[NU Sports] Re: Indiana game

[Mike Nolan]

> Our upcoming opponent, Rice, is a member of Conference USA, which does have
> TV contracts in place (ESPN) and likely reserves the rights even if they
> don't broadcast.  Also, Rice has their own web PPV service which allows them
> to make money from people like us who really want to watch the games, which
> makes them less likely to allow another TV service to come in and broadcast
> the game (unless they get paid handsomely).

I wonder how much money Rice makes from one of those PPV games?  

Here in Nebraska, they are said to CLEAR a half million dollars from a 
PPV game (though at $39.95 they aren't likely to get MY money!)  

Some have even gone so far as to suggest that Nebraska is trying to 
discourage the Big XII from picking up certain games in order to do 
them as PPV this year (while they still can), because they don't have 
to share the PPV money with the other teams in the conference.  Next 
year I assume those games will all show up on BTN.  

BTW, if BTN chooses not to do a game, can the home team still do PPV?
--
Mike Nolan