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Realignment talk not going away
Can't figure out how to post directly to the story...OLDS!...story number 3 in the link. It's all about sports and CFB is a strong number 2 with no quadrennial events. https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sports-538a592f-d641-40e7-9cab-0b2245d70f3b.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiossports&stream=top 3. [emoji342] Chart du jour: America loves football Data: Sports Business Journal; Chart: Axios Visuals 22 of the 25 most-watched TV broadcasts this year have been sporting events — and 18 were football games. The big picture: Last year was the first time no scripted TV shows made the top 100 most-watched list, and awards shows could be next to fall off.
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Realignment talk not going away
UT makes more money on tickets sales than TV revenue (pre COVID). Ticket sales are still a huge part of the budget. Last year, we made $20.6m on media rights. In 2019, we made $37m on ticket sales. Of course TV/streaming has more growth potential than tickets. But with cord cutting, that's not a given. And these numbers are before our new uterine suites are raising more money...and before any SEC TV money bump.
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Realignment talk not going away
Ticket sales still a huge percentage of football revenue.
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Realignment talk not going away
My NoVa eyeballs always see three times more WVa gear on folks than VTech or UVa gear on Saturdays. But a lot of all three. After those three, I see as many Longhorn decals on cars as any other national brand...ND, Ohio State, etc. Some UNC. Lots of military academy license plates... mostly Navy, then Army. But this place is full of folks from every where. I have a TCU flag and another Longhorn on my block. And a bunch of SEC flags in the hood. I don't give a shit, but the VA DMV offers aggy plates, but no UT plates. I always guessed that's because we just go with the metalish Longhorn decal over a plate. I see way more Horns than aggy... But they are around here too.
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Realignment talk not going away
My guess is that ESPN is less interested in poaching from another all-ESPN conference. If the ACC is as relatively underpaid and locked into such a long contract as discussed pages above, that's a good deal on good content for Mouse. Why blow that up when you can blow up Fox properties in the Big 12, Big 10, or the PAC?
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Realignment talk not going away
"The new deal will not change the conference’s philosophy on Thursday- or Friday-night games, Sankey says: There will be none." Did not know this.
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Realignment talk not going away
No doubts... But big doubts OU will be happy with that based on their anger over Fox Big Noon game.
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Realignment talk not going away
Bigger league with bigger marquee matchups... Scheduling for tv will get harder, not easier. Strange logic from OU.
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Realignment talk not going away
I am starting to wonder if the remaining Big 12/Ir8 structure becomes a Fox property when ESPN backs out... So that this fight for the remains is Fox v ESPN. Ir8 can go to ESPN, which is the stronger network, but the lesser conference (for now), or choose to keep the Big 12 and expand with the stronger conference but lesser network money. This could get interesting. Will Bowls y send the same letter to Fox? Ha.
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This is becoming the Rick roll of this thread.
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Realignment talk not going away
Wasn't he one of the first non Cronkite "what starts here changes the world" voices on LHN?
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Realignment talk not going away
I called TEX from an airplane phone over the Pacific ocean. It cost a fucking fortune, but felt pretty damn futuristic compared to sitting on the ground in the Drum waiting for someone to come drop a class in person.
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Realignment talk not going away
Drum in person Fall 89. Can't remember if they rolled out TEX for Spring 90 or not. Maybe?
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Realignment talk not going away
... and hurts Fox
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Realignment talk not going away
SECN posted some hypothetical pods
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Realignment talk not going away
And HS football games! Ha ha ha
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No one by that names works for the SEC. https://www.secsports.com/article/11285694/sec-office-staff-directory
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Nope... Just odd to say they underperform every year a month and a half after they made super regionals.
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Realignment talk not going away
Too soon?
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Realignment talk not going away
Now that's a fresh reference right there.
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Realignment talk not going away
Ha. We made it to the super regionals this year.
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Realignment talk not going away
You just made me cry a little
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Realignment talk not going away
Yeah... I keep wondering why 16 is a magic number. Why do the others have to follow if they can't poach great programs?
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Have never seen this. Where the hell have I been? This is amazing. I am now fully on board with joining the SEC. - Realignment talk not going away
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