Brett Yormark called ESPN?
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no clue. I know ESPN aired a good number of our games, but commentators of those games were always disparaging of the conference as a whole, and how they've handled the Big 12 in regards to the playoff has been an absolute joke. If they're not outright telling the committee "respect the Big 12 as little as possible", they're at least influencing the committee to take that stand... especially when every non-ESPN stat says the Big 12 doesn't desrve such disrespect.`
No idea. And while I guess its good on him for doing so and having him stick up for the conference is great and all.. but IDK if it changes a darn thing. ESPN has made their bed. They already hate the Big 12. Or disdain it. So I mean.. IDK.
Its great having a commish who doesn't just roll over. That parts awesome.
In terms of it actually meaning anything... I doubt it.
Its great having a commish who doesn't just roll over. That parts awesome.
In terms of it actually meaning anything... I doubt it.
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Zero ABC Saturday in conference games for the Big 12. Is there any contractual agreement that ESPN on ABC for Big 12?
The only thing he can do is threaten to not consider ESPN’s bids for future contracts. Not sure if that’s a realistic threat being so far away, but short of that he’s got no leverage.
I don’t get too worked up about the shows anymore. I just choose to not watch. The thing that gets to me is that ESPN uses their broadcast to promote future broadcasts. They’ll miss plays in a game to talk about a future game coming up, almost always involving SEC teams.
Big 12 Commissioner Called ESPN Over Lack of Coverage
One of the major topics in recent weeks for Big 12 fans has been the frustration with the coverage of the league from ESPN, one of the two major TV partners of the Big 12 Conference. Heartland College Sports has learned from sources that Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark called ESPN personally...
www.heartlandcollegesports.com
Eagerly awaiting the day that Big 12 rights are split between Fox and Turner/WBD.
I'm pretty sure of one thing:
Yormark wanted BYU and Colorado in the Big 12 championship game and I guess that makes sense from a marketing perspective.
Yormark wanted BYU and Colorado in the Big 12 championship game and I guess that makes sense from a marketing perspective.
I think the best answer is to try to lure CBS from the B1G, and let them showcase the BEST from the Big XII each week. They literally could have first choice, and it almost always would be better than the 3rd / 4th, etc. choice they end up with the B1G - which has an oversaturated deal. Good for CBS and Good for the Big XII.
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It won't matter unless ESPN loses the CFP rights.. we need a diversity of broadcast partners for the conference and CFP
ESPN wants a TV show. The playoffs are a TV show.
They do not care about competition anywhere as much as ratings and revenue.
They do not care about competition anywhere as much as ratings and revenue.
Love the idea but CBS would be getting around 3-5 million less viewers in that time slot.
They can play Michigan/Ohio State/Penn state at that slot and get 3 million plus not matter the matchup.
Outside of Colorado (while Prime is there) gets even close to that.
This. The networks only care about how much they will make. They make more with people watching. They do not care at all about what actually happens on the field.
Pretty much this. ESPN has already shown they don't really give a rat's ass about what actually happens on the field and will just spin the narrative however much it takes to get their desired outcome.
then I wonder why he was at our game.
except that doesn't fit with your narratives. if he was rooting for a CU-BYU game... why show up at a stadium he's never shown up at on the coldest game of the year when one of the teams he's openly rooting for still has yet to play?
He must have missed the Cyclone Weather Alert memo!
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