(01-31-2013 04:46 PM)Funslinger Wrote:  PBS is a public network. They shouldn't be buying basketball games with tax dollars anyway.

PBS buys all of its programming that it doesn't produce itself.

Beyond that, the local affiliate is not PBS. It's just that, an affiliate.

(01-31-2013 04:46 PM)Funslinger Wrote:  

(01-31-2013 03:14 PM)eaglerock Wrote:  CUSA needs to bill UCF for the lost basketball game. Since they want Memphis to pay $100,000k for PBS to air some games, I think UCF should have to pay the conference $100,000 for the rights lost and whatever ticket revenue could have been generated.

PBS is a public network. They shouldn't be buying basketball games with tax dollars anyway.

They wouldnt be buying basketball games with tax dollars. Grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting account for very little(about 10%) of their revenue and most of that money is used for administrative purposes with the remainder used for programming(children's shows, etc) required by the grant. The money WKNO would've used for the basketball game wouldve come totally and completely from private sources. Unfortunately, 100,000 dollars is just stupid money.

(01-31-2013 10:58 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(01-31-2013 04:46 PM)Funslinger Wrote:  

(01-31-2013 03:14 PM)eaglerock Wrote:  CUSA needs to bill UCF for the lost basketball game. Since they want Memphis to pay $100,000k for PBS to air some games, I think UCF should have to pay the conference $100,000 for the rights lost and whatever ticket revenue could have been generated.

PBS is a public network. They shouldn't be buying basketball games with tax dollars anyway.

They wouldnt be buying basketball games with tax dollars. Grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting account for very little(about 10%) of their revenue and most of that money is used for administrative purposes with the remainder used for programming(children's shows, etc) required by the grant. The money WKNO would've used for the basketball game wouldve come totally and completely from private sources. Unfortunately, 100,000 dollars is just stupid money.

Roger that. As long as there are no public funds involved.

(01-31-2013 09:58 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  This is the internet...It's not hard to go directly to the source:

http://www.conferenceusa.com/championshi...ip-13.html

The schedule only shows 3 games on Wednesday. Confirming that the top 5 finishers will get byes into the quarterfinals.

Why do the work when others do it for you?