was also for the best home football slate (in other words, the games that are being bought with the contract) that BYU has ever had or that it currently has lined up. In other words, if ESPN believes that BYU's 2019 slate is worth exactly what ESPN is paying for it then ESPN would value future schedules at less, and the amount could theoretically go down. Additionally, ESPN could have other, more revenue positive ways to fill those gaps in 2020 moving forward than it has in 2019, which could make BYU more attractive, but that's very unlikely.

Of course, the key word there is "theoretically" because to me at least it looks like the 2019 slate is worth more than what ESPN is paying for it, and I would expect the amount that ESPN pays in the future to go up. I'm just saying that picking up the 2019 season doesn't really definitively prove it; I think common sense and a general understanding of the market for football and the increased strength of BYU's home schedules compared to when the original deal was signed are the better arguments for why the revenue will probably increase.