📡 SEC Football Leaving CBS After 2023, Likely For ESPN/ABC

[ElephantStomp]

If it was up to me Doc Emrick would do the play by play for all our games

 

[bama alum]

If it was up to me Doc Emrick would do the play by play for all our games

Damn skippy!

 

[JoshB]

Either CBS needs to do a revamp of their presentation (I mean the whole thing) and revamp the time, too. Otherwise, just let ABC/ESPN get it.

 

[JoshB]

I want it on local TV vs pay TV.

I'm ok with it staying on CBS, just want a more reasonable contract. CBS has been vastly underpaying for the most viewed games every year.

ABC is local TV.

 

[JoshB]

What pisses me the fuck off about the excessive commercials is that they are 65% why most games are over 3 1/2 hours long, yet the powers that be would never dare touch their sacred cash cow.

And what's really stupid is if they did cut down the AMOUNT of commercials and limited to them, they could probably charge a higher premium for the ad time they do use. Combine that with more eyeballs if it was shorter in length, too.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Either CBS needs to do a revamp of their presentation (I mean the whole thing) and revamp the time, too. Otherwise, just let ABC/ESPN get it.

I’d rather they let two crackheads do it than ABC/ESPN

 

[planomateo]

ABC is local TV.

might be the most pointless post I've seen in a while.

 

[JoshB]

might be the most pointless post I've seen in a while.

How exactly is that pointless?

 

[TideatMileHigh]

And what's really stupid is if they did cut down the AMOUNT of commercials and limited to them, they could probably charge a higher premium for the ad time they do use. Combine that with more eyeballs if it was shorter in length, too.

That is a genius idea my friend. You should send that in fine writing to conference commissioners.

 

[planomateo]

How exactly is that pointless?

Do I need to qualify that?

What part are you struggling with? ABC is local or the definition of pointless.

#ImAnAsshole

 

[JoshB]

Do I need to qualify that?

What part are you struggling with? ABC is local or the definition of pointless.

#ImAnAsshole

Oh should I qualify that there are literally local ABC affiliates in every market or would you like to be more of an asshole?

 

[OldPlayer]

Oh should I qualify that there are literally local ABC affiliates in every market or would you like to be more of an asshole?

The sports arm of ABC is ESPN. If ABC/ESPN get the contract, there's no guarantee that SEC games will be limited to ABC broadcasts. "Only" 14% of all US households receive over the air broadcasts.

 

[planomateo]

The sports arm of ABC is ESPN. If ABC/ESPN get the contract, there's no guarantee that SEC games will be limited to ABC broadcasts. "Only" 14% of all US households receive over the air broadcasts.

Yup, they'd gain flexibility to move this between networks.

 

[JoshB]

The sports arm of ABC is ESPN. If ABC/ESPN get the contract, there's no guarantee that SEC games will be limited to ABC broadcasts. "Only" 14% of all US households receive over the air broadcasts.

I'm not understanding what you're getting at there? SEC games aren't limited to CBS now. If ESPN got the "game of the week" option over CBS (which is what this entire thing is about) you could guarantee that it would go to ABC for the simple fact of wanting to get more eyeballs on it.

 

[rammerjammer]

CBS Gone after 2023

CBS Gone

Reports/Rumors are that ESPN/ABC may try and buy out CBS and go before then. Either way it's happening.

 

[JoshB]

CBS Gone after 2023

CBS Gone

Reports/Rumors are that ESPN/ABC may try and buy out CBS and go before then. Either way it's happening.

I wonder if the government wouldn't block Disney from buying CBS (monopoly laws).

 

[ElephantStomp]

CBS Gone after 2023

CBS Gone

Reports/Rumors are that ESPN/ABC may try and buy out CBS and go before then. Either way it's happening.

300 mil per season?!? Holy shit!!

 

[ElephantStomp]

I wonder if the government wouldn't block Disney from buying CBS (monopoly laws).

They’re not trying to buy CBS itself just to buy them out of their SEC contract

 

[OldPlayer]

I'm not understanding what you're getting at there? SEC games aren't limited to CBS now. If ESPN got the "game of the week" option over CBS (which is what this entire thing is about) you could guarantee that it would go to ABC for the simple fact of wanting to get more eyeballs on it.

If CBS loses the SEC main game, they will have a big hole to fill. Could ABC/ESPN control all SEC games? Will CBS try to get 2nd or 3rd pick? Will Disney put the marquis game on ABC or ESPN and will it be at 3:30 ET or moved to prime time? Will it be a single game each week or a doubleheader each week (for more eyeballs)? There are a lot of ways to package it that would generate more $$ and more eyeballs and block CBS with any competitive offering.

How many broadcast-only households live in the key markets? How many wire-fed households exist in the key markets? What do the ratings say about the viewing habits of connected versus unconnected homes? Does the SEC and Disney lose anything with going ESPN exclusively?

 

[TerryP]

SEC will make $250M-$300M more per year from premium package of 15 games.