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NFL, Networks Agree to Multi-Billion Dollar Extension
Staggering. That's as apt a decription as any of the numbers being thrown around about the latest NFL-TV contracts. It was announced Wednesday that begining in 2014 the NFL has extended its broadcast agreements with CBS, Fox and NBC through 2022, generating additional billions. Earlier this year...
ESPN Opens Up The Vault To The NFL — Again
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is one of the key negotiators for the NFL with the Players Union over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and he is not optimistic about a quick settlement. Richardson complains that the players just want "more money and less work." Meanwhile the NFL's...
NFL Racks Up Record TV Ratings For Week 1
When negotiators for the NFL players and owners get together this off-season to work out a new contract, they need to be put in a locked in a room with nothing to read but the Nielsen ratings from this season. Looking at the massive TV numbers for their game might actually knock some sense into the...
Comcast's Proposed Takeover of NBC: Why It Matters To You
There have been rumors for a while that Comcast and GE are in talks about a deal in which GE would spin off its NBC Universal Unit (including the cable channels) into a new company that would merge with the content assets of Comcast. Why does the proposed takeover matter to sports fans, or more...
Notre Dame's Leprechaun Still Guards A Pot of Gold
Charlie Weis and his Irish gang are hosting Purdue this week. Notre Dame is a slim (-1) favorite over the Boilermakers at home. But there is one sure bet. The Fighting Irish will once again find a pot of gold waiting in the endzone. That's because Notre Dame collects almost $30 million a year.in...
Mary, Mary, Where You Goin’ To?
There's a well-known business book called "Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies." The general thesis is that the truly great organizations that thrive over a century have a well-defined set of core values that guide them and unite them -- from the chief executive on down to the...
Harrell is Lucky Number Seven
Word came in last night that Charlotte, North Carolina offensive lineman Mark Harrell has committed to Notre Dame. The 6'5" 270 pounder from Charlotte Catholic High School is a little under the radar as a 3-star prospect and No. 47 ranked tackle according to Scout, but he is on the ESPNU 150...
2011 Blue-Gold Game to be Aired Live on Versus
Last summer I rolled out a nice long post about the possibilities of some sort of Notre Dame television network being born in the future. In there, I discussed some of the options the University has to expand its presence throughout the country and in particularly with regards to the football...
Thoughts on Eric Hansen’s Interview with Jack Swarbrick
On Thursday of last week Eric Hansen from the South Bend Tribune published an interview with Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick, so head on over there in order to read the full interview. There were a lot of topics that were brought up in the interview, so here are my thoughts on the juicy...
Army Preview: Let's Get Ready for a Boogie Down Bronx Battle
Army (+8) at Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame The Irish preview gets its own post this week. Horray! Here are some of the things I’ll be watching for in this game: 1.) What will the defensive game plan look like? We’ve already gone over how horrible the game plan was against Navy, so what kind of...
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