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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby TheAsianSensation » May 22nd, 2015, 10:18 am

uniftw wrote:
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Cdizzle wrote:Perhaps the Sun Belt realizes they would be the last resort choice when/if UAB has no where else to go.

In other words, if UAB has other choices, they will never choose the Sun Belt. So why not ream them if they end up with no other options.

I prefer the method of being friendly and welcoming to your new conference mate, instead of instantly trying to rob them of a few extra dollars. Heck, I'd be going opposite, charging nothing because that conference needs basketball pedigree, and a couple extra NCAA tourney units will make up for that 2M instantly.

The SBC is still only going to be a 1 bid conference. They were something like 21st out of 32 conference last season. UAB joining isn't going to make them a 2 bid league.

CUSA was 17th.

MVC was 10th


For 1.6 million dollars less than their fee to the SBC they get into a top 10 conference (a massive jump from where they are now), will get extra shares from what they have now, and will get more exposure (assuming the MVC can get a better TV deal.).

That damn TV deal is the biggest thing holding the MVC back right now. Then again, how many people actually watched AAC games on CBSSports last year? Does someone have those numbers?

I should've specified, I do think the SBC would still be a 1 bid league, but from the SBC's perspective, UAB is capable of winning games in the tourney as the lone rep, which still results in a lot more money for the league. That's where they make up the profit - having a team that can actually win a couple games once they're there.

It's pretty clear that the MVC is the best-case scenario for UAB with the obvious exception of geography.

The MVC TV deal isn't good, but what's more important is it's better than what anyone else below us has.
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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby pafan » May 22nd, 2015, 5:29 pm

uniftw wrote:That damn TV deal is the biggest thing holding the MVC back right now. Then again, how many people actually watched AAC games on CBSSports last year? Does someone have those numbers?


My understanding is that there are no ratings for CBS Sports Network because CBS doesn't pay for them. If it's anything like FOX Sports 1 or NBCSN, it is terribad.
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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby TheAsianSensation » May 22nd, 2015, 6:43 pm

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uniftw wrote:That damn TV deal is the biggest thing holding the MVC back right now. Then again, how many people actually watched AAC games on CBSSports last year? Does someone have those numbers?


My understanding is that there are no ratings for CBS Sports Network because CBS doesn't pay for them. If it's anything like FOX Sports 1 or NBCSN, it is terribad.

The CBS network is to FS1 and NBCSN what FS1 and NBCSN are to ESPN. They're not even trying to compete and seem happy to use the channel as a backup for sports programming that won't fit on CBS proper.
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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby Aargh » May 23rd, 2015, 10:05 pm

If the Sun Belt is charging $2 mill to join, we're stuck with MSU forever.
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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby MSUDuo » May 25th, 2015, 5:09 pm

Aargh wrote:If the Sun Belt is charging $2 mill to join, we're stuck with MSU forever.


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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby squirrel » May 27th, 2015, 2:31 pm

TheAsianSensation wrote:
pafan wrote:
uniftw wrote:That damn TV deal is the biggest thing holding the MVC back right now. Then again, how many people actually watched AAC games on CBSSports last year? Does someone have those numbers?


My understanding is that there are no ratings for CBS Sports Network because CBS doesn't pay for them. If it's anything like FOX Sports 1 or NBCSN, it is terribad.

The CBS network is to FS1 and NBCSN what FS1 and NBCSN are to ESPN. They're not even trying to compete and seem happy to use the channel as a backup for sports programming that won't fit on CBS proper.


Which is odd, since CBS was the first direct competitor to ESPN when they acquired and rebranded CSTV, although they did go solely with the college niche before the NCAA realized that the could get reliable streaming from most of its membership. At least FS1 and NBCSN have platforms and programming now, so they are well-positioned to grow rapidly in the next few years.
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Re: UAB to the MVC?

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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby unipanther99 » June 1st, 2015, 1:52 pm

Well, it was a nice discussion while it lasted.
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Re: UAB to the MVC?

Postby lime » August 31st, 2015, 10:17 pm

any dreams that might have still lingered about MSU and the Sun Belt are dead, they picked Coastal Carolina (over Eastern Kentucky, FWIW)
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