****The Official NEW new new conference realignment & shit talk thread****

[Saul Good]

Let's do it.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Amazing. no1curr

Sure you do. You're apparently following Almario's career. Interesting that he's closing in on becoming a more productive NBA player than anyone in Mizzery history. That's just sad.

[TribalElder]

it's no longer basketball season, unless you are from kansas, or are a kansas fanatic.

[Prison Bitch]

former MU player wins "courage award" at last night's ESPYs:

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

former MU player wins "courage award" at last night's ESPYs:

It was awesome. The mizzou coverage was spectacular.

[Prison Bitch]

I didn't watch it. But I'm glad Mizzou sports is finally known for something.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I didn't watch it. But I'm glad Mizzou sports is finally known for something.

This is a fine example of disappointing smack talk.

[blake5676]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

former MU player wins "courage award" at last night's ESPYs:

This took you WAY longer to post than I had guessed it would.

You don't disappoint though. And quite honestly, I think you're the most homo-obsessed person on the entire interwebz. Finally something you're best at...congrats!

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Bambi

Nervousness spreading in the SEC over the lack of interest in the SEC Network.

http://trackemtigers.com/?p=27678

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/arti...worth-viewers-

msn.foxsports.com

DirecTV Expects to Offer SEC Network Soon

The SEC Network is set for one of the most successful sports network launches in history now that DirecTV, the nation's largest satellite company, emailed Outkick that the company is "quite hopeful" and "expects to be able to provide the network soon." The public comments of DirecTV square with the private comments of SEC and ESPN executives, who are confident that a deal is near as well. DirecTV, which has over twenty million satellite subscribers, carries the Big Ten Network, but does not carry the Pac 12 Network The satellite company has, at times, engaged in contentious negotiations with content providers in an effort to keep costs lower. Its primary competitor in the satellite arena, Dish Network, became the first national satellite company to sign on for the network several months ago.

DirecTV's negotiations with the SEC Network are part of a larger negotiation with the other ESPN networks, and while it is unclear exactly when those deals will all be finalized, it's a significant pick-up for the SEC Network and SEC fans across the country, especially for those fans who hadn't wanted to go through the hassle of changing providers. In conjunction with Outkick's previous report that Comcast and the SEC Network are near an agreement, this would mean that every major cable and satellite company -- excluding Time Warner, which has remained fairly quiet so far -- would carry the SEC Network, allowing ESPN and the SEC to hit their goal of roughly 75 million cable and satellite subscribers at launch.

At 75 million subscribers, the SEC Network, which reportedly sought $1.30 a month per subscriber in the 11 state SEC footprint and .25 cents per subscriber outside the SEC states, is poised to do revenue of $369.6 million off the 28 million cable and satellite households in the SEC states. (That's assuming the network ended up averaging $1.10 per month in those households, roughly 20% less than the reported asking price.) Toss in an additional $141 million from the other 47 million cable and satellite households from outside SEC states, and you're talking about $510.6 million in revenue. Add in a quarter more in advertising revenue -- roughly the same percentages as ESPN receives -- and you get an additional $127.65 million. That's a total of $638.25 million.

While there will doubtless be launch and programming costs and we don't know the exact breakdown of the revenue share between the SEC and ESPN, Outkick has been operating on the assumption that both sides will split the money evenly. Given that the colleges don't have to pay taxes on their TV revenue, we're talking about roughly $319.25 million for the SEC, or in the neighborhood of $20 million a school. Combine that with the $20 million that the SEC already distributes to member institutions and you're talking about $40 million or more in television revenue in the near future, half of which will come from the SEC Network.

That's all before the rates begin to rise. (Many popular regional sports networks cost $3 or $4 a year. The SEC Network's ratings will dwarf stations that cost three or four times what it does). The SEC and ESPN gambled that SEC fans would demand that every major cable and satellite subscriber carry their network. Baseball may not be a featured sport in terms of driving fan interest, but with DirecTV on board the SEC Network is officially a home run, poised to become one of the most successful sports network launches in history.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I didn't watch it. But I'm glad Mizzou sports is finally known for something.

Omg lol

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

msn.foxsports.com

Yes we're all fully aware of what Clay Travis' opinion is on the SEC Network.

I do find it quite funny that he's already come back on his 1 billion dollar prediction to the 600 million dollar range.

lol

[TribalElder]

SEC network is a beast rape of the american tv dollar

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Bambi

Yes we're all fully aware of what Clay Travis' opinion is on the SEC Network.

