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OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
The money is not shrinking. In fact the pie will continue to get bigger. Just because ESPN may not get the lion's share of distribution rights and money in the future, doesn't mean it won't end up somewhere else, in fact, it will. Whether it's Amazon, Twitter, Apple, Netflix, the NCAA itself, or combination thereof there will be another distribution vehicle it just may not be at ESPN or they may have a reduced role. But there is no ceiling in terms of the money right now that I can see.

Only when viewership/interest/ratings are in documented significant decline (like possibly in the NFL) can you make a cogent argument that the money is starting to reach a possible ceiling.
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College Football Playoff Ratings Slightly Up Over Last Year But Way Down From 2014 | Mediaite

The viewership is already tiring of the same team model Marky Mark and his NCAA Funky Bunch are providing by not truly leveling the playing field. You have to provide compelling television, with almost fictional storylines and identifiable characters. Does anybody watch Indy Car racing anymore? The seeds of the decline were AJ Foyt and the Unser's retiring. Boxing after Mike Tyson and the great welterweights were gone? NASCAR has never recovered from Dale Earnhardt's death...What goes up must come down or even crash, be it stock markets or aircraft.

A sutainable model, with spending caps in place, allows a variety of teams to compete and storylines to flourish. You can hope new revenue streams (Netflix, Amazon, etc.) materialize, but I would not bet on it. Unless CFB cuts out costs for the majority of teams, it will become the next boxing, NASCAR, etc....ABC used to PAY to televise the Pro Bowlers tour; don't be too sure of ever imcreasing revenues.
 
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DaveT said:
Mark May is technically ABC now, if I recall.
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Take a look at the list in my original post, Mark May is now FIRED.

All we need now is him and Fat, Elitist, Private School **** Wilbon to expire, full time...Pata has already finished up with Saunders, Sean needs his time with Mickey and Jerome can male Mark May's heaven into a ****...
 
db305 said:
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blackvern said:
theibisrules said:
**** was any of you'll just as hurt as I was when you realized Sage Steeles' fine a$$ was cut??

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I was like damnit MANG!!
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SHe didnt get fired mane...she just switched positions
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I can think of a few position changes for her
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can she play dt?
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Maybe not DT...but she can tongue bathe deez nizzies tho
 
I agree that tv money has been a 2 sided sword. However, I think there will be a modest effect on ESPN's down turn towards college football. ESPN lost about $900 in revenue because of people leaving cable and satellite (unplugging) for a la carte programming. What that means to me is that ESPN was getting $900 million from people who were not watching ESPN in the 1st place and didn't want it. Just in the way we are paying our monthly cable bill for channels we don't watch and don't want.

However, those people representing that $900 million were not watching college football. So, the number of viewers watching college football hasn't changed. The tv contracts are based in part by number of viewers which subsequently gets sold to advertisers for big $$. The money for college football won't change until the next tv contract. How much ESPN decreases those contracts remains to be seen because the popularity of college football will have not changed.
 
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