Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name

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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #60 on: March 05, 2013, 12:22:34 PM »
i'm not crazy about being associated with Fox either, but if Fox rolls this out appropriately how great will it be to have one of our games come after a key Sunday football game, or having Gus Johnson as the announcer, or Erin Andrews on the sidelines again.  there's potential for this deal to really take off.  but Fox has to cross-promote the hell out of it.

What is the negative on Fox.  I'm being honest I'm curious.
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« Reply #61 on: March 05, 2013, 12:25:59 PM »
 Megyn Kelly is the one we want .   She's hot.

 I don't think Fox's political agenda will leak into their BE basketball coverage...

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« Reply #62 on: March 05, 2013, 12:33:48 PM »
i'm not crazy about being associated with Fox either, but if Fox rolls this out appropriately how great will it be to have one of our games come after a key Sunday football game, or having Gus Johnson as the announcer, or Erin Andrews on the sidelines again.  there's potential for this deal to really take off.  but Fox has to cross-promote the hell out of it.

What is the negative on Fox.  I'm being honest I'm curious.

They like being loud and flashy, which is okay fo some. Like that robot dancing up and down on the football telecasts.

Whateva. I dont care.

Me? I still miss the days of Al McGuire on the CBS.
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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #63 on: March 05, 2013, 12:42:12 PM »
i'm not crazy about being associated with Fox either, but if Fox rolls this out appropriately how great will it be to have one of our games come after a key Sunday football game, or having Gus Johnson as the announcer, or Erin Andrews on the sidelines again.  there's potential for this deal to really take off.  but Fox has to cross-promote the hell out of it.

What is the negative on Fox.  I'm being honest I'm curious.

It has been suggested by some that Fox is a shill for a Murdochian right wing/Republican party agenda.

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« Reply #64 on: March 05, 2013, 12:44:49 PM »
i'm not crazy about being associated with Fox either, but if Fox rolls this out appropriately how great will it be to have one of our games come after a key Sunday football game, or having Gus Johnson as the announcer, or Erin Andrews on the sidelines again.  there's potential for this deal to really take off.  but Fox has to cross-promote the hell out of it.

What is the negative on Fox.  I'm being honest I'm curious.

It has been suggested by some that Fox is a shill for a Murdochian right wing/Republican party agenda.

What does that have to do with broadcasting a basketball game?

Moose

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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #65 on: March 05, 2013, 12:49:43 PM »
i'm not crazy about being associated with Fox either, but if Fox rolls this out appropriately how great will it be to have one of our games come after a key Sunday football game, or having Gus Johnson as the announcer, or Erin Andrews on the sidelines again.  there's potential for this deal to really take off.  but Fox has to cross-promote the hell out of it.

What is the negative on Fox.  I'm being honest I'm curious.

It has been suggested by some that Fox is a shill for a Murdochian right wing/Republican party agenda.

What does that have to do with broadcasting a basketball game?

Thank you.  I was hoping it wasn't some political crap agenda.  Good to see my intuition was right sadly.  I'm still on point.
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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #66 on: March 05, 2013, 12:56:36 PM »
i'm not crazy about being associated with Fox either, but if Fox rolls this out appropriately how great will it be to have one of our games come after a key Sunday football game, or having Gus Johnson as the announcer, or Erin Andrews on the sidelines again.  there's potential for this deal to really take off.  but Fox has to cross-promote the hell out of it.

What is the negative on Fox.  I'm being honest I'm curious.

It has been suggested by some that Fox is a shill for a Murdochian right wing/Republican party agenda.

What does that have to do with broadcasting a basketball game?

Nothing.  I attempted to answer a question posed by my friend Moose.

paultzman

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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #67 on: March 05, 2013, 01:56:25 PM »
Catholic 7 caves in; FB schools hit $30 million jackpot

In the end, in a financial battle of “chicken” the Catholic 7 group of schools wanting to leave the  Big East, sooner, rather than later, blinked and backed down, accepting a financial buyout far below what they hoped to receive.

According to sources familiar with the talks that have been held between the Catholic 7 group of schools and the Big East football schools, the deal that will be finalized and announced on Wednesday will pay each of the remaining football schools-Connecticut, Cincinnati and South Florida nearly $30 million each from a conference  cash reserve in excess of $114 million.

The Catholic 7 group–Seton Hall, DePaul, Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s Georgetown and Providence–had hoped to each receive between $3 and 5 million from that pot. They will take half of that, with each school receiving approximately $1.5 million.

The rest of the money will  be divided between the 8 incoming Big East schools, who will divide approximately $10 million. The remaining money–between $3 and 5 million will go into a Big East operating funds account.
Had the Catholic 7 waited until July 1, 2014 to leave, the  cash payout would have been significantly higher but with pressure from the new Fox  Sports Cable network which is starting this summer and will use the Catholic 7 league as a cornerstone for its programming, Fox put  pressure on the Catholic 7  to leave sooner rather than later and also take the Big East name.
The Big East is expected to announce the official break up on Wednesday, as well as its 2013 conference football schedule.

