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New conference, new money

Before the Big East fell apart (again), before the conference found a way to piece things together (again), NBC wanted to land the television rights to the league and expand its college football presence.

That desire hasn’t changed. In fact, according to industry sources, it’s stronger than ever. NBC wants the Big East, and wants to wrap games around Notre Dame to increase the visibility of the league.

Now, we reintroduce karma: last spring, Pitt chancellor Mark Nordenberg spearheaded the Big East’s decision to leave an estimated $110-130 million per year on the table and play out the final year of a contract with ESPN-in the hopes of making a killing with ESPN, NBC and FOX bidding on the league next fall.

After Pitt left with Syracuse for the ACC, Nordenberg said he was merely part of the process in the Big East’s decision to not accept ESPN’s offer.

Fast forward four months: the Big East expands, will add a championship game, and will open the bidding for its inventory next year. And-wait for it-the per-school payout could exceed the ACC per school payout if NBC gets aggressive and does everything it can to expand its college football reach.

Karma is so sexy.

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no kidding. i saw an add the other day for the NBC all sports network. this would be a nice anchor to that station.

advance word on this is very good for us.

For some reason I thought this was the start of another fundraiser thread for C James.

A likely deal with NBC Sports would be fantastic for the Big East and SMU.
National broadcast TV games would do so much for exposure compared to where we are now.

It is called fiscal health.
LOVE IT.

"Show me the money" is an uncomfortable title for this post, for those of us who were around during the 1980's, anyway.

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Oldmins wrote:"Show me the money" is an uncomfortable title for this post, for those of us who were around during the 1980's, anyway.

Haha A+

Wonder if Pitt and Syracuse will cancel the move if the money is right. At least should help lock down loui and cinci. Showcasing on NBC with ND should be better than fighting for crowded space on ESPN. Have fun with that ACC. Sports are one of the few things people still prefer to watch live and on tv. NBC will have to fight for a piece of the pie. Can't wait to see the numbers.

So we will be playing ND frequently at some point in this decade? Sweet!

I would think so! Steve Orsini is an ND alum.
And ND has a deal to play so many BE team per year!

Did you know that the first game ever in ND Stadium was played against SMU?