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SEC TV Contract

Refuting the previous post:

1. I don't live out of region; so I would see the ABC regional coverage;

-For a conference that is a definitive regions than any others, the goal is to get people OUTSIDE of the SEC to watch the game.

2. Those who do live out of region can pick up an ABC regional affiliate if they have expanded cable and/or DTV;

-See my previous post. Why make things difficult for those people? Anyone with a television can see SEC games on CBS.

3. CBS did not broadcast an SEC team game on Sep. 1, Sep. 8, and Sep. 29. I don't know the reason, but here are a few of the games that went on those weekends: Sep. 8-U.S.Car. @ UGA; Sep. 29- AU vs. UF; Ole Miss vs. UGA;

-CBS has the U.S. Open coverage that runs into the beginning of the season. And CBS did broadcast an SEC Game on the 29th... it was the Alabama/Florida State game.

4. If ABC/ESPN picks up SEC, there will be more trips of gameday to our schools, and a greater tendency for ESPN to pick up lesser SEC games. I can't stand it on Saturdays where there is one late CBS SEC game, and one early LF game, spending the entire afternoon sorting through Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 10 games,[/QUOTE]

-ESPN has shown they will still come to SEC Schools even if the game is on CBS, if the situation warrants it.
 
If the SEC got it's own network it would probably only be available on Satellite or would be a $300 package to purchase on cable. I say, leave it the way it is. The commentators may be terrible, but at least the game is free.
 
I HATE ORANGE said:
If the SEC got it's own network it would probably only be available on Satellite or would be a $300 package to purchase on cable. I say, leave it the way it is. The commentators may be terrible, but at least the game is free.
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I live in Big Ten country here in Columbus, OH and I can tell you about the drama that unfolded when the Big Ten launched this season. The Big Ten network insisted that the cable companies include the Big Ten network in their basic cable package and not as part of an additional subscription service (like the bundled sports package). The big cable companies balked (Time Warner and Comcast). The result was that the first two week sof the season the only way the folks here in Columbus got to see the Buckeyes play was to go to a sports bar that had Directv or get a Directv system themselves. The Big Ten Network has since reached an agreement with Time Warner, but Comcast has still not come around. That means that over 40% of the folks around here don't get to see the basketball or football games on tv. This is the same thing that happened with the NFL Network (which is why many people did not get to see the game between Green Bay and Dallas this year).

Be careful what you wish for. LFS might not be that great, but at least you can see it on regular tv in the south. I have to buy ESPN Gameplan to watch it. I would hate to have to watch the Bama games on regional coverage (not in High Def) on Gameplan because the regional game here in the Midwest is some snoozer between two Big Ten teams.
 
CBC > ABC. (national vs. regional, all HD vs. some HD). Our ESPN coverage is very good. LF Sports isn't great, but it's free and it's better than nothing.

Boo to an SEC TV network like the big 10 network.
 
MasterShake said:
I really dont see how the SEC network could be anything but successful. If by now u dont have digital cable or satellite it is your own fault.
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That's not the point. The point is that the SEC, like the Big Ten will insist that the network be placed in basic service (digital or anolog). The big cable companies Comcast, TimeWarner, etc... will resist this. They will want it placed in an additional fee package (like a sports package). The end result is that they will fight about it for an entire season like they did here in the Big 10 and will not carry the Network at all until it gets resolved. It won;t be a problem if you have DirectTV ... but if you have cable you will be out of luck. You won't have LFS to watch it on because the SEC will terminate that contract and show those games on the SEC Network. That is exactly what has happened with the Big Ten Network and the NFL Network.
 
Agreed that the CBS-SEC affiliation, while not ideal, is probably the best we can REALISTICALLY expect. Ideally, SECTV would exist, and every game, press conference, scrimmage, practice and press conference involving an SEC team, player, coach, prospect or booster would be carried in crystal-clear HD by every television provider on Earth (as part of the most basic package), preferably with a 15-years-younger Keith Jackson calling the game of the week.

Back to reality, though, coverage might not be perfect, but for reasons ably expressed by others, CBS does a fairly good job of providing national exposure, and making SEC sports available (and affordable) to fans everywhere. Plus, I loathe ESPN (for reasons not germane to this discussion), and am afraid that they would botch the job.

My only real complaint about CBS: Steve Beuerlein works there. That no-talent (as a broadcaster) mouth-breather doesn't have the sense God gave a turnip, and if he calls another Alabama game, I will be sorely tempted to don my Cornelius Bennett jersey, drive to wherever he is, beat his brains out (if, indeed, he has any) with a stout length of Alabama Live Oak, plant him in 6 feet of good red earth, and drink a toast to the Bear (Jack 'n' Coke, naturally) out of his dead skull.
 
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Ok, a litlte harsh there on Steve.

The big issue with a SEC network, is that the network will want so many cents per subscriber. The cable companies will want to place the channel in a sports package, to meet the per subscriber demands of the network. The network will want the most people possible to get the channel, and will want the cable company to put it in a basic package. To do that however, the cable company would raise the rates of everyone, not just the people that want the network. I have Comcast, and I pay for the sports tier. I would want the Big Ten as well as the SEC network. The big argument is making everyone pay for something that maybe only a few would want.

No way I'm paying for a PAC-10 network!
 
i believe the sec has the best tv coverage of any conference in the country. we see them on cbs, lincoln financial, espn, espn2, i dont know of any team that has better coverage. the sec is a product that sells it self as the acknowledged best football conference. i am a dish network retailer, and i get all the channels. believe me, the sec is the best.
 
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