MWC TV deal

[The Real SamC]

Sports Business Journal reports that the MWC has dumped ESPN for Fox. New TV deal with Fox and CBSSN for $35M/year.

Note that Boise State and Hawaii home games are not included in the conference deal. Boise State sells its home games separately, and keeps all the money, part of its deal to not join the AAC. Hawaii likewise sells its home games as PPVs in Hawaii and gives them away on the internet in the rest of the country.

The rights to games not picked up by Fox or CBS will probably go to Stadium, not yet agreed.

 

[riflearm2]

So the AAC, which Samantha claims is irrelevant in their own markets and isn’t any better than C-USA, just signed a TV deal earning their schools about $7 million per year.

The MWC, which Sammy claims is no better than C-USA, just signed a TV deal earning their schools about $3.5 million per year.

And C-USA schools each receive approximately $14.38 per year from Mark Zuckerberg.

That a girl, Judy.

 

[BleedsGreen33]

So the AAC, which Samantha claims is irrelevant in their own markets and isn’t any better than C-USA, just signed a TV deal earning their schools about $7 million per year.

The MWC, which Sammy claims is no better than C-USA, just signed a TV deal earning their schools about $3.5 million per year.

And C-USA schools each receive approximately $14.38 per year from Mark Zuckerberg.

That a girl, Judy.

Shhh. Times are tough man. You have decades old expectations.

 

[HuntersvilleHerd]

So Boise gets their equal share of that plus whatever they can sell their home games for?

 

[mubaseballking]

Can Marshall join the MWC?

 

[cottrell75]

Maybe we can dump Facebook for Instagram and some guaranteed followers for C-USA schools.

 

[rammer101]

deal with twatter....can always announce scores. we can have millions of followers

 

[i am herdman]

So the AAC, which Samantha claims is irrelevant in their own markets and isn’t any better than C-USA, just signed a TV deal earning their schools about $7 million per year.

The MWC, which Sammy claims is no better than C-USA, just signed a TV deal earning their schools about $3.5 million per year.

And C-USA schools each receive approximately $14.38 per year from Mark Zuckerberg.

That a girl, Judy.

Just wait until CUSA reaches its potential!

 

[The Real SamC]

So Boise gets their equal share of that plus whatever they can sell their home games for?

That is how I understand it. Boise State gets a full share of the conference money, plus whatever it gets for its home football games. Hawaii, on the other hand, does not get a cent, draws all its money from the cable company in Hawaii.

 

[The Real SamC]

Final details announced for this deal. There are some things here that may be significant to the next CUSA deal.

- Six years (25 football season, 25-26 basketball season), $270M.

- CBS/CBSSN. 23 games, must carry 3 on CBS broadcast. No more than 5 Friday night games.

- CBS All-Access. 10 games.

- Boise State conference away games. (BSU gets more $$ than other teams)

- Fox/FS1/FS2. 16-23 games. Seven must be on Fox broadcast or FS1, rest can be on FS2. Championship game on Fox or FS1. No more than 5 Friday night games.

- Boise State home games.

- Hawaii will have four games in this deal, sell the rest PPV in Hawaii and on free internet on the mainland (LV casinos love the Hawaii games).

- Basketball Final game must be on CBS broadcast, rest on CBSSN. 32 regular season games on CBS/CBSSN, 2 must be on CBS.

- Ten games on CBSAA.

- 16-32 games on Fox networks, 12 must be on Fox or FS1, rest on FS2.

- This is the last contract where Boise State will be treated differently from other schools. In the next contract, assuming Boise State is still in the league, it will be just another member.

- 19 remaining football games and all the rest of the basketball games will be sold to a “third tier” deal, probably Stadium or Pluto.

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Comments:

- Boise State has been the ESPN pet, along with UCF. We all know what being in a league with no ESPN relationship does. Congratulations.

- Good money. While CUSA won’t get that level of $$, we should not expect doom and gloom either.

- CBSAA, which the that pay channel that has the new goofy Star Trek show is going to have 10 football games and 10 basketball games. It is adding Eurosoccer as well. First sports on that service. Would not be surprised to see the Facebook portion of the CUSA schedule move behind that paywall in the next deal.

- 10 Friday night games. Whew.

- Good move getting commitments to be on broadcast TV a little.

- The MWC, and Boise State, now become in the position that CUSA/MU were in for so long. On the outs with ESPN. Boise State’s only non-conference away game is with us, and that means they will not appear on ESPN at all next year.

- Boise State agreeing, for what its worth, that this is the last contract where it will be treated differently, means that it thinks it can get into a better slot in the next realignment. The reason it got its special deal is the first place was it threatened to join the AAC. Look for it to join the AAC if the AAC survives the next realignment.

- UNLV, which will be playing in the Raiders’ new stadium, is poised for a huge breakout.

 

[MichiganHerd]

The new Raider's stadium in Las Vegas looks really nice. UNLV will play on artificial turf, while the Raiders will play their games on real turf/grass, which will be rolled onto the stadium floor prior to each home Raider game. I'm not sure I've seen that done elsewhere, but maybe it is done in other stadiums. Rifle would probably know.

 

[lexkyherdfan]

The new Raider's stadium in Las Vegas looks really nice. UNLV will play on artificial turf, while the Raiders will play their games on real turf/grass, which will be rolled onto the stadium floor prior to each home Raider game. I'm not sure I've seen that done elsewhere, but maybe it is done in other stadiums. Rifle would probably know.

The Arizona Cardinals stadium rolls their field in for games. one end has an area where it comes in. here is a link of how it is done.

 

[The Real SamC]

And apparently, all is not rosy in Boise. Suing the MWC.


https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/College-Football.pdf

Looking for a break up. And, no, none of the P5 are going to take them.

 

[herdfan06]

Can Marshall join the MWC?

Certainly, when the merger goes through...