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Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:12 pm
by Oldmins
Can this story be true, that the Big East gets such a small amount from NBC? That's less than $2 million a year per school! Here's the story:
NBC Sports Network verbally offered the Big East between $20 million and $23 million per year for six years to acquire the league's media rights, sources told ESPN.
Meanwhile, the Big East's Catholic 7 schools are closing on a deal with Fox Sports, according to sources.
NBC Sports Network is expected to submit an official offer to the Big East by next week. Once the Big East receives an official offer from NBC Sports Network, the league must give ESPN, the Big East's current rights-holder, the opportunity to match the deal.
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The Catholic 7 schools -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova -- haven't formed a new league yet, but Fox Sports has been the leader for their media rights, sources said. Fox Sports' offer would be worth between $30 million and $40 million per year depending on how many teams are in the league, sources said.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:13 pm
by couch 'em
The Big East is now basically CUSA. Why does it surprise you the contract is on the scale of CUSA?
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:45 pm
by WordUpBU
couch 'em wrote:The Big East is now basically CUSA. Why does it surprise you the contract is on the scale of CUSA?
Because is carrying less fat to hold it back.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:52 pm
by SMU2007
couch 'em wrote:The Big East is now basically CUSA. Why does it surprise you the contract is on the scale of CUSA?
No kidding. It blows my mind that people are surprised by this.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:54 pm
by SMU_Alumni11
I can't believe the basketball schools would get that much... We should haven't invited Memphis and Tulane since we aren't retaining basketball schools that way less splitting of revenue and maybe a bump up in value...
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:02 pm
by SMU2007
Not to mention the fact that Tulane was the straw that broke the camel's back
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:48 am
by couch 'em
WordUpBU wrote:couch 'em wrote:The Big East is now basically CUSA. Why does it surprise you the contract is on the scale of CUSA?
Because is carrying less fat to hold it back.
A big obese guy can lose a ton of weight by diet but that doesn't mean he can run a Marathon
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:27 am
by JoeKidd
I say we start whacking all the other schools starting with Tulane and then we will get all 23 million, take that Catholic 7.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:49 am
by West Coast Johnny
This has got to be some sort of [deleted] low-ball offer.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:59 am
by jkflamebo
BE looking so much better than MW.....
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:02 am
by ponyinNC
This is self-serving Espin crapola at its best.
Give me the details please Espin. If you know so much, is this Tier 1 only? Is this BB and FB or BB only? Why do people believe this crap, just because it is on the internet?? I'd rather not get my supposed news from a source that has a vested interest in lowball numbers.
Use your brains.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:36 pm
by GiddyUp
What is the MWC getting per school right now?
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:18 pm
by ReedFrawg
ponyinNC wrote:This is self-serving Espin crapola at its best.
Give me the details please Espin. If you know so much, is this Tier 1 only? Is this BB and FB or BB only? Why do people believe this crap, just because it is on the internet?? I'd rather not get my supposed news from a source that has a vested interest in lowball numbers.
Use your brains.
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Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:42 pm
by malonish
ReedFrawg wrote:ponyinNC wrote:This is self-serving Espin crapola at its best.
Give me the details please Espin. If you know so much, is this Tier 1 only? Is this BB and FB or BB only? Why do people believe this crap, just because it is on the internet?? I'd rather not get my supposed news from a source that has a vested interest in lowball numbers.
Use your brains.
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Cool story, Reed.
Re: Big East gets only $20-23 million a year from NBC??
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:06 pm
by MustangStealth
GiddyUp wrote:What is the MWC getting per school right now?
They are currently at about $12 million per year for tier 1, and I can't find a hard number on tier 2 and 3, but it looks like probably about $20 million total.
So based on 12 teams next year it is about 1.5 - 2 million per team.