SEC announcing TV network in mid-April

Tryin to be like the Big 10 Network......

That is one ugly morkinforkin.

The SEC already has their own network in CBS and the league's two biggest cheerleaders in Danielson and Lunquist

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Originally posted 09:00 AM ET  03.15 by HILLBILLY

Tryin to be like the Big 10 Network......

Yes we wish to be like the big 10 in every way. We are starting to require all players to wear 10lb ankle weights to slow them down. Eventually the SEC hopes to be able to hide pedophiles amongst our ranks as well as the big ten does but that is probably a couple years down the road. We are very envious.

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Originally posted 10:41 AM ET  03.15 by pachyderm94

Yes we wish to be like the big 10 in every way. We are starting to require all players to wear 10lb ankle weights to slow them down. Eventually the SEC hopes to be able to hide pedophiles amongst our ranks as well as the big ten does but that is probably a couple years down the road. We are very envious.

Your poor attempt at sarcasm cannot change the fact that in this and in other business aspects of CFB, Delaney and the B1G have led the way. Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, we in the B1G are flattered that the SEC continues to imitate.

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Originally posted 10:59 AM ET  03.15 by DearbornSparty

Your poor attempt at sarcasm cannot change the fact that in this and in other business aspects of CFB, Delaney and the B1G have led the way. Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, we in the B1G are flattered that the SEC continues to imitate.

No argument from me on this.


But I will say I am OK with Slive and Co. letting others test these waters first, learn/watch how it goes, then establish their own network arrangement. This kind of thing, done poorly, could certainly be a high-profile kick in the jewels.

We want new threads with fresh topics.

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Originally posted 10:41 AM ET  03.15 by pachyderm94

Yes we wish to be like the big 10 in every way. We are starting to require all players to wear 10lb ankle weights to slow them down.

Hell, we could cover that by airing SEC games in slow motion.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  03.15 by South_Florida_Sports

The SEC already has their own network in CBS and the league's two biggest cheerleaders in Danielson and Lunquist

Man isn't that the truth!

Plus I'll believe it when I see it. Slive has been teasing us with talk of a network for a while now.

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Originally posted 12:16 PM ET  03.15 by Dr. B-f-G

Man isn't that the truth!Plus I'll believe it when I see it. Slive has been teasing us with talk of a network for a while now.

Well, Byrne and Loftin have been spending time convincing him that its not viable and to not waste time and money getting one setup

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Originally posted 12:29 PM ET  03.15 by SL Guido

Well, Byrne and Loftin have been spending time convincing him that its not viable and to not waste time and money getting one setup

Maybe they'll get their feelings hurt and just leave ...

Seriously I almost hate to see this happen. I like the SEC's current arrangement with tier 1/2 games on CBS and ABCESPN, and tier 2/3 games on independent broadcast stations in larger markets across the nation.

Now days it seems everyone wants a dedicated cable channel because of the revenue potential. I can't get cable where I live so I'd have to get Direct TV's "sports pak" or something like that.

I really would love to see a serious estimate of the revenue potential here. The expression 'printing money' is already used for the B1G, and the BIG 12 isn't far behind. The SEC will almost certainly surpass those, and very quickly. As Carl Sagan supposedly said, 'Billions and Billions'. And billions. Too bad none of the money will go to the players.
Well, since we're talking SEC here, maybe it will...

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Originally posted 11:17 AM ET  03.15 by GR=O-6fan

No argument from me on this.But I will say I am OK with Slive and Co. letting others test these waters first, learn/watch how it goes, then establish their own network arrangement. This kind of thing, done poorly, could certainly be a high-profile kick in the jewels.

:: see LHN::

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Originally posted 12:44 PM ET  03.15 by Dr. B-f-G

Seriously I almost hate to see this happen. I like the SEC's current arrangement with tier 1/2 games on CBS and ABCESPN, and tier 2/3 games on independent broadcast stations in larger markets across the nation.Now days it seems everyone wants a dedicated cable channel because of the revenue potential. I can't get cable where I live so I'd have to get Direct TV's "sports pak" or something like that.

Dr., you might want to explore DirecTV's Choice package ($34.99 first year, then $64.99) where you'll get most of the relevant channels for the Big 12. There's a couple of the sports channels not in that package but I don't think it affects Big 12 much. They do have an option to add those other channels for $12.99 a month, which you can add or delete on a monthly basis.

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Originally posted 10:41 AM ET  03.15 by pachyderm94

Yes we wish to be like the big 10 in every way. We are starting to require all players to wear 10lb ankle weights to slow them down. Eventually the SEC hopes to be able to hide pedophiles amongst our ranks as well as the big ten does but that is probably a couple years down the road. We are very envious.

Yer a very funny man (?) , but as the qoute before you says the SEC

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Originally posted 01:57 PM ET  03.15 by HILLBILLY

Yer a very funny man (?) , but as the qoute before you says the SEC

Yer a very funny man (?) , but as the qoute before you says the SEC has there own network in CBS.....Financially it would probably better to stay with CBS, since most people in the Sec do not have cable OR satelite TV.

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Originally posted 12:44 PM ET  03.15 by Dr. B-f-G

I can't get cable where I live so I'd have to get Direct TV's "sports pak" or something like that.

How far off the beaten path are you? If you'd try being more sociable, you could live near a city. ;-)

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Originally posted 03:23 PM ET  03.15 by DearbornSparty

How far off the beaten path are you? If you'd try being more sociable, you could live near a city. ;-)

I'd venture that the good Dr. lives within 5 miles or so from and interstate and within 25 miles from downtown Fort Worth, which is within a metropoliton area of approximatley (word doesn't look right but too lazy to look it up) 6 million people plus or minus. He is not off the beaten path. However there are distances of 5 to 10 miles undeveloped in between the developed areas and the cable companies don't like to put their cables through undeveloped areas. Don't know for sure but that's my best guess. Besides, you city folk don't realize that our 10,000,000 acre homesteads have a lot of undevelped land which contributes to the reason I cited above about the cable companies. We're all sociable down here; we just like our space. (lol)

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Originally posted 01:54 PM ET  03.15 by FrogFan

Dr., you might want to explore DirecTV's Choice package ($34.99 first year, then $64.99) where you'll get most of the relevant channels for the Big 12. There's a couple of the sports channels not in that package but I don't think it affects Big 12 much. They do have an option to add those other channels for $12.99 a month, which you can add or delete on a monthly basis.

Dr. BFG, second thought. Don't know about your Longhorn availability with LHN, but I'm watching TCU vs Kansas baseball through the TCU website live right now. Video package is $9.95 per month or $79.95 for a year. I'm guessing that the other Big 12 schools have the same thing for multiple sports.