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[QUOTE="Indytarheel, post: 1109862, member: 3236"]
The question is not whether football drives the bus. The question is can college basketball be monetized like college football to the point that the season makes just as much or more for a network. College football has the edge due to ticket sales. The arenas are huge; therefore, the advantage is immediately to college football.

College basketball has much more inventory, more opportunity for better match ups and a great season ending tournament unmatched by any sport in popularity aside from the Super Bowl. I believe the ACC basketball  fan base is just as passionate as SEC football fan base. And, there are more national brands in the ACC basketball side of things than there are for SEC football. So during those cold winter months when everyone is relegated to indoors, do you not believe that fan base would not be eager to watch their alma mater, favorite team play every single game possible? ESPN can only televise x amount of games. Obviously, the marquee match ups will be on ESPN; however, Ga Tech vs Duke, UNC, Cuse, Pitt, ND, U of L is certainly a game that can be televised on the network. There are just too many good bball games available that certainly isn't the typically tier fare. Also, Lax in the northeast, soccer and baseball would certainly draw viewers. I think the ACC network is primed for a big return.
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