crap anymore because they know a significant shift is upon them within a decade with the Big XII, and they may as well be the next two in. AAC is going to be a mess in the years to come.