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<blockquote data-quote="Greensboro" data-source="post: 1468362" data-attributes="member: 7536"><p>This is missing the point...if you want to argue that every college is a meaningless entity in NYC that is fair, but here is a survey showing as Rutgers #1 in NYC of all colleges...but if you want to play in NYC this suggests Rutgers was the best play...& if you are truly arguing they are meaningless entities how did they get the BTN into the markets? Something doesn't fit there.</p><p><a href="https://localreviews.knoji.com/10-most-popular-college-football-teams-in-new-york-city/" target="_blank"> NYC metro area Fans</a></p><p></p><p>Here is an interactive Map, seems likely that above they are counting the NJ side of the river as NYC metropolitan area</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html#10,41.096,-73.691" target="_blank">Map</a></p><p></p><p>But the real point here is getting a NYC/DC area presence for the BTN will grow the brand in those areas, PSU, Mich, OSU & the real big money is not coming from selling BTN to Grandma, it is from selling Tier 1 rights to ESPN & Fox (and it grows the brand for ESPN/Fox as well)...as ESPN has the same problem of selling packages to Grandma Gritty there is certainly a risk of Tier 1 rights going down, but your evil twin was 100% sure the current contract was going to be a disaster & then when that contract hit record amounts the argument switched over to it was a short term sellout. There is clearly risks out there, I'm not promising anything in the next contract, but moving forward there are opportunities as well, the cable bubble hasn't popped as fast as many expected, streaming is growing, you and I paying more for ala carte packages, and I still think the biggest advantage the B1G has is having the joint network with Fox vs. every other conference going with ESPN, which I think gave Delaney additional leverage over ESPN. Diluting the brand is a valid concern just on the 14 vs 12 split, and we shouldn't forget both Rutgers/MD are still getting smaller sums so some of the 50+ million will go down as they come aboard, but the additional exposure in NYC/DC for Mich/OSU/PSU is also worth something, Rutgers/MD are worth something, owning Mich/OSU...vs Rutgers/MD is worth something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greensboro, post: 1468362, member: 7536"] This is missing the point...if you want to argue that every college is a meaningless entity in NYC that is fair, but here is a survey showing as Rutgers #1 in NYC of all colleges...but if you want to play in NYC this suggests Rutgers was the best play...& if you are truly arguing they are meaningless entities how did they get the BTN into the markets? Something doesn't fit there. [URL='https://localreviews.knoji.com/10-most-popular-college-football-teams-in-new-york-city/'] NYC metro area Fans[/URL] Here is an interactive Map, seems likely that above they are counting the NJ side of the river as NYC metropolitan area [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html#10,41.096,-73.691']Map[/URL] But the real point here is getting a NYC/DC area presence for the BTN will grow the brand in those areas, PSU, Mich, OSU & the real big money is not coming from selling BTN to Grandma, it is from selling Tier 1 rights to ESPN & Fox (and it grows the brand for ESPN/Fox as well)...as ESPN has the same problem of selling packages to Grandma Gritty there is certainly a risk of Tier 1 rights going down, but your evil twin was 100% sure the current contract was going to be a disaster & then when that contract hit record amounts the argument switched over to it was a short term sellout. There is clearly risks out there, I'm not promising anything in the next contract, but moving forward there are opportunities as well, the cable bubble hasn't popped as fast as many expected, streaming is growing, you and I paying more for ala carte packages, and I still think the biggest advantage the B1G has is having the joint network with Fox vs. every other conference going with ESPN, which I think gave Delaney additional leverage over ESPN. Diluting the brand is a valid concern just on the 14 vs 12 split, and we shouldn't forget both Rutgers/MD are still getting smaller sums so some of the 50+ million will go down as they come aboard, but the additional exposure in NYC/DC for Mich/OSU/PSU is also worth something, Rutgers/MD are worth something, owning Mich/OSU...vs Rutgers/MD is worth something. [/QUOTE]
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