(04-21-2017 09:54 AM)AllTideUp Wrote: (04-21-2017 01:14 AM)JRsec Wrote: (04-20-2017 10:27 PM)JRsec Wrote: http://www.sportsvideo.org/2017/04/13/es...totalplay/
I just wonder what happens when Juan from Guadalajara calls Paul and demands to speak to Laura?
Conferencia Sudeste!
Does anyone besides me find it particularly interesting that the SECN is on air in Mexico? Is it more competition for the LHN? Is it one more reason to merge the LHN into another network? Does it make it more likely we pick up a second Texas school? It just seems to me that the most natural source of interest to Mexico is Texas. I'm not sure what it means, but it somehow feels right for our future. It certainly feels right for a Texa-homa type deal or more. We'll see?
I think it's an incredible business decision. My hope is that the Spanish version is also available in the US, not sure what the plans are on that.
I was also thinking that a move like this should aid the decision for Texas. ESPN is currently the only American media company that's created a significant crossover profile in Latin America. In the future a growing percentage of UT's fans will likely be of Latino descent and be familiar with the Spanish language.
This business deal could be a tell in the direction things go for the SEC. The move itself would seem to indicate that the SEC will be seeking a larger stake in the state of Texas. How do we seek that stake? When I said some form of Texa-homa the obvious move would be a play for Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Since such a move would also be one that cumulatively would still meet our metrics I'd say that's the first angle we'll play. But should Texas have other ideas, Texas Tech along with T.C.U. essentially nail the entire state down as an SEC state. So include Oklahoma and if necessary Oklahoma State in that mix and the same transition of Texas to a solidly SEC state occurs. I think Texas knows this and won't want to see this happen. The SEC won't want to take all 4 current Texas Big 12 schools either. So in this case an interesting variation of Texa-homa could be unveiled. Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. If Texas feels that there is a high degree of likelihood that T.C.U. and Tech could land a spot in the PAC, they may choose to see those schools in a P conference, but not in one where a good percentage of their income was the same as their own. The SEC gets the same impact from this and Baylor's revenue is better than Tech's and they are an easier trip for SEC fans. It wouldn't be my choice, but it's possible. So then should Tech and T.C.U. head to the PAC and ESPN desired to end the Big 12 the ACC could take Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, and West Virginia and build a wall under the Big 10. The could complete this wall by adding Cincinnati and Connecticut to move to 20 and pick up the markets for their new networks. Notre Dame stays independent and all 10 Big 12 properties are accounted for.
Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville
(All are basketball schools, but KState and Louisville would be solid in football)
Connecticut, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, West Virginia
(All are basetball schools, but Pitt, Syracuse and West Virginia emerge stronger for football)
Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
(Four are basketball schools but all improve in football to compete with Va Tech)
Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Wake Forest
(Four good to stellar football programs)
The SEC:
Arkansas, Baylor, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Alabama, Auburn, L.S.U., Mississippi, Mississippi State, Texas A&M
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
ESPN uses the SEC to cover Texas and land Oklahoma. ESPN uses the ACC to move into Big 10 territory. Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, and Illinois are now penetrated with the product in the Northern Midwest. New England shifts even more toward the ACC and the New York market is incrementally moved more in the ACC's direction. This creates a nice buffer for the ACC as a whole.