LSUDad Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Report: SEC football leaving CBS after 2023 season SDS Staff | 1 hour ago It appears the days of the “SEC on CBS” are numbered. Sports Business Journal Daily is reporting that CBS is walking away from the bidding war for the packaging after the 2023 season. According to John Ourand and Michael Smith, CBS’s bid was in the neighborhood of $300 million per year to broadcast the weekly top conference game. The network pays $55 million per year under the current agreement. The bidding is now “well over” $300 million according to the report. 00:00 “We made a strong and responsible bid. While we‘ve had success with the SEC on CBS, we are instead choosing to aggressively focus on other important strategic priorities moving forward,” CBS Sports PR told SBJ. SBJ indicates that ESPN/ABC is now in the “final stages” of negotiating a deal, even though the report notes that FOX Sports was still planning to make a presentation at SEC headquarters in Birmingham. According to the report, ESPN won the SEC over by pitching more creative scheduling by owning all the rights: With ESPN owning all of the SEC’s football rights, it’s possible that more than one game will be produced for broadcast TV; more top-tier games can be moved to primetime; and the conference can schedule more late afternoon games without having to worry about running into CBS’ exclusive window. As of right now, CBS is set to air SEC games for the next four seasons, but the report states it is possible that the SEC or ESPN/ABC could buy out CBS’s remaining years. Obviously, SEC fans everywhere will be following the developments in the negotiations. For now, it appears CBS is officially out of the bidding war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Just remember this. The show currently features Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson in the booth with Jamie Erdahl on the sidelines. No more Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Can this year get any better?? No more Gary. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 hour ago, dachsie said: Can this year get any better?? No more Gary. Wow! A few years to go, but right, no more Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Not necessarily...he could get hired by ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Herb said: Not necessarily...he could get hired by ESPN. Oh boo hiss!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I must be in the minority. I don't have a problem with Gary. I'll admit I pay a lot more attention to what I'm seeing take place on the field than what I'm hearing the announcers comment on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 7 hours ago, COTiger said: I must be in the minority. I don't have a problem with Gary. I'll admit I pay a lot more attention to what I'm seeing take place on the field than what I'm hearing the announcers comment on. I join you in the minority, I am good with Gary. He had a 12 year career in the NFL, was the Lions starting QB for quite a few of those years. I think he knows his stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 13 hours ago, houtiger said: I join you in the minority, I am good with Gary. He had a 12 year career in the NFL, was the Lions starting QB for quite a few of those years. I think he knows his stuff. may one time Gary was one of the best in the business. those days have passed him by as he has been slipping further and further away from that every year. he now botches names on a regular basis, gets teams backwards, get plays straight up wrong, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 we won’t know whether this is good or not until we see it in action. positives: beat games of the week will now be in prime time every week. on one of 3 channels. This should increase number of night games for LSU. negatives: a LOT more day game slots available to fill as well. this could increase number of shitty kick times for LSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eq4bits Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Espn/abc won bidding war, MAY buy out cbs remaining 4 years on cbs contract: https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/report-winner-emerges-for-sec-game-of-the-week-tv-rights-potential-cbs-buyout-discussed/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Wow!! That's a bit surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Show me the money... SEC Massive TV payday: Clay Travis reports estimated figures SEC to receive from ESPN/ABC Keith Farner | 2 days ago One of the more interesting television rights deals in sports in recent memory may have another twist to it, according to Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage. The SEC on CBS package, reportedly switching hands to ABC/ESPN as CBS was out of the running, a deal termed as “likely” by the Sports Business Journal, may change before the contract expires in 2023. 00:19 Travis reported the deal was close to $400 million per year for the 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday game. It would air on ABC. He termed it a “monster” deal for Disney investing that much money into the SEC. It’s equally a big loss for CBS, which reportedly had the deal previously for $55 million per year. The audience is unmatched, as the LSU-Alabama game this season drew about 16 million viewers, he said. “Credit to Disney/ABC/ESPN for getting this rights package done,” Travis said. “This is a monster win for them that locks up the SEC for years and years to come. And it gets them the preeminent rights package in the entirety of college football.” Travis said the CBS-SEC relationship went down hill when CBS didn’t re-negotiate the agreement when Missouri and Texas A&M joined the league in 2012. While the CBS contract has years remaining, Travis said there are negotiations underway to switch the marquee game to ABC/ESPN ahead of 2023. He added that there could be tweaks to the coverage, such as a simulcast, and possibly a lead-in to the Game of the Week. Value could be added with a lead-in noon game, which doesn’t exist on the current SEC on CBS schedule. “Right now it’s an island in the CBS television contract,” Travis said. Finally, Travis added that ABC/ESPN should negotiate for right to the SEC on CBS jingle, which he said is nearly as iconic as the Masters theme. Outkick the Coverage ✔@Outkick “Credit to Disney/ABC/ESPN for getting this rights package done. This is a monster win for them that locks up the SEC for years and years to come. And it gets them the preeminent rights package in the entirety of college football.”—@ClayTravis 84 9:00 AM - Dec 24, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 34 people are talking about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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