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Pac 12, Big 10 Enter Into A Sports Alliance
Starting next year, the Pac 12 and Big Ten will begin to feature games between all 24 teams in the two leagues in every sport -- including football. The cooperative agreement is a way for the leagues to derive some of the benefits from expansion without actually having to do the heavy lifting. The...
Texas Longhorns Football Is Ranked #1
Strong pimp hand. When it comes to generating the cash, the Horns remain on top according to Forbes and Forbes knows money. The University of Texas Longhorns have once again topped our ranking of College Football’s Most Valuable Teams, with a value of $129 million. The SB Nation mothership rounds...
...and then, Profit!
Luke 14:28 "For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it-- I posted before why I thought the Ags are making a mistake with the SEC move. Here is a little more detail about one aspect of the move that really puts them...
Big 12 Settles on Equal Revenue Sharing
As expected, the nine current members of the Big 12 have agreed to equally share all broadcast revenue from the network and cable contracts. This simply means that from now on all revenue from the networks (ABC, FOX, CBS or NBC) as well as any cable football, ESPN basketball and Big 12 network...
Longhorn Network Promo Video
ESPN has put together a 10 minute promo of the LHN, and it looks pretty damn sweet. Please, worried Longhorn fans and gleeful Aggies -- don't waste our bandwidth with either worrying/cheering over the lack of distributors signed up for the TLN / LHN right now. This is a case of some Big Dogs (ESPN,...
A Match Made in College Football Heaven
ESPN released its announcer lineup for the upcoming college football season, and former Colorado coach Dan Hawkins made the roster. Best of all he is teamed with a returning BC announcing All-American, Pam Ward. Ward and Hawkins will work Saturday afternoon games on ESPNU, which means mostly Big...
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Didn't Lose
Friday Night Lights has closed out its run through the heart of Dillon, Texas. Five years after its start, the show boasts a small but hard-core fan base, lots of critical praise, several Emmy nominations, and even a couple of State Championships. The TV show followed Buzz Bissinger’s book Friday...
Longhorn Network Gets Two Live Football Games in 2011
The Texas/ESPN partnership is already paying dividends for the Longhorn Network. ESPN announced today that the fledgling network will carry two UT football games live. The Longhorn Network, ESPN’s 20-year, $300 million partnership with Texas and marketing partner IMG College, signs on Aug. 26....
Gus Johnson March Madness is No More
NCAA Buzzer Beaters will never be the same. CBS and play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson have parted ways. Johnson has worked NFL and NCAA basketball for the network, but it is his animated calls at the conclusion of NCAA Tournament games that has earned him cult status among basketball fans. Johnson...
More Details on UT-ESPN Agreement Emerging
The Austin American Statesman has obtained a copy of the licensing agreement between UT, its media rights-holder IMG College, and ESPN and it reveals a few more interesting details in the pact. As already reported, the 24-hour network is expected to launch this August. ESPN is the equity...
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