I do find it quite funny that he's already come back on his 1 billion dollar prediction to the 600 million dollar range.

lol

Of course your facts are wrong again...for your reading g comprehension:

msn.foxsports.com
SEC Network Aims for $500 Million a Year Launch


It's also why the SEC will eventually have a team in the states of North Carolina and Virginia, it's the network math, stupid.

In addition to adding two states, the addition of Texas A&M and Missouri added roughly ten million cable and satellite subscribers to the SEC's footprint.

Now the 14 team, 11 state SEC, has right at 30 million cable and satellite subscribers.

So what's that going to be worth to the league?

Well, that depends on what the SEC Network is seeking from cable and satellite carriers.

Prior to now I've just been guessing based on assessing the overall marketplace.

And now Sports Business Journal has the SEC's rate card.

The SEC is asking $1.30 in the 11 state SEC footprint.

That's 30 percent more than the Big Ten Network gets in its footprint after seven years of existence.

So, remember when I told you that the SEC Network was poised to blow college television fees out of the water?

It's happening.

Multiply this $1.30 per month carriage fee request times the number of cable and satellite subscribers in the SEC's footprint -- 30 million -- and you've got nearly $400 million from the SEC alone.

That would be $28.5 million per team just from the SEC Network's money in the SEC.

That number doesn't include advertising money or the additional .25 cents per subscriber that the network is seeking from the other 39 states. (We also don't know what the revenue share will be between the SEC and ESPN either, but now you can start to see why the SEC Network is such a gamechanger.)

Right now the SEC teams make around $20 million each from television.

So at an absolute bare minimum the SEC Network is going to double television revenue for each school.

It's also important to keep in mind that this is just the start, those numbers are going to rise.

Regional sports networks actually cost quite a bit more than $1.30 per subscriber. (RSN's are the providers that carry your local games in market. The Fox Sports regionals or the CSN's of the world. Many of them cost over $3 a month.)

At $2 a month -- a number that will certainly be hit over the next decade -- the SEC Network would bring in $720 million a year just from the 11 state SEC footprint.

At $3 a month -- a number that's also not unrealistic -- the SEC Network would go over a billion dollars in revenue just from the 11 state footprint.

Again, none of these revenue figures even count what the league could make from the other 39 states or from advertising.

What's that worth?

Figure in another $100 million -- for roughly 40 million additional subscribers in the rest of the country at .25 cents a pop..

Then how about advertising?

Presently about a third of ESPN's overall revenue comes from advertising. Being conservative you could peg advertising revenue at a quarter of the overall subscriber revenue that the SEC Network will generate. That alone would be worth around $100 million a year.

So we're talking the SEC Network launching -- if they win the carrier battles -- with north of $500 million a year in revenue. (If the SEC got everything perfect, the first year number counting in-footprint, advertising, and out of footprint -- would be right at $600 million)

For those of you who want to focus on profit as opposed to revenue -- it's huge.

The SEC Network's costs are going to be relatively small since most programming will be fairly cheap. (Most programming will be just putting on existing sporting events. Toss in four hours a day of Paul Finebaum's radio show and a nightly highlights show, which is among the cheapest possible programming, and you're talking about money rolling in.)

This is going to be a total gamechanger for college athletics.

The best part?

The average SEC fan will only be paying $15.60 for over 45 games.

Remember when you used to pay $50 for crappy pay-per-view games?

Those games don't exist anymore.

You'll actually be saving nearly $35 a year to watch your team play every game. Plus, you'll get every football game that every SEC team plays in the process.

Get ready for the carriage battles with Comcast and Time Warner.

It's going to be a wild fall.

But the SEC is officially about to make it rain.

[Pitt Gorilla]

The Comcast deal may be announced shortly.

[kchero]

Originally Posted by Bambi

Yes we're all fully aware of what Clay Travis' opinion is on the SEC Network.

I do find it quite funny that he's already come back on his 1 billion dollar prediction to the 600 million dollar range.

lol

False again, but you obviously don't care about what statements come out of your mouth. SEC network is looking like it is going to push revenues for all member schools into the top in the country...but troll away and spin it. Most of us choose to live in reality.

[TribalElder]

If Cleveland dumps wiggins for love what would that mean?