Does ESPN or another provider want to televise:

Jun 14, 2019
9:20:25pm

Dangerous All-American

BYU versus:

Utah
USC
Washington
Boise State
Michigan State
Arizona
Missouri
Arizona State
Houston
Arkansas
Baylor
Stanford
Washington State
Virginia

I believe the answer is yes and history shows us this is the case.

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POLL: T/F: BYU is in a position to bargain with ESPN over the TV deal

DKN

6/14/19 9:14pm

Does ESPN or another provider want to televise:

Dangerous

6/14/19 9:20pm

To a degree. But I would say BYU needs them more than they need BYU.

NWCoug

6/14/19 9:23pm

ESPN is way down, they need everything they can get

gww687

6/15/19 11:47am

This is the only scary part, so I agree but we have no idea who else has come

Pretorian

6/15/19 11:48am

I wonder what percentage of responders think “position to negotiate with”

gwalker

6/14/19 9:24pm

what is our leverage exactly?

Iman23

6/14/19 9:25pm

Cue someone on CB: Well BYU is a P5 without actually being a P5

TNT

6/14/19 9:28pm

We could cut a similar deal with Fox Sports, FS1 and FS2. It may be a case like

gwalker

6/14/19 9:32pm

Tom has already said BYU won't consider anyone but ESPN.

Richbyu

6/14/19 10:00pm

Take my rule about public statements from Coaches and apply it

gwalker

6/14/19 10:07pm

*reached a deal*

gwalker

6/14/19 10:10pm

And Utah won't leave for a P5 conference without us.

coolblue

6/15/19 6:22am

I don’t think he would say that so easily without a pretty good deal on thetable

Pretorian

6/15/19 11:49am

Don't you lose the safety net of a bowl tie-in with ESPN if you leave?

Stringer Bell

6/15/19 10:30am

Contrary to popular belief on this board, BYU does actually have a marketable

LiveCoug

6/14/19 9:32pm

eyeballs

Clark Addison

6/14/19 9:34pm

bargaining is about strength of position. Even the weakest positions can bargain

Cougarclaw

6/14/19 9:39pm

Anyone who voted "No" in this poll doesn't know what bargaining means

Clark Addison

6/14/19 9:41pm

Agreed

puntersarepeople

6/14/19 9:54pm

What other Network would BYU use as leverage? BYUtv?

Richbyu

6/14/19 10:02pm

The Fox Family (Fox, FS1, FS2). BYU could also innovate again like

gwalker

6/14/19 10:10pm

Even if there are no other networks, BYU has bargaining power

Clark Addison

6/14/19 10:30pm

I think with Streaming services wanting to try their hand at live sports...

Coug

6/14/19 10:48pm

Don't give up you day job. Creating polls is not your strong point.

CougarThug

6/14/19 11:16pm

You poll nazis need to chill

Pretorian

6/15/19 11:49am

There are always bargaining positions. There are an infinite points of leverage

nybyblue

6/15/19 1:56am

Doesn't BYU's broadcasting capability add to their leverage?

lbmango

6/15/19 3:59am

BYU has leverage in that our future home schedules look way better than the

UberDeek

6/15/19 10:40am

ESPN isn't what it was 10 years ago. I hope we're exploring all options.

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