College football TV exposure

[Cusesky8214]

 

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[Jake]

It is truly amazing how UCONN has screwed the pooch along almost every opportunity in realignment since 2003. From initiating a lawsuit all the way to opting out of one of only 4 conferences to be featured playing football this year in order to ultimately abandon football because this is the one year of the last 100 you don’t want to be an independent.

I thought their story was sad as of last years...hod no idea another even sadder chapter was going to be written this year.

 

[nzm136]

It is truly amazing how UCONN has screwed the pooch along almost every opportunity in realignment since 2003. From initiating a lawsuit all the way to opting out of one of only 4 conferences to be featured playing football this year in order to ultimately abandon football because this is the one year of the last 100 you don’t want to be an independent.

I thought their story was sad as of last years...hod no idea another even sadder chapter was going to be written this year.

They’ll be .500 this year. When’s the last time they’ve been able to say that?

 

[AngryOtto]

Looks like I’ll be saving money there.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Might be wonky because all the channels you get if you still have cable sports and major networks had absolutely perfected the art of showing every P5 and good G5 game over the last decade. No big OOC matchups and no P12/B1G. You'll see a better game on ACCN than ABC at times.

First real weekend Coastal Carolina-Kansas is the only game with a single digit spread lol. Will be much better when the SEC kicks up 2 weeks later.

 

[sufandu]

What? How does this make sense?

 

[sutomcat]

What? How does this make sense?

I think pay per view has the potential to make a lot of money.

Oklahoma had about 1,749,464 households in July of 2019.


Forget about fans from out of state. Let's say just 5 percent of them buy this package and let's say it costs $20.
If my calculations are right, that comes out to $1,749,464. I am sure some has to be shared but for a season where you have little or no gate, this really helps replace the lost revenue.

 

[upperdeck]

I heard it was costing $50-60

 

[Ozzie0075]

I heard it was costing $50-60

$54.99 to be exact. That's a lot to pay for a non conference game against a lower level opponent.

 

[Hoo's That]

I heard it was costing $50-60

$54.99 to be exact. That's a lot to pay for a non conference game against a lower level opponent.

That's really steep for a game for which the only open question is how badly the Sooners beat the spread. You've got to be a really devoted fan to think about opting in to that.

 

[sufandu]

I think pay per view has the potential to make a lot of money.

Oklahoma had about 1,749,464 households in July of 2019.


Forget about fans from out of state. Let's say just 5 percent of them buy this package and let's say it costs $20.
If my calculations are right, that comes out to $1,749,464. I am sure some has to be shared but for a season where you have little or no gate, this really helps replace the lost revenue.

I can see that argument. I think it alienates a lot of fans that can't afford it though.

 

[nzm136]

I can see that argument. I think it alienates a lot of fans that can't afford it though.

IMHO, broad appeal programming is better on mainstream, widely available channels, as that approach maximizes advertising revenue. Niche programming monetizes passion, so it works better on higher-tiered channels, which are expensive to access (high revenue, but only available to the select group of people who really care).

Assuming they are following my framework, I guess the working theory is that the average Joe isn’t going to care about this game, but sports-starved super fans will pay through the nose for it.

 

[sutomcat]

I can see that argument. I think it alienates a lot of fans that can't afford it though.

I agree. I am glad SU is not doing it.

My guess is that we would if we could.

Our Tier 3 rights are owned by ESPN, who is not likely going to sign over any rights to football to a third party. I think the B12 contract gives the schools some control over an OOC game or two, so they can do this.

 

[sufandu]

IMHO, broad appeal programming is better on mainstream, widely available channels, as that approach maximizes advertising revenue. Niche programming monetizes passion, so it works better on higher-tiered channels, which are expensive to access (high revenue, but only available to the select group of people who really care).

Assuming they are following my framework, I guess the working theory is that the average Joe isn’t going to care about this game, but sports-starved super fans will pay through the nose for it.

I guess it depends on how you define average joe. Is it average joe OU fan or average joe fan of another team. I bet average joe OU fan cares even if he can't afford it. If SU did this, there is no way I could justify the cost.

 

[nzm136]

I guess it depends on how you define average joe. Is it average joe OU fan or average joe fan of another team. I bet average joe OU fan cares even if he can't afford it. If SU did this, there is no way I could justify the cost.

Average Joe is average TV viewer and “care“ is determined relative to other programming options.

”Justify” means you do/don’t care enough to view at that price point, which is different than “afford.” Unless the price exceeds your income, it’s a matter of finding offsets, which becomes an exercise in prioritization. Prioritization is a reflection of caring compared to other areas of your life/your other interests.

I’m not sold that some random guy sitting in a bar (or insert any other random setting) in Milwaukee (or insert any other random city) will pay attention to this blood bath. I do think that some OU fans will not go out to eat for X times to watch their team play after be cooped up for however many months.

Anyway, that’s my theory of the thought process behind this scheduling.

 

[Briancuse]

$54.99 to be exact. That's a lot to pay for a non conference game against a lower level opponent.

That's a freaking ripoff. A month of hulu plus live t.v. is the same cost. 4 months of Netflix is equal to that.

 

[sufandu]

Average Joe is average TV viewer and “care“ is determined relative to other programming options.

”Justify” means you do/don’t care enough to view at that price point, which is different than “afford.” Unless the price exceeds your income, it’s a matter of finding offsets, which becomes an exercise in prioritization. Prioritization is a reflection of caring compared to other areas of your life/your other interests.

I’m not sold that some random guy sitting in a bar (or insert any other random setting) in Milwaukee (or insert any other random city) will pay attention to this blood bath. I do think that some OU fans will not go out to eat for X times to watch their team play after be cooped up for however many months.

Anyway, that’s my theory of the thought process behind this scheduling.

You and I define some things differently.

 

[BANYC]

Is the SU @UNC game on the ACCN, or is it on a free network?

 

[Briancuse]

I guess it depends on how you define average joe. Is it average joe OU fan or average joe fan of another team. I bet average joe OU fan cares even if he can't afford it. If SU did this, there is no way I could justify the cost.

I couldn't justify that if it was Su/Clemson. You could get a ticket for the game when you could actually attend sporting events for that price.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

$54.99 to be exact. That's a lot to pay for a non conference game against a lower level opponent.

Most people are only willing to pay zero. They definitely wouldn't sell twice as many if it was only 30 bucks as that is still a rip off.


Cheapest on Stubhub is 133 before fees for that game.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

I couldn't justify that if it was Su/Clemson. You could get a ticket for the game when you could actually attend sporting events for that price.

Tickets are very expensive for the games allowing fans. Might drop close to game time. I got an email from Texas Tech. Thousands for sale. 50 bucks to get in the door vs Houston Baptist 150 vs the horns.

 

[Hoo's That]

I agree. I am glad SU is not doing it.

My guess is that we would if we could.

Our Tier 3 rights are owned by ESPN, who is not likely going to sign over any rights to football to a third party. I think the B12 contract gives the schools some control over an OOC game or two, so they can do this.

That's why the Dud from WV said the Big XII was so much better, because they retained their Tier 3 Rights!

 

[Briancuse]

Tickets are very expensive for the games allowing fans. Might drop close to game time. I got an email from Texas Tech. Thousands for sale. 50 bucks to get in the door vs Houston Baptist 150 vs the horns.

I mean I saw some su/Clemson tickets on stub hub in the 50 to 60 range. Point is it's pretty close.

 

[Moontan]

$54.99 to be exact. That's a lot to pay for a non conference game against a lower level opponent.

I suspect there will be many home tailgates…. get 11 people together at $5 a pop and BYOB and have good time while keeping your distance.