Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

#53,251
#53,251
VolNash17 said:
I think Elander will be great but Tony has proven himself to be phenomenal and unbelievable. If they can get the things ironed out with AD White no telling how much more dominant they’ll be
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Would rather have TV but Elander’s potential rating 99. Not the personality of TV but will continue to field a team full of bombers every year.
 
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I don't think sports fans really appreciate the situation ESPN finds itself in. For years they were outbidding competitors for media rights because they could simply turn around to the cable networks, write down a number and say "Pay us this." Cable subscribers paid more to have ESPN than any other channel, and not all of them were subscribing for ESPN. Nearly every price increase was thanks to ESPN putting pressure on the cable companies.

But the landscape is completely different now thinks to streaming and cord cutting. The playing field between what ESPN is able to bid for media rights and what its competitors are able to spend has been leveled to a huge degree and in some cases favors other networks. Everyone knows that ESPN is getting the biggest bargain in Television rights with the SEC right now and CBS was getting an even stupider deal before that. It makes you wonder who is negotiating these rights.

That advantage ESPN had where it could out-bid other networks is largely history. There's far more competition for those rights today and big dollars readily-available to scoop them up. Disney just got through selling 10% of ESPN to the NFL! ESPN acquiring NFL Network, RedZone from NFL

What's hilarious to me is that it is their own hubris that will bring them down. They drove the price of cable so high, people left in droves. Peak ESPN subscriber base was 100 million. In 2023 it was down to 70 million. By 2027 fewer than 50 million homes will have cable. https://archive.is/20230911195148/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/business/media/espn-disney.html
 
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VolNash17 said:
I think Elander will be great but Tony has proven himself to be phenomenal and unbelievable. If they can get the things ironed out with AD White no telling how much more dominant they’ll be
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Yeah Tony just has that IT factor...Charismatic, Swagger, Great Coach and Recruiter, Players will run through a wall for him, fans love him, will fight for his team, obviously competes for championships. Really is a complete coach.
 
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MemphisVol3 said:
Yeah Tony just has that IT factor...Charismatic, Swagger, Great Coach and Recruiter, Players will run through a wall for him, fans love him, will fight for his team, obviously competes for championships. Really is a complete coach.
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I said this weeks ago.........TV will be the first manager of the Nashville MLB team in 2029/2030.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
Gotta think if Gigantes havent closed it, and he's gone to three practices, and hasnt said anything. At some point, Gigantes have to make a decision.
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This is what I think. I can’t believe the Giants are cool with being strung along for 72 hours.

Shocked they haven’t moved on, honestly.
 
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Weezer said:
We need Oklahoma to beat Ole miss this weekend, and Vanderbilt to beat Missouri. That way, when we beat Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, we should be solid to make the playoffs. I think. Not convinced 10-2 alone makes the playoffs.
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10-2 will make the playoffs Weezer. Absolutely no doubt. Getting to 10-2 is the challenge. ONE GAME AT A TIME. BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THE KITTENS SATURDAY NIGHT AT KROGER IS STEP ONE.
 
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RandomUTfan said:
I don't think sports fans really appreciate the situation ESPN finds itself in. For years they were outbidding competitors for media rights because they could simply turn around to the cable networks, write down a number and say "Pay us this." Cable subscribers paid more to have ESPN than any other channel, and not all of them were subscribing for ESPN. Nearly every price increase was thanks to ESPN putting pressure on the cable companies.

But the landscape is completely different now thinks to streaming and cord cutting. The playing field between what ESPN is able to bid for media rights and what its competitors are able to spend has been leveled to a huge degree and in some cases favors other networks. Everyone knows that ESPN is getting the biggest bargain in Television rights with the SEC right now and CBS was getting an even stupider deal before that. It makes you wonder who is negotiating these rights.

That advantage ESPN had where it could out-bid other networks is largely history. There's far more competition for those rights today and big dollars readily-available to scoop them up. Disney just got through selling 10% of ESPN to the NFL! ESPN acquiring NFL Network, RedZone from NFL

What's hilarious to me is that it is their own hubris that will bring them down. They drove the price of cable so high, people left in droves. Peak ESPN subscriber base was 100 million. In 2023 it was down to 70 million. By 2027 fewer than 50 million homes will have cable. https://archive.is/20230911195148/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/business/media/espn-disney.html
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Could not happen to a more arrogant Company and group of executives soon enough
 
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