tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post3630404863426597747..comments2024-03-12T11:22:30.939-04:00Comments on Matt's College Sports Media Blog: Notes on the Future for the Big Ten and FOX SportsMatt Sarzyniakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07967516926073948559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-44375344209586378642016-04-20T20:04:16.431-04:002016-04-20T20:04:16.431-04:00If you assume one B1G game on FOX per week, then y...If you assume one B1G game on FOX per week, then you would be left with 11 B1G games for FS1, along with 14 Pac-12 games and as few as six Big 12 games. Now assume that six of the Pac-12/Big 12 games are on Thursday or Black Friday, and you only have 25 Saturday games left for FS1, or a little under two per week. I would think that would leave them plenty of room for MLB, UFC, etc. <br /><br />In fact, FOX can create all the Saturday space they most likely need on FS1 by moving some of the excess Big 12 games they carried over the minimum to FS2 or FSN (and they likely wouldn't need to create the space solely at the expense of the Big 12).<br />Darrell McKownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037241372858035463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-34756365025336610382016-04-20T19:36:41.288-04:002016-04-20T19:36:41.288-04:00I'm a bit curious to see how much more leeway ...I'm a bit curious to see how much more leeway FOX has with respect to MLB. This year seven FS1 games will air on days of the week other than Saturdays. They'll still have a handful of NASCAR Truck Series races to maneuver around too, but only 3-4 fall on Saturdays. They'll also have to be flexible around MLB postseason.<br /><br />They'll still have UFC commitments for at least another couple years too and they'd be slightly foolish to dump it since it is some of their highest rating programming. Matt Sarzyniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967516926073948559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-300951736662945242016-04-20T19:27:38.664-04:002016-04-20T19:27:38.664-04:00When you consider that FOX may end up essentially ...When you consider that FOX may end up essentially surrendering the opening week of college football this year to ESPN, it becomes more apparent that they had to do something if they want to be a real player in college football. I could have seen a scenario where they bid for the entire package, although that would have required them to get very aggressive on the broadcast network and have been able to put 15-20 B1G games on FS2, which the conference may not have allowed. <br /><br />At $250 million for about half the football inventory available, I would think FOX is getting first choice in the selection process. You could see a scenario where they put a B1G game on nearly every week in the 3:30 time slot, with either a Big 12 or Pac-12 game in prime time, which covers all their broadcast network requirements for those conferences. During September, they can mix in an MLB game on FOX at 1:00, and then go B1G (noon), Big 12 (3:30), MLB (7:00) and Pac-12 (10:00) on FS1. Darrell McKownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037241372858035463noreply@blogger.com