tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post7550905489336299234..comments2024-03-12T11:22:30.939-04:00Comments on Matt's College Sports Media Blog: Can a Tournamant of 96 Hurt Conference Pocketbooks?Matt Sarzyniakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07967516926073948559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-14536329374310352102010-04-11T21:31:05.505-04:002010-04-11T21:31:05.505-04:00Good thoughts on CBS getting out entirely if the t...Good thoughts on CBS getting out entirely if the tournament goes to ESPN. My guess is that CBS will want to get out, which will free up more games. ESPN would probably take them to the extent they can, which creates several ripple effects:<br /><br />1. ESPN's inventory is already fairly full so if they take extra SEC games, it would push other conferences off.<br /><br />2. For the Big Ten, I believe that ESPN is maxed out on the number of games they televise for the Big Ten, which means that extra games will fall to the Big Ten Network, which would only increase its advertising revenue (and overall value for the Big Ten).Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834596351278758801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-68420610487085109422010-04-11T21:17:43.578-04:002010-04-11T21:17:43.578-04:00I think this trickles down to all power six confer...I think this trickles down to all power six conferences, but as you stated the Big Ten and SEC did get their cash upfront in this case, so their OK. <br /><br />Haven't heard anything about the Big Ten's MBK games on CBS as that contract did expire but I'd be stunned if that wasn't renewed, unless both sides are waiting to see if the NCAA opts out of the current agreement with CBS for the tournament. Does CBS still have the desire to carry MBK if it doesn't have the tournament? It will have those SEC games, but I'm sure if CBS wanted to get right out, those could get sold off.Matt Sarzyniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967516926073948559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-37628613843955541842010-04-11T20:54:41.955-04:002010-04-11T20:54:41.955-04:00Good post. I agree that the NCAA expansion will h...Good post. I agree that the NCAA expansion will hurt the ACC. Perhaps not coincidentially, the Big Ten and SEC recently reupped for long-term television agreements and should be relatively unaffected by this move. <br /><br />What are your thoughts on how this will affect the Big East. Their performance in this year's tournament aside, I still view them as the premier basketball conference. It is currently a dogfight when you have 16 good teams and only 8-9 would make it to the NCAA. With expansion, it may not be as much.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834596351278758801noreply@blogger.com