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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1771081, member: 622"]
I agree.  I think Fox was "helping" the B1G as a partner by announcing a generous package.  Yet when one reads the fine print, the details are not quite as advertised.

If Fox "set" the price for the top games but has actually overpriced them, ESPN has no need or desire to overpay.  Why would ESPN want to broadcast a game that costs farore per viewer when they can garner the same audience for much less.

Additionally, the per game cost seems very excessive as has been analyzed on this site.  Perhaps a few of the marquee games are worth that amount but certainly not any game that is not marquee status I.e. Michigan v tOSU.  No broadcaster is going to pay top dollar for Wisconsin v. PSU, and most definitely will not pay top dollar for an Indiana or Illinois game.

My opinion right now is that the Fox deal will be much smaller scale than advertised, both in quantity and value.

To your point, having nothing on ESPN, especially hoops, will hurt far more than people think.  People will not look hard for obscure cable channels unless it is their team.  Fox Sports can only show so many games.  I think ESPN saw a chance to force the price down significantly and the B1G was given a wake up call.

I have no doubts that whatever the B1G settles on for a deal, it will be presented as the end of the world as we know it, the SEC may survive.  The PAC will survive because they are west coast and the ACC and Big 12 will be sent packing and scrambling to join other conferences.
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