Here's the Problem with TV Coverage

[orange2win]

Last night during the WV - Rutgers blowout, one of the announcers said something to the effect - SU fans always talk about owning the Garden, well those days are now over with SU leaving for the ACC. We can expect more of this kind of negative commentary as the leaving date approaches.

The BE still rules the roost in the Tri-State area and I don't see it being dethroned any time soon. I hope SeattleCuse is correct when he says the watered down version will lose its grip.

 

[Victory Lap]

That was implied.

Then what's the problem? I don't care about watching BE games. I care about watching Syracuse games.

 

[longislandcuse]

Those announcers who said we will not be able to "own" the Garden after we go to the ACC, imo are completely wrong. I would be SHOCKED if we didnt schedule 1 or 2 neutral court games per year at MSG. Also MSG holds 2 or 3 pre-conference tourneys per year of which I would also be SHOCKED if we werent in one. Swofford has already spoke of a round robin ACC tourney in which NYC, whether its MSG or Barclays will be the host.

The ACC will become the premier eastern basketball conference, and most likely the premier basketball conference in the country with the Big 3 of Cuse/Duke/UNC, thats more "brand" than any other basketball conference has. A major reason for the addition of Cuse was to gain the northern markets, specifically NYC. Im pretty sure we dont have to worry about Cuse not being covered like it is now in NYC...Syracuse will work out a deal with a tri-state network, im sure of this. We dont brand ourselves as "New York's College Team" with the NYC skyline as the background only to lose our NYC stronghold, something numerous alumni and transplants in the area would riot over. As for ACC games being broadcast like Big East games are now in NY/Philly, I expect a huge ACC basketball push to own the Eastern Coast and become THE college basketball conference.

Im summary...im not worried.

 

[longislandcuse]

Lets see how lackluster the first Big East Tournament without Cuse/WVU/Pitt is. Louisville/GTown/St Johns/Nova/Cinci/Marquette/Providence/UCONN......ehhhhhh, they better hope UCONN makes it to the Championship game every year.

 

[CuseLegacy]

http://www.raycomsports.com/
This is the current ACC network. All ACC games are also available live streaming through ACC.com.

 

[Victory Lap]

http://www.raycomsports.com/
This is the current ACC network. All ACC games are also available live streaming through ACC.com.

This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. All hail the ability to watch Cuse games from anywhere. Why doesn't the BE have this?

 

[longislandcuse]

This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. All hail the ability to watch Cuse games from anywhere. Why doesn't the BE have this?

Because the Big East suckssssss lol. 2 bit conference held together by duct tape.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Raycom Sports Continues Partnership with Atlantic Coast Conference

Published On July 8, 2010 ShareTwitterFacebookEmailPrint

Extends Long-Term Relationship Through 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Raycom Sports, through a new sublicense arrangement with ESPN, continues its long-standing position as the syndication home of Atlantic Coast Conference content for over-the-air and regional cable network distribution. The new long-term deal is unprecedented for Raycom and the ACC in terms of length, at 12 years.
In addition, Raycom will also continue to manage the ACC’s official corporate partner program, ACC Properties, and will manage and exploit the conferences’ digital assets, including theacc.com, the official conference web site.
Raycom will now have the ability to syndicate to markets outside of the ACC geographic area. There will be no significant changes to the number of ACC syndicated football and basketball games telecast by Raycom, including the ACC Tournament. Every game of the syndication package will have branding as the ACC Network.
“We are very excited to continue our 30-year partnership with the ACC and ESPN,” said Ken Haines, President and CEO of Raycom Sports. “Throughout the ever-changing landscape of sports television, we have always prided ourselves on the long-term relationships we have with both the ACC and ESPN. Fans of ACC teams will receive more comprehensive coverage of ACC sports than at any time in the past on premier television stations, the leading national sports network, established regional cable networks and a multitude of new media devices.”
Raycom Sports is a leading independent sports sales & marketing, syndication, event management and production firm. Raycom is the current television rightsholder of ACC men’s basketball and syndicated football telecasts through 2011. Raycom Sports’ parent company Raycom Media, located in Montgomery, AL, owns and operates 39 television stations covering over 12 percent of the United States across 18 states.

Complete story on theacc.com​

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[KaiserUEO]

This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. All hail the ability to watch Cuse games from anywhere. Why doesn't the BE have this?

because the bmw had to sell exclusivity to tv in order to make a buck. im sure the ACC got less than they couldve but likely still more than the bmw got.

2 truths im sure about.

1. i will be able to see the same # of Cuse games from my living room, if not more, when they FINALLY get to the ACC
2. the # posts stating of 'is the game on tv?' or 'do i have that channel?' will, incredibly (i mean seriously, i cant believe its possible...but it will), increase on here.
Oh Lord

 

[senorpalmer]

Then what's the problem? I don't care about watching BE games. I care about watching Syracuse games.

You should probably address that question to the OP. While I do (or have) enjoy(ed) watching Big East games, at least between good teams, I don't see myself caring about ACC games the same way, so I kinda agree with you.

