Interesting read. On one hand, every game should be available to everyone (especially the public institutions). On the other hand, visibility is exponentially better than the NFL. Regionalized market deals have a way of squeezing every cent out they can get. The NBA has recently surpassed the NFL in the number of networks and regional blackouts. Hopefully greed doesn’t corrupt the viewership model when the dust finally settles on this new college sports landscape.
Glad you enjoyed it, Seymour! And thank you for the comment!
I’d love for everything to be available to everyone, and the schools being public is a great piece that I didn’t fully consider. It makes sense that public schools should be broadcast on public networks.
Unfortunately, we’re seeing that greed is breaking the college athletics model as a whole, not just the viewership model. Commercials are taking over, prolonging games and hurting the stadium experience. Conference realignment is bucking tradition in search of those sweet, sweet media deal dollars. Talk of a possible split off from the top leagues is in pursuit of even more money. It’s going to take a lot to put that genie back in the bottle.
Interesting read. On one hand, every game should be available to everyone (especially the public institutions). On the other hand, visibility is exponentially better than the NFL. Regionalized market deals have a way of squeezing every cent out they can get. The NBA has recently surpassed the NFL in the number of networks and regional blackouts. Hopefully greed doesn’t corrupt the viewership model when the dust finally settles on this new college sports landscape.
Glad you enjoyed it, Seymour! And thank you for the comment!
I’d love for everything to be available to everyone, and the schools being public is a great piece that I didn’t fully consider. It makes sense that public schools should be broadcast on public networks.
Unfortunately, we’re seeing that greed is breaking the college athletics model as a whole, not just the viewership model. Commercials are taking over, prolonging games and hurting the stadium experience. Conference realignment is bucking tradition in search of those sweet, sweet media deal dollars. Talk of a possible split off from the top leagues is in pursuit of even more money. It’s going to take a lot to put that genie back in the bottle.