SEC Broadcast Rights - loss of CBS Saturday afternoon game

[ghost_of_ukalum1988]

I generally don't go to ESPN.com very much any more, but with the start of the CFB season, I was on there a bit earlier today. I found the attached article very interesting.

Sources: Big Ten nears deal with Fox, CBS, NBC

The Big Ten is close to finalizing a new media rights deal with Fox, CBS and NBC, according to sources, with longtime partner ESPN no longer in the mix.

www.espn.com

If I'm reading this right, it looks like CBS is hooking up with the Big Ten to broadcast the coveted Saturday afternoon game at 3:30 ET / 2:30 CT. From the article:

Beginning in 2024, ESPN will exclusively broadcast SEC games as part of a 10-year agreement.

I'm ok with the SEC on ESPN, but I hate the thought of losing the marque game on CBS.

It just seems like Greg Sankey and the folks at the SEC league got out-maneuvered on this one. What do you guys think?

 

[sadgator]

At first CBS didn’t want to pay. They were only paying about $55 mil/year for SEC. ESPN out bid them at about $300 mil/year.

CBS will now have to pay about $300 mil/year to get back in with the B1G.

sadgator asserts it is CBS that screwed the pooch on this one…

will miss the 3:30 p.m. CBS game…it was one of the joys in sadgator’s life…soon to be a memory.

 

[BayouGator1995]

I hate the Big Ten anyways. CBS never got great ratings televising their games back in the 80s. Won't be any different now.

 

[TennesseeGator]

I miss the late morning Jefferson Pilot game more than anything 🤣

 

[sadgator]

JP games…eggs, coffee, and bourbon…it was a thing…those were LONG days…

 

[sadgator]

How ‘bout Breakfast with the Gators on Sunshine Network Replay every Sunday followed by the Spurrier show?

That was can’t miss television…

sadgator misses his youth dearly….

 

[Gator Fever]

Does this mean ABC will do a big SEC 3:30 game now?

 

[sadgator]

Does this mean ABC will do a big SEC 3:30 game now?

2024.

 

[Nicktheslick]

Does this mean ABC will do a big SEC 3:30 game now?

If they’re smart

 

[Jeff from Jax]

sadgator misses his youth dearly….

How about Mrs sadgator ?

Is she missing anything from your youth ?

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Does this mean ABC will do a big SEC 3:30 game now?

If they’re smart

Nick,

A smart media company ?

Really ? Where ?

 

[sadgator]

How about Mrs sadgator ?

Is she missing anything from your youth ?

Apparently not.

We had fun back in the day though. Before kids…

 

[Nicktheslick]

Nick,

A smart media company ?

Really ? Where ?

🤣

 

[Nicktheslick]

🤣