ESPN = SEC/Alabama promotion network
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so they are showing the nation's premier college football team of the last decade's spring game? that's nuts
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A bunch of spring games have been on tv in the last several weeks.
Yeah, they showed Spring Games last week, too. They have a contract with the SEC. What is the "really?" What should they be showing instead right now?
Hey thanks for correcting me on the intricacies of the ESPN programming schedule. Didn't realize so many spring games were on. Kind of scary though you follow it that closely. This is one case where I would agree with pitt79 and opt for the kid soccer game
That I follow it that closely to have seen the programming guide? ESPN, and their networks, has been showing spring games for (at least 8?) years. This includes many of the biggest programs, but also many others (including UAB this year) throughout P5. I believe all of the SEC Spring games are at least on SECN. While that was on, the other channels had lacrosse, lacrosse, and softball on. I'd bet the Alabama spring game killed those other offerings and the "Hey, Rookie: Welcome to the NFL" that was set to air after.
"Thanks mainly to the launching of various conference networks, more and more spring football games are airing on television.
All 13 SEC spring games this year are airing live on SEC Network, ESPN or ESPU. Vanderbilt didn't even have a spring game, yet highlights of its final practice received SEC Network coverage.
ESPN is airing 15 spring games on its television networks - the vast majority on SEC Network - and has six more available through streaming. Just four years ago, before SEC Network's arrival, only one game each aired on ESPN, ESPN2 and Longhorn Network while 10 more were available through streaming."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...n-tv-its-all-about-not-showing-off/100734784/
And he had 2 catches for 115 and a TD. However, Jeudy looked really good, so it will be interesting to see who becomes the #2 behind Ridley and how much is left over for the other.
you mean like College football, College Basketball, NFL, Major League Baseball...Yeah, I get it with some of their talking heads and the political leaning being thrown down everyone's throats as they seem to march with the social justice warriors instead of just giving me the damn scores and games but this seems to be a major throwing of the baby out with the bath water here.
In a thread about them showing college football, I am going to assume you mean college football and so, I am confused, as you are posting this on a forum for...college football.
I am posting on the Pitt Football board. I go to all the home games and the away games I can. Plus, there is enough football on regular networks to get my fill.
I used to watch a lot more sports...I just don't have the time anymore. As I just stated above, I go to see Pitt play. And enough sports on the networks to get my fill.
If someday I can order the ACC network through some subscription service, I may do that, but I am fine without it.
we will see footage of bigfoot riding on a unicorn being chased by the jersey devil before we see an ACC network. this network by 2019 thing will be pushed back until it goes away.. espn isn't exactly raking in money right now
ok, well It does look like it's set for august 2019.. I stand corrected. I still could be right about the bigfoot on unicorn thing though, I mean we have 2+ years,
about bigfoot on a unicorn or the launch date? I saw an article stating launch date in august of '19, has that changed?
http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-network-set-to-launch-in-2019-07-21-2016
Your "bigfoot" thing. You can't make up something and believe it just because you want to. You have to deal with facts and reality.
ESPN has already signed the contract with the ACC to create an OTA conference network. That's it. Game, set, match. There isn't going to be any ESPN backing out, reneging, or anything like that. They are contractually obligated to create the network.
Here's how this works. Back in 2012, the ACC had a clause in its contract, stating that if ESPN didn't start a network in X years, ESPN would be forced to pay the ACC an annual penalty. When the deadline rolled around, ESPN agreed to launch a network, leading to the announcement you saw. As part of the deal, ESPN asked the ACC for a 2 year delay (hence the 2019 date). The ACC agreed. However, because of the original clause I mentioned, ESPN has to pay the ACC a penalty fee over the next two years until the network launches. In addition to that, the ACC signed a 20 YEAR contract with ESPN, for the specific purpose of launching the network. So yeah, ESPN is on the hook at this point. They can't get out of it. If they tried, they would lose more money than if they just started the network in the first place.
You just have this idea in your head that the ACC isn't getting the network. Your idea is at odds with reality.
ok, yeah, we got this covered. I thought you had some recent news about the launch date being incorrect..
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