G5 TV Future Predictions

[Coach Bill Lewis]

Matt Sarzniak reporting on potential G5 media deals:

http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-group-of-five-conferences-tv-rights.html?m=1

 

[oldguystudent]

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Where the Group of Five conferences do hold value to ESPN is on Thursday & Friday nights

When this becomes the norm rather than the exception, my ticket buying days are over.  Those games are waaaay too difficult to get to.  

I can't see Friday night college football catching on in Texas like ever.  Everybody has their collective eyes glued on the Universities of Alan and Austin Westlake, but I think I do recall a game or two on Tuesday and/or Wednesday in the old CUSA TV deals.  Those sucked.   Badly. 

[forevereagle]

20 minutes ago, oldguystudent said:

When this becomes the norm rather than the exception, my ticket buying days are over.  Those games are waaaay too difficult to get to.  

I can't see Friday night college football catching on in Texas like ever.  Everybody has their collective eyes glued on the Universities of Alan and Austin Westlake, but I think I do recall a game or two on Tuesday and/or Wednesday in the old CUSA TV deals.  Those sucked.   Badly. 

I agree and hope that if that becomes the case, we tell them they are just not worth it and we don't need them to broadcast our games. I doubt that the payout will outweigh the loss of ticket sales.

[VideoEagle]

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the Mountain West has been unhappy with how often their football games end up as evening games which has contributed to a decline in season ticket bases for at least one Mountain West school.

The "evening games" refer to mid-week evening games. The MWC is actively discussing going all digital as a result - the TV money isn't enough to offset the ticket and donation losses. 

 

[wardly]

In Texas, Friday Night high school football is still king, and I don't like colleges trying to take that away from them.