(08-29-2010 10:34 AM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  If ESPN wants that time slot why don't they just sponsor BYU and their move to being Indy? Heck, I am sure, even though the MWC has a contract with another network, ESPN can induce the MWC (better teams than the WAC) to keep BYU for all other sports and receive an extra $15M annually (another $1.5M per team if at 10 teams) to schedule BYU in football and air those non-conference games on ESPN along with other BYU games against national teams. ESPN would get more mileage on this deal than they would on presenting the nation with a patched up WAC and BYU deal. Anyways, what time slot are we talking? Games that start at 8 p.m. CST? If so, the SBC and MAC need to step up and offer a collaborative package to fill that time slot on Thursdays.

ESPN cannot cut a deal with the MWC because of thier existing deal with CBSSC/MTN/whatever they call themselves this year.