Millions how? Their canceling games against teams with little recourse

Jul 9, 2020
5:25:29pm

gmj81 All-American

and will likely try to claim act of God. The canceled games would have had very little ticket/concessions revenue anyway due to social distancing requirements. In reality, this is probably saving them money.

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This seems like a move by P5 teams to further hurt G5 teams. No logic by this

Cougar TD

7/9/20 5:16pm

Yeah, they're abandoning millions of dollars in revenue to hurt G5 teams.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:21pm

Millions how? Their canceling games against teams with little recourse

gmj81

7/9/20 5:25pm

What's each game worth to their TV partners?

displacedute

7/9/20 5:27pm

TV contract likely won't be affected too much if they keep all conference games

Huge Manatee

7/9/20 5:28pm

TV contracts are usually based on total games.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:37pm

Against a G5 team? Probably very little. But the TV partners get them as part of

gmj81

7/9/20 5:38pm

This guy claims to work for a P5 and that their lawyers think they will be paid

Charles Darwin

7/9/20 5:38pm

That would surprise me.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:39pm

As you could see from my comment in the thread I would be surprised as well

Charles Darwin

7/9/20 5:42pm

ESPN is bleeding revenue right now

Huge Manatee

7/9/20 5:42pm

Bleeding revenue so they'll pay... more...

displacedute

7/9/20 5:46pm

In order to have any games they think they need to cut to 9

Huge Manatee

7/9/20 5:48pm

I'm not privy to these discussions, of course.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:53pm

They are protecting their own $$. With limited fans, gate receipts will be down.

PJMort

7/9/20 5:25pm

Are they though?

Huge Manatee

7/9/20 5:27pm

RE: Are they though?

displacedute

7/9/20 5:39pm

Maybe rethink your opinion again

Cougar TD

7/9/20 5:30pm

P5 teams pay g5 teams...

1984coug

7/9/20 5:34pm

Because they make money on those games.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:38pm

With a full stadium of fans.

gmj81

7/9/20 5:38pm

RE: With a full stadium of fans.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:48pm

Correct- but some g5 schools fund their ad with those games

1984coug

7/9/20 5:39pm

Yes, this is going to be very bad for G5 schools.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:49pm

Don’t Overestimate the rationality of sports fans.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/9/20 6:18pm

I get it. It gives the conferences flexibility to shuffle games on the fly

byusage

7/9/20 5:28pm

Then why not just cancel all games in the month of September?

gmj81

7/9/20 5:40pm

Because this makes it possible to still have a CCG in December

displacedute

7/9/20 5:48pm

I can pretty much guarantee you that there wont be any football or sports at all

gmj81

7/9/20 5:54pm

I think that's probably true.

displacedute

7/9/20 5:58pm

Conference teams are loyal to conference teams and to their conference

run26

7/9/20 6:13pm

Local news in Minnesota led with the B1G story. They indicate that losing those

The Chelsea Dagger

7/9/20 9:26pm

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