 

[longislandcuse]

You should probably address that question to the OP. While I do (or have) enjoy(ed) watching Big East games, at least between good teams, I don't see myself caring about ACC games the same way, so I kinda agree with you.

Even when were trying to win the ACC in our first year and on the same night Duke plays Wake and UNC plays Clemson? I know ill be glued to my tv.

 

[senorpalmer]

Even when were trying to win the ACC in our first year and on the same night Duke plays Wake and UNC plays Clemson? I know ill be glued to my tv.

Seeing as how your hypothetical situation that likely translates to watching two strong programs beat up on two sh!tty ones, yeah I will likely pass.

 

[longislandcuse]

Seeing as how your hypothetical situation that likely translates to watching two strong programs beat up on two sh!tty ones, yeah I will likely pass.

Haha, thats no different than the league were leaving. We witnessed and participated in the "glory years" of Big East basketball. The league will never be as strong as it was recently, even if we stayed. Right now we have Cuse/UCONN/Ville/Gtown and...a bunch of mediocre to bad teams. Take Cuse out and put us with UNC and Duke and you have 3 great teams with a bunch of mediocre to bad teams.

I will give you that Marquette and Cinci etc are better than what the ACC has but how long will that stay. The league will suffer to some degree, it will never be the same in the Big East.

 

[cpatrocks]

I was able to find the start of DePaul game in standard definition on Fox Sports Ohio. I switched over to SNY-HD after the Jets postgame show ended.

Yesterday's SNY showing of the WVU-Rutgers game was similarly invasive. Fortunately, ESPN3 was able to provide early SU-PC coverage until SNY switched over.

DirecTV had about 4 other channels you could watch the Depaul game on (in HD)...my only option for the Prov game was my desperation move of switching to basic cable and TWCS (local broadcast in Syracuse - thank god that was only for the first 5 mins).

 

[senorpalmer]

You can't use the current Big East coverage to predict what the future BE TV coverage will be. Losing SU, Pitt and WVU will greatly reduce the appeal of the league, considering that they will be replaced by UCF, SMU and Houston. No comparison on the basketball front.

The ACC will rise up as the premier bball conference because of the watered down product the BE will be dishing out. I really don't see SMU vs. Providence having much appeal for any TV audience.

The BE would have been a viable basketball product if he did away with the football side of things. Maintain the catholic schools, add in a Xavier and Temple and you have one hell of a NE bball conference. I'm almost glad it didn't happen that way.

The ACC, pre-expansion, saw some great times, and I'm sure it will again. I'd be hesitant to make any prediction about it becoming a perennial juggernaut though, I mean the football league was supposed to become just that with the addition of Miami and VTech, and we've seen how that's worked out 8 years into their membership. I'm confident that SU hoops will remain strong; but not quite so confident that the other 70% or so of the league is going to up its game over an extended period.

 

[orange2win]

Haha, thats no different than the league were leaving. We witnessed and participated in the "glory years" of Big East basketball. The league will never be as strong as it was recently, even if we stayed. Right now we have Cuse/UCONN/Ville/Gtown and...a bunch of mediocre to bad teams. Take Cuse out and put us with UNC and Duke and you have 3 great teams with a bunch of mediocre to bad teams.

I will give you that Marquette and Cinci etc are better than what the ACC has but how long will that stay. The league will suffer to some degree, it will never be the same in the Big East.

I like all your answers here and hope you are indeed correct, but I have to tell you that the exact opposite is a distinct possibility. Have you studied where the hot incoming talent is going? I could make a very strong case right now that the BE will resurge, but I don't care to do that. Just will say, did you note last night that Pitt lost to DePaul and USF blew out Nova?

 

[senorpalmer]

Haha, thats no different than the league were leaving. We witnessed and participated in the "glory years" of Big East basketball. The league will never be as strong as it was recently, even if we stayed. Right now we have Cuse/UCONN/Ville/Gtown and...a bunch of mediocre to bad teams. Take Cuse out and put us with UNC and Duke and you have 3 great teams with a bunch of mediocre to bad teams.

I will give you that Marquette and Cinci etc are better than what the ACC has but how long will that stay. The league will suffer to some degree, it will never be the same in the Big East.

We will never know what would have happened had the league stayed intact. We do know that the Big East in its 16 team format was quite strong overall in its first 6 years, while the ACC has been pretty awful in that same span. We also know that the shaking up had very little to do with bball. As for the current state of things this year, the BE doesn't quite look like what we've been accustomed to in recent years and yet it still looks stronger than the ACC. Exclude SU nad Pitt from the discussion--the ACC has the better teams in the top 2 (tho Id argue not by much, UCon and Lville are no slouches from year to year)...go thru thext 6 to 8 teams in each league, I mean its still no contest, the BE programs are better by a lot. You mention a program like Marquette, they were solid before coming to the Big East, its a bit presumptuous to assume they will now whither up and die.