gedneyatthe3
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The next few years need a continued commitment and resurgence in football of course. All of the ACC needs to double down on this which unfortunately is still out of character for many schools.
In a streaming world where it's pay per event or season if the end game is to break away from the NCAA does the NCAA Tournament (rights booked through '32) being reconstituted by the power schools with an invitation to the smaller conferences open up a real discussion on a seat much closer to the front of the bus? If it's about subscriptions what makes October views more important than March views?
And would this prioritization of basketball cause realignment to be looked at through a different lens of "brand" to be more encompassing?
If you only took the inventory available in the Conference Tournaments and The NCAA Tournament I'm guessing you would eclipse the total views for the top 10 football games of the season outside of the playoffs, or maybe even exceed it?
Why? Because household viewing levels are naturally higher during basketball season vs. football season due to weather. Add in the tons of inventory for the invested fans of the regular season (small but not negligible) and total streams for a football season vs. basketball season may be closer than people think. With a hybrid ad revenue and subscription model this could be interesting.
In a streaming world where it's pay per event or season if the end game is to break away from the NCAA does the NCAA Tournament (rights booked through '32) being reconstituted by the power schools with an invitation to the smaller conferences open up a real discussion on a seat much closer to the front of the bus? If it's about subscriptions what makes October views more important than March views?
And would this prioritization of basketball cause realignment to be looked at through a different lens of "brand" to be more encompassing?
If you only took the inventory available in the Conference Tournaments and The NCAA Tournament I'm guessing you would eclipse the total views for the top 10 football games of the season outside of the playoffs, or maybe even exceed it?
Why? Because household viewing levels are naturally higher during basketball season vs. football season due to weather. Add in the tons of inventory for the invested fans of the regular season (small but not negligible) and total streams for a football season vs. basketball season may be closer than people think. With a hybrid ad revenue and subscription model this could be interesting.
