Always come across this kind of stuff and never know where to add it so figure start a thread for those, like myself, who might be interested in this kind of news, especially with the TV deals coming up.
Also Sean McManus was at SBJ conference last week and talked about CBS still wanting to be in the business of big time college football going forward. I've always said a 2nd tier B10 game might not be out of the question. Good opportunity for the PAC12/B12 to raise their profiles too or maybe Alliance games.
From the article:
“[The SEC on CBS has] been great for us, and I think we’ve been really good for the SEC also. It’s the most valuable window in college football, the 3:30 (p.m. Eastern) window on CBS. We plan to be involved in the business of college football, big-time college football, going forward, and to take advantage of that tradition we’ve established.”
“You know, when we put the SEC on national television back in 2001, people thought we were crazy; ‘The Southeastern Conference? Who in the Midwest and the Northeast and the West is going to care about the SEC?’ But we promoted it, and we said ‘Every week at 3:30, you’re going to see the best SEC game. We grew it. And I think for 12 years in a row, it’s been the most-viewed window in all of college football.”
“And I think, whatever we decide to do, that window is still going to be available for high-profile, very watchable college football. We’ve got two more years to go on our deal, as you’ve said, we’re going to continue to promote it and produce it, and I think our production team is great. And that’s part of the reason why it’s such a great window; the games look and feel different the way our CBS team produces them.”
“And I think, quite frankly, it’s been a real advantage for the SEC from a recruiting standpoint and a positioning or branding standpoint. If you’re a recruit at Alabama, Nick Saban can say ‘You’re going to be on CBS, the most-watched window in college football. You’re going to be on national television five times.’ We know we have Alabama five times every year.”
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From an article in the Athletic:
McManus added that the end of the deal “doesn’t mean we are not in the college football business. I think we will be aggressively in the future.” If that’s the case, the upcoming college football rights deal to watch would be the Big Ten, whose football deals expire with Fox and ESPN in 2024, and the Pac 12, whose deals run through the 2023-24 school year.
Also from the same article Burke Magnus of ESPN/ABC said they plan on putting the SEC in the 3:30 window but not necessarily the highest profile SEC game in the slot. They will mix and match around.
Also Sean McManus was at SBJ conference last week and talked about CBS still wanting to be in the business of big time college football going forward. I've always said a 2nd tier B10 game might not be out of the question. Good opportunity for the PAC12/B12 to raise their profiles too or maybe Alliance games.
From the article:
“[The SEC on CBS has] been great for us, and I think we’ve been really good for the SEC also. It’s the most valuable window in college football, the 3:30 (p.m. Eastern) window on CBS. We plan to be involved in the business of college football, big-time college football, going forward, and to take advantage of that tradition we’ve established.”
“You know, when we put the SEC on national television back in 2001, people thought we were crazy; ‘The Southeastern Conference? Who in the Midwest and the Northeast and the West is going to care about the SEC?’ But we promoted it, and we said ‘Every week at 3:30, you’re going to see the best SEC game. We grew it. And I think for 12 years in a row, it’s been the most-viewed window in all of college football.”
“And I think, whatever we decide to do, that window is still going to be available for high-profile, very watchable college football. We’ve got two more years to go on our deal, as you’ve said, we’re going to continue to promote it and produce it, and I think our production team is great. And that’s part of the reason why it’s such a great window; the games look and feel different the way our CBS team produces them.”
“And I think, quite frankly, it’s been a real advantage for the SEC from a recruiting standpoint and a positioning or branding standpoint. If you’re a recruit at Alabama, Nick Saban can say ‘You’re going to be on CBS, the most-watched window in college football. You’re going to be on national television five times.’ We know we have Alabama five times every year.”
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus says "We plan to be involved in the business of big-time college football going forward"
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus spoke at a SBJ conference Tuesday, and said they plan to keep on with CFB after their SEC deal ends.
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From an article in the Athletic:
McManus added that the end of the deal “doesn’t mean we are not in the college football business. I think we will be aggressively in the future.” If that’s the case, the upcoming college football rights deal to watch would be the Big Ten, whose football deals expire with Fox and ESPN in 2024, and the Pac 12, whose deals run through the 2023-24 school year.
Also from the same article Burke Magnus of ESPN/ABC said they plan on putting the SEC in the 3:30 window but not necessarily the highest profile SEC game in the slot. They will mix and match around.
