[Husker] Interesting articles of the day.

[Steve Reichenbach]

Going independent would be tough for Texas.

Remember that even with the conference networks, the biggest games are
shown nationally or regionally as part of network agreements and are not
on the conference network.  It is my understanding that the conference
network shows mostly minor sports, games not picked up on the network
agreements, talk shows, and reruns.  The conference network gets bundled
in lower-cost tiers locally and regionally, but are in higher-priced
tiers or unavailable elsewhere.

So, there are two questions:

1) Would a network pay much to broadcast Texas games regionally and
nationally?  Even with Notre Dame, the contract for NBC is rumored to
be a money loser.  How much would a network pay to show only Texas games
regionally and nationally?

2) How many cable networks outside Texas would carry the Texas network
of minor sports, etc.?

A conference offers a bigger viewing area, more games for with possible
national and regional interest, more tradition, more interest, etc.
All of that is more attractive to a television network partner than a
single team.  In many ways a somewhat weaker conference that allows
Texas to garner a larger share of revenue is still a great situation
for Texas.  And, if they could control a conference network the way
they seem to control other aspects of arrangements (with a bigger share
of the pie), even participation in a conference network would make
sense.  The question there would be whether Texas could get a share of
the conference network revenue commensurate with what they perceive is
their value to the conference.

All of this goes back to when Nebraska and other schools broke with
the NCAA on football broadcasts and hinges on the question of how
much share goes to the schools with the strongest programs that
appear most on television and generate the greatest number of viewers
and how much is shared with other institutions.  When this movement
towards less sharing began, Nebraska wanted a bigger share so perhaps
NU fans shouldn't be thinking Texas' actions are so much different.


> As an independent, they can still schedule the Texas schools.  In
> fact they would have incentive to do so because they'll need to find
> games and competition. It's the one way I can see that they can get
> what they want without having to bring along A&M or Tech.
> 
> Maybe they'll just go independent in all sports!  I would think that would be a scheduling nightmare, but hey, they're Texas.  They're not afraid of anything!
> 
> I'm not making this up.  Texas has actually threatened to go independent in the past.
> 
> Rod W.
> Sioux City, Ia.
> 
> 
> On Jun 17, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Jon Johnston wrote:
> 
> > I doubt Texas will ever be independent. They can be the biggest, have the most money, and be successful, but they will be forever chained to A&M and Tech. 
> > 
> > On top of that, other conferences aren't going to allow them to be independent in football and play in their conference in football. 
> > 
> > Jon Johnston
> > 
> > On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Rod Wellman wrote:
> > 
> >> I look for Texas to "play" in the B12 long enough to establish their own TV network.  At that point, when the Pac 10 and Big 10 won't allow them to join their conferences without disbanding their TV network, they'll go independent so they can keep ALL of the money they generate.
> >> 
> >> Rod W.
> >> Sioux City, IA
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:31 AM, Scott Stewart wrote:
> >> 
> >>> I wonder if Beebe has factored that there is no way the Big 12 fills 8 post
> >>> season bowls with these 10 teams. I would expect they would be lucky to fill
> >>> 6. How will that effect the money.
> >>> 
> >>> I just don't see this arrangement working long. I see Texas looking for
> >>> greener pastures as soon as their TV network is established. That give them
> >>> a little more bargaining leverage if it is already going.
> >>> 
> >>> Scott
> >>> 
> >>> PS. Looks like I was wrong about the Utes. They will be a good addition to
> >>> the Pac 10, probably stronger than CU. Won't that upset the faithful in
> >>> Boulder.
> >>> 
> >>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Lynette Tillner <ltillner at yahoo.com>wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Big 12: No Resistance from the North (talks about how the remaining Big XII
> >>>> North teams have faired against Texas and OU):
> >>>> 
> >>>> http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2010/06/16/big-12-no-resistance-from-the-north/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
> >>>> 
> >>>> Talks about who's the bigger winner NU or Big Ten:
> >>>> 
> >>>> http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/13244/bigger-expansion-winner-nebraska-or-bt
> >>>> 
> >>>> Lynette (Tillner) Peavey
> >>>> ltillner at yahoo.com
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
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