• New here? Register here now for access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Plus, stay connected and follow BP on Instagram @buckeyeplanet and Facebook.

SEC to ban social media from games.

Jump to latest Follow Reply
plum diamonds buckeye planet
Sort by date Sort by votes
buckeyefool

buckeyefool

He's back and better than ever!
    • SEC Bans Twitter and Facebook at Games
    Fans are now competiton
    Tweet from the stands, get kicked out. Or worse.

    That's basically the crazy strict media policy in effect at several of the southeast's biggest schools, says the St. Petersburg Times. According to the new rules in effect by the SEC, you can't update Twitter, post photos on sites like Facebook or Flickr, or take videos and place them on YouTube while attending a live game.

    The policy's meant to keep eyeballs on the TV networks, says a conference spokesman. ESPN and CBS are paying the SEC $3 billion for the broadcast rights to the conference's games over the next 15 year.Is It Really Illegal to Tweet a College Game? | NBC Chicago
     
    I thought you were going to say players can't tweet, etc., during games. I think that's a good idea.

    The notion that fans can't do so, however, is absurd. It will also be difficult to enforce.
     
    Upvote 0
    buckeyefool;1518848; said:
    SEC Bans Twitter and Facebook at Games
    Fans are now competiton
    Tweet from the stands, get kicked out. Or worse.

    That's basically the crazy strict media policy in effect at several of the southeast's biggest schools, says the St. Petersburg Times. According to the new rules in effect by the SEC, you can't update Twitter, post photos on sites like Facebook or Flickr, or take videos and place them on YouTube while attending a live game.

    The policy's meant to keep eyeballs on the TV networks, says a conference spokesman. ESPN and CBS are paying the SEC $3 billion for the broadcast rights to the conference's games over the next 15 year.Is It Really Illegal to Tweet a College Game? | NBC Chicago
    Click to expand...

    I'm not shocked at all.

    The SEC has the stupid crowd noise rules on the books (although I haven't seen them enforced in a while) so this doesn't surprise me at all.
     
    Upvote 0
    I think I'll miss the SEC girls who service the computers during the game most. :(

    17609.jpg
     
    Upvote 0
    You must log in or register to reply here.
    Back
    Top