Not sure if you guys found some of this info, but here are a few tweets from Karl Benson with Idaho.

Vandal Nation ‏@VandalNation 1h Karl Benson said the Sun Belt's television contract with ESPN will be re-negotiated in the next couple of months.

Vandal Nation ‏@VandalNation 1h Benson bringing up Western Kentucky's situation — "Can they look at Sun Belt and say 'we can get everything we want out of the Sun Belt'"

Vandal Nation ‏@VandalNation 1h Benson said there will be a travel subsidy model developed

I was wondering what strings would be attached. Does the same go for NMSU? Its not hard to fly to El Paso.

Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

(03-27-2013 08:07 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

(03-27-2013 08:07 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

You don't believe Karl Benson? He is the one that said it in the conference call with the Univ. of Idaho.


You have increase members and now a CCG to negotiate separate from the TV contract.

(03-27-2013 08:11 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 08:07 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

You don't believe Karl Benson?

Not lately.

(03-27-2013 08:11 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 08:07 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

You don't believe Karl Benson? He is the one that said it in the conference call with the Univ. of Idaho.


You have increase members and now a CCG to negotiate separate from the TV contract.

Learn sarcasm.

(03-27-2013 08:17 PM)statefanatic Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 08:11 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 08:07 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

You don't believe Karl Benson? He is the one that said it in the conference call with the Univ. of Idaho.


You have increase members and now a CCG to negotiate separate from the TV contract.

Learn sarcasm.

Ahhhh....well its been a long day.

We will get an extra $200,000 or so to keep the per team the same and then we will have to agree to play the championship on a Thursday or Friday if we play on ESPN which means we give up playing on the last Saturday in November.

(03-27-2013 08:11 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  You don't believe Karl Benson?

... You really just asked that?

The new Sun Belt contract will be about $30 per team.

(03-27-2013 09:47 PM)Cougar King Wrote:  The new Sun Belt contract will be about $30 per team.

Funny, but that's about $30 more than App State and Georgia Southern were getting from the SoCon TV deal.

(03-27-2013 08:05 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  Not sure if you guys found some of this info, but here are a few tweets from Karl Benson with Idaho.

Vandal Nation ‏@VandalNation 1h Karl Benson said the Sun Belt's television contract with ESPN will be re-negotiated in the next couple of months.

It's the addition of the Las Cruces TV market! :)

(03-27-2013 09:47 PM)Cougar King Wrote:  The new Sun Belt contract will be about $30 per team.

Funny ... What exactly was the score the last time we BEAT ya'lls ARSE?
WE OWN HOUSTON !!

(03-27-2013 08:17 PM)statefanatic Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 08:11 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 08:07 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  Let me hear that from ESPN. I don't believe this source.

You don't believe Karl Benson? He is the one that said it in the conference call with the Univ. of Idaho.


You have increase members and now a CCG to negotiate separate from the TV contract.

Learn sarcasm.

on blazertalk we use blue font to facilitate the sarcasm impaired

We better hope Mr. Peanut negotiates before the defections occur. If not, the Sun Belt will be looking at playing late Saturday night or early Sunday morning during telecasts sponsored by Jim Walter Homes, with Eb from Green Acres pitching the products during commercial breaks.

Seriously, a championship game is good, but expect only a few weekend and thursday telecasts (home games with BCS opponents) and four or five mid-week conference games. Aggie Vision will ensure at least one SBC game a week on Game Plan. This is assuming only WKU leaves. If Lafayette and/or Ark. State, the value will decrease. If CUSA did the unexpected and poached TSU and Ga. State (i.e., the Belt's largest markets - Austin/San Antonio and Atlanta), the conference may have to pay ESPN to play on TV and sell its own advertising spots.

(03-27-2013 10:08 PM)Bubba Bexley Wrote:  We better hope Mr. Peanut negotiates before the defections occur. If not, the Sun Belt will be looking at playing late Saturday night or early Sunday morning during telecasts sponsored by Jim Walter Homes, with Eb from Green Acres pitching the products during commercial breaks.

Seriously, a championship game is good, but expect only a few weekend and thursday telecasts (home games with BCS opponents) and four or five mid-week conference games. Aggie Vision will ensure at least one SBC game a week on Game Plan. This is assuming only WKU leaves. If Lafayette and/or Ark. State, the value will decrease. If CUSA did the unexpected and poached TSU and Ga. State (i.e., the Belt's largest markets - Austin/San Antonio and Atlanta), the conference may have to pay ESPN to play on TV and sell its own advertising spots.

id much rather have TSU and GState than ULL and stAte

(03-27-2013 10:08 PM)Bubba Bexley Wrote:  We better hope Mr. Peanut negotiates before the defections occur. If not, the Sun Belt will be looking at playing late Saturday night or early Sunday morning during telecasts sponsored by Jim Walter Homes, with Eb from Green Acres pitching the products during commercial breaks.

Seriously, a championship game is good, but expect only a few weekend and thursday telecasts (home games with BCS opponents) and four or five mid-week conference games. Aggie Vision will ensure at least one SBC game a week on Game Plan. This is assuming only WKU leaves. If Lafayette and/or Ark. State, the value will decrease. If CUSA did the unexpected and poached TSU and Ga. State (i.e., the Belt's largest markets - Austin/San Antonio and Atlanta), the conference may have to pay ESPN to play on TV and sell its own advertising spots.

TSU is Tx Southern Univ. We're TX ST UNIVERSITY . . . and I doubt that we're going anywhere anytime soon. . . . GO CATS! GO SBC for as long as we're here!

(03-27-2013 09:47 PM)Cougar King Wrote:  The new Sun Belt contract will be about $30 per team.

Considering your school changed conferences to get $6 million per year in TV money pardon us if we view your expertise on TV valuation to be suspect.

(03-27-2013 10:14 PM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(03-27-2013 10:08 PM)Bubba Bexley Wrote:  We better hope Mr. Peanut negotiates before the defections occur. If not, the Sun Belt will be looking at playing late Saturday night or early Sunday morning during telecasts sponsored by Jim Walter Homes, with Eb from Green Acres pitching the products during commercial breaks.

Seriously, a championship game is good, but expect only a few weekend and thursday telecasts (home games with BCS opponents) and four or five mid-week conference games. Aggie Vision will ensure at least one SBC game a week on Game Plan. This is assuming only WKU leaves. If Lafayette and/or Ark. State, the value will decrease. If CUSA did the unexpected and poached TSU and Ga. State (i.e., the Belt's largest markets - Austin/San Antonio and Atlanta), the conference may have to pay ESPN to play on TV and sell its own advertising spots.

id much rather have TSU and GState than ULL and stAte

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(03-27-2013 09:47 PM)Cougar King Wrote:  The new Sun Belt contract will be about $30 per team.

Funny coming from the school that is in a conference that has no name, and no real clue who will be playing in it.