SEC (It just means more.. even its losses are wins)

[Gatorubet]

I'm pretty sure we ate some shrooms. I don't remember actually eating them, but I remember throwing up, and shrooms always made me puke.

I was not aware you could eat shrooms and not puke.

 

[Gatorubet]

21.

Some day I will tell the tale of a bunch of us breaking into the old State Penitentiary on a head full of acid. Today is not that day.

 

[Beano Cook]

Is anyone really shocked by this....

This playoff seems as crooked as Wayne Atcheson adding five more national championships to Alabama's ledger about 50 years after those seasons ended.

 

[lvbuckeye]

Is pulling tubes code speak for jerking off?

Bong rips. From a four foot Graffix glass double bubble. Filled with ice cubes.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

Bong rips. From a four foot Graffix glass double bubble. Filled with ice cubes.

 

[BigWoof31]

 

[NorthCoastKid]

 

[Jake]

Nothing says Chicken Shit Saturday like scheduling these cupcakes a week before the Iron Bowl:

Western Carolina at Alabama
Samford at Auburn

Meanwhile, we're playing State Penn before THE GAME.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Doesn't get much more accurate than that.

Homer Simpson with a Southern Accent

That's exactly how we see the SEC

He's even dressed like an LSU fan

 

[BigWoof31]

God's football conference is about to make ALOT more money. The CBS contract is up soon and the negotiating for renewal has already begun.
CBS has first right of refusal to match any outside offers, but many simply don't believe they can spend what ABC/ESPN/Disney are willing to throw at them.

“We believe that we have a good faith obligation to offer to enter into an exclusive negotiation period with CBS,” Sankey wrote, “but do not believe that CBS has any first refusal rights for reasons that can best be addressed by our legal counsel.”

Why is this a big deal? If the SEC’s reasoning is accurate, it would mean the league could shop for offers once the negotiating window is over and wouldn’t have to bring those terms back to CBS to give the network a chance to match them. One TV insider was surprised both sides weren’t on the same page and pointed to it having a potentially huge impact on negotiations. The loss of the first refusal would take away a major advantage CBS has to keep the rights. It adds pressure to CBS to get a deal done before the exclusive negotiating window ends, lest it allows its major broadcast competitors a chance to steal the “crown jewel” of college sports packages

So where would it go?

CBS’ toughest competition for the top SEC TV package is expected to be from Disney. Disney already owns a large slate of SEC games that it broadcasts on its ESPN and SEC Network channels, but internally the feeling is landing the current SEC on CBS package is a major priority. Not only would there be tremendous value for the company to own the entire SEC slate but it would create considerable more flexibility for scheduling games. Disney could carve out a weekly spot on ABC to give the games maximum exposure the way CBS has done each week in its 3:30 EST time slot for the SEC. There could be a similar commitment to more cameras and the best possible talent announcers to give it the big game feel CBS has excelled at each week. Currently, ABC has its top announcing crew of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit slated for its primetime game.

The biggest factor? Disney+ and ESPN+

but insiders believe he’s been pushing SEC leaders to strongly consider ABC/ESPN. Among the reasoning, he’s pointed out advantages to aligning closer with a growing Disney company that is making big purchases (21st Century Fox) and investing big in over the top platforms (ESPN+ and Disney+) compared to Viacom/CBS which recently combined in a merger expected to be finalized in December

Begun, the streaming wars have...
So how much will all this cost?

Significantly more.

How much exactly is a source of great debate in the television industry. The general expectation is the price will at least be quadruple the current value, with many predicting it to be in the $250-300 million per year range. The SEC Championship Game alone could command more than the $55 million CBS is paying for the entire slate of games.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/...act-discussions-and-what-could-come-next.html


I'll let @Nutriaitch and @Gatorubet speak for themselves, I'd be pretty bummed to see the league leave CBS. I bet there is some type of compromise made to share games (similar to what is being done now, just for ALOT more money).
But if the outside networks want to pay each school $20mm/year instead of 4mm, that's going to be really difficult to turn down.

 

[buckeyemania11]

Oh man if you thought the SEC jerkoff fest on the "worldwide leader" was unbearable now, just wait until they land all rights.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Well, that's a bit of a risk. I have little doubt it'll be popular in the South East. But.. national coverage? I'm not paying a shit load to watch much SEC football if I get something else for free. It seems like the Apple model vis a vis PC. Make yourself exclusive and charge out the ass for it v. make yourself available to everyone at a more affordable cost.

 

[AJHawkfan]

From a financial well-being perspective, just how is ESPiN/ABC/Disney/PigglyWiggly doing these days? They're going to be mortgaging/hocking/pawning anything they can to scrape together the cash to make this deal happen. And then, as @buckeyemania11 said, they're going to be WAY more unbearable......

 

[BayBuck]

Well, that's a bit of a risk. I have little doubt it'll be popular in the South East. But.. national coverage? I'm not paying a shit load to watch much SEC football if I get something else for free. It seems like the Apple model vis a vis PC. Make yourself exclusive and charge out the ass for it v. make yourself available to everyone at a more affordable cost.

Well, we are talking about a bunch of death-spiraling maroons here...

 

[BigWoof31]

From a financial well-being perspective, just how is ESPiN/ABC/Disney/PigglyWiggly doing these days? They're going to be mortgaging/hocking/pawning anything they can to scrape together the cash to make this deal happen. And then, as @buckeyemania11 said, they're going to be WAY more unbearable......

My buddy has a working theory that this stuff is only possible because of their success with the Marvel movies and Star Wars movies.
When five out of six films make 1 billion or more, it leaves you with alot of room to play with come acquisition time.