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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 457666, member: 780"]
That's right. And it has nothing to do with how many people will actually watch either Rutgers or Maryland.
 
It has everything to do with whether the Big Ten Network is part of the basic cable package or not. And that decsion is in the hands of the cable companies..
 
Right now, the Big Ten Network is available in the Rutgers and Maryland local areas as part of an extra-cost sports package. I get it as part of my sports package, but never watch it.
 
If the Big Ten Network becomes part of the basic package in an area that is part of the Big Ten market --- which now includes the areas around Rutgers and Maryland --- than the cable companies have to pay the Big Ten Network 80 cents per subscriber per month.
 
Cable companies could refuse to do that ... because that means they would have to increase the monthly basic cable package by at least 80 cents for every subscriber.
 
This is no slam dunk.
 
See the attached for a more thorough explanation.
 
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21376943/big-ten-might-keep-rutgers-and-maryland-off-its-network[/url]
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