ESPN owns the LSU vs BYU game (The Advocare Texas Kickoff). It's a big deal to them.

Mar 29, 2017
10:49:07pm

YIsForBrigham MYOB

They're paying LSU $4million for that game. Not sure what they're paying BYU, but I've seen estimates of over $2million. They want ratings. They'll sell the game hard.

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I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility espn picks up Port. st game

rcbyufan

3/29/17 11:18am

That's quite the stretch

Zilog

3/29/17 11:19am

RE: That's quite the stretch

Indy Coug

3/29/17 11:32am

It's live CFB what could they have that will draw more viewers that day?

Y05

3/29/17 5:38pm

The other three games that day are as follows:

displacedute

3/29/17 11:19am

ESPN may not have the rights to any of those games. UMASS does not have a deal

Dangerous

3/29/17 11:31am

Really don' care much. I'll be in my usual seat at LES

Eggguy

3/29/17 12:04pm

sure - they could pick it up and put it on ESPNU

cwilke1

3/29/17 3:09pm

This. Probably not ESPN or ESPN2 but it could appear on a smaller station like

Harrison0Yfan

3/29/17 6:39pm

Don't forget that a lot of LSU and Wisconsin fans will very interested in tuning

BamaCoug

3/29/17 5:10pm

I wonder what ESPN thinks of BYU v LSU... if we're going to get a good slot for that game then why not put BYU on ESPN

HarlemCoug

3/29/17 6:52pm

ESPN owns the LSU vs BYU game (The Advocare Texas Kickoff). It's a big deal to them.

YIsForBrigham

3/29/17 10:49pm

good info - thanks - then it doesn't seem so unreasonable that considering the games available on Aug 26 that ESPN would

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