Still to come,  will be the renaming of the football conference, as well  as a new site for the basketball tournament, since the Catholic 7 group will take the Big East name and is expected to sign a deal to play its tournament in New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

In what has been a long and draining siege on the conference, including the remaining football surviving members of South  Florida, Cincinnati and UConn, who have been left out of the conference reconfiguration derby,  a pay-day of $30 million will reduce will temporarily reduce much of the angst.
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boo3

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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #68 on: March 05, 2013, 02:00:09 PM »
 I remember Al McGuire on NBC?

paultzman

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« Reply #69 on: March 05, 2013, 02:07:55 PM »
“@blauds: Will Fox kick in more $$$ to help Catholic 7 financial short fall from its deal with Big East? http://ajerseyguy.com

I would think so. My question is how much influence will Fox have in selecting a commissioner?

“@dkaplanSBJ: Fox sports 1 will debut in more than 90 million homes, release says. ESPN in about 99 million homes”
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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #70 on: March 05, 2013, 02:51:56 PM »
“@blauds: Will Fox kick in more $$$ to help Catholic 7 financial short fall from its deal with Big East? http://ajerseyguy.com

I would think so. My question is how much influence will Fox have in selecting a commissioner?

“@dkaplanSBJ: Fox sports 1 will debut in more than 90 million homes, release says. ESPN in about 99 million homes”

Just by starting a year earlier they'll make $1.5 mil more than by staying in the old BE. Not sure how much Fox would need to sweeten it to make up the difference. And btw, this dude has been all over it, but do we really know a) if the schools expected 3 to 5 million and b) if so, was that ever a realistic expectation? Hard to lose something you never had.
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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #71 on: March 05, 2013, 02:55:21 PM »
“@blauds: Will Fox kick in more $$$ to help Catholic 7 financial short fall from its deal with Big East? http://ajerseyguy.com

I would think so. My question is how much influence will Fox have in selecting a commissioner?

“@dkaplanSBJ: Fox sports 1 will debut in more than 90 million homes, release says. ESPN in about 99 million homes”

Just by starting a year earlier they'll make $1.5 mil more that by staying in the old BE. Not sure how much Fox would need to sweeten it to make up the difference. And btw, this dude has been all over it, but do we really know a) if the schools expected 3 to 5 million and b) if so, was that ever a realistic expectation? Hard to lose something you never had.

Agree.  In addition, we get the Big East name and brand.  That IMO is something that not only has dollar and marketing value but is priceless to the basketball schools that started this thing.  We lost a chunk of dough that was coming to us, but will still get some money, a big TV contract with Fox, the Big east name and MSG in the end.  It's a win for us in every way.

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« Reply #72 on: March 05, 2013, 02:56:17 PM »
This is also welcome news

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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #73 on: March 05, 2013, 05:36:08 PM »
“@blauds: Will Fox kick in more $$$ to help Catholic 7 financial short fall from its deal with Big East? http://ajerseyguy.com

I would think so. My question is how much influence will Fox have in selecting a commissioner?

“@dkaplanSBJ: Fox sports 1 will debut in more than 90 million homes, release says. ESPN in about 99 million homes”

Just by starting a year earlier they'll make $1.5 mil more than by staying in the old BE. Not sure how much Fox would need to sweeten it to make up the difference. And btw, this dude has been all over it, but do we really know a) if the schools expected 3 to 5 million and b) if so, was that ever a realistic expectation? Hard to lose something you never had.

Exactly...Its more like we (STJ) received 1.5 million to have our conference and name.

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« Reply #74 on: March 05, 2013, 06:28:53 PM »
Uconn and Cincy will give up the money when they negotiate their early release. 

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« Reply #75 on: March 05, 2013, 06:39:46 PM »
Uconn and Cincy will give up the money when they negotiate their early release. 

I'm okay with Uconn paying some cash. After all, over the last 20 years, they have been the number recipient of Father Harrington's charitable donations, or gross neglect.

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Re: Catholic 7 expected to keep Big East name
« Reply #76 on: March 05, 2013, 06:57:14 PM »
Agreed.

As for the money left on the table by the departing schools.  What right did they have to these funds?  They chose to leave as well.   

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« Reply #77 on: March 06, 2013, 11:47:20 AM »
“@McMurphyESPN: ACC will add Notre Dame this year if Irish can exit Big East, sources tell @espn http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9022342/notre-dame-fighting-irish-join-acc-summer-school-negotiate-big-east-exit-according-sources

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« Reply #78 on: March 06, 2013, 02:12:05 PM »

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« Reply #79 on: March 06, 2013, 02:52:01 PM »
“@blauds: Catholic 7 group will have planning meeting at Big East tournament in NY next week”