5 Reasons *Our* Spartans beat Alabama

ThomasFremont said:

Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

RaceBannon said:

The SEC has been on espn since 1979

Their new contract is very lucrative, especially for an area void of big markets. Atlanta is about 11th or 12th. If you want to count Miami for Floriduh (big stretch) they're close to Atlanta. Most of those states have small TV markets. Gee, then ESPN helps create the SECN to hype its own product after the Longhorn Network flops. Interesting.

It's almost as if companies invest money and resources into a successful product...weird.

Check the facts. I've been over this 40 0r 50 times.

Just how much does ESPN have invested in the SEC?

– The ESPN-SEC contract that runs till 2034 isn’t just the longest sports rights deal, it’s the longest deal in all of television.

– In 2008, ESPN signed a 15 year, $2.25 billion dollar deal with the SEC.

– This year, ESPN launched the SEC Network and the league’s revenue (and ESPN’s financial investment) is bound to skyrocket. ESPN owns the SEC Network and splits the profit with the SEC 50/50.

– ESPN worked directly with each individual school in the SEC to upgrade their broadcast facilities and capabilities for the SEC Network.

– ESPN runs the official website of the SEC – SECSports.com. On the homepage of the official website of the SEC, you’ll see links to ESPN.com, the SEC Network, and even The Paul Finebaum Show.

These factors go above and beyond any relationship that ESPN has with a league or conference, perhaps only outside the Longhorn Network and the University of Texas. ESPN may have relationships with the other conferences in college football, but nowhere near to this extent where they own a network and promote Finebaum on the league website.

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/skepticism-healthy-espn.html

two different broadcasters on the network, analyst Brock Huard and anchor Cassidy Hubbarth, proclaimed that Florida State – one of only two teams in this week's AP top five not in the SEC – "barely escaped," "struggled" and took Wake Forest "down to the wire" in a game it won 43-3.

Jameis Winston is portrayed as an immature, piece of shit rapist. Nick Marshall is a thief and we never hear about it. Powerhouses St Penn and Ohio State get nailed in the past five years. Penn State situation was horrible, but they didn't gain any competitive advantage from that. When's the last time the SEC got nailed for shit? 1999? We all know they're the worst. It's a running theme here. I could go on and on...North Carolina... but I have to wake up at 6.

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/the-worldwide-cheerleader-espn-and-the-college-football-playoff-20141028

ThomasFremont said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Derek please delete this thread now.

CHRIST

Disagree. Another classic for the vault.

Agreed. Deleting threads is Kim territory, but considering that PGOS posted that I am not surprised. At all.

Test

Huh?

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

ThomasFremont said:

PurpleJ said:

ThomasFremont said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Derek please delete this thread now.

CHRIST

Disagree. Another classic for the vault.

Agreed. Deleting threads is Kim territory, but considering that PGOS posted that I am not surprised. At all.

Maybe he's getting sick of all the notifications.

this

and the Bama avatars make my eyes bleed.

along with PLSS' poasts

and The Fire Marshall's

Sweet dreams