Interesting. A Washington Post article says that ESPN is using its market power to cram conference networks down the throats of cable outfits. A reluctant Iowa cable company has to carry the SEC network in order to carry ESPN.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/e...ml?hpid=z3

(01-23-2015 09:38 AM)Indytarheel Wrote:  Of course football is the money generator, you do not have basketball arenas that seat 40 to 100 + fans. Ticket sales alone is what gives football the edge. It is also the most popular sport in America; overtaking baseball back in the 90s. But, you can not deny the inventory available for ad buys when it comes to college basketball. If I am not mistaken, the Big Dance still generate more money than the BCS, bowls and championship game.

Football drives the train but basketball, in the right demographic, sure will add a larger chunk.

Football may sell 40 to 100 plus tickets per game but basketball has over 3 times more home games. Here at louisville basketball tickets are more expensive than football also.