Information on the ESPN deal.

[shoganai]

I walked past Coach Rose coming out of the MC as I walked to the game Saturday. I stopped and made a comment about the conference move and based on his reaction I would say he's definitely not happy about the move.

Maybe his reaction actually indicated how he feels when, for the 500th time this week, a random fan approaches him in public and tries to strike up a conversation about the conference switch.

[Top Ute]

BYU's initial offer number, to my understanding, was $20mm a year. They did not get it but were very pleased with what the got.

So BYU asked ESPN to get nearly double what its giving an ACC program? One that will deliver huge in hoops ratings as well? Pour me another one, barkeep. Hell, Notre Dame got screwed if BYU gets $20 million per year, seeing this year, the final year of its current deal, the Irish are only getting $9 million to be on every TV set in America.

Your understanding is either seriously flawed, or BYU thinks way more of itself than the marketplace does.

[LiveCoug]

So BYU asked ESPN to get nearly double what its giving an ACC program? One that will deliver huge in hoops ratings as well? Pour me another one, barkeep. Hell, Notre Dame got screwed if BYU gets $20 million per year, seeing this year, the final year of its current deal, the Irish are only getting $9 million to be on every TV set in America.

Your understanding is either seriously flawed, or BYU thinks way more of itself than the marketplace does.

Or they knew they weren't going to get it, but decided to shoot for the stars. It's probably that simple.

[Surfah]

So BYU asked ESPN to get nearly double what its giving an ACC program? One that will deliver huge in hoops ratings as well? Pour me another one, barkeep. Hell, Notre Dame got screwed if BYU gets $20 million per year, seeing this year, the final year of its current deal, the Irish are only getting $9 million to be on every TV set in America.

Your understanding is either seriously flawed, or BYU thinks way more of itself than the marketplace does.

Have you not seen our HD truck?

[Top Ute]

Or they knew they weren't going to get it, but decided to shoot for the stars. It's probably that simple.

I thought there was an element of wanting to be taken seriously when entering negotiations.

ESPN and/or BYU wants the specifics of the deal under wraps (for differing reasons, all of which are valid), but you have someone out there from at least one side talking about wild-assed offers made at the start? C'mon now ...

[pellegrino]

So BYU asked ESPN to get nearly double what its giving an ACC program? One that will deliver huge in hoops ratings as well? Pour me another one, barkeep. Hell, Notre Dame got screwed if BYU gets $20 million per year, seeing this year, the final year of its current deal, the Irish are only getting $9 million to be on every TV set in America.

Your understanding is either seriously flawed, or BYU thinks way more of itself than the marketplace does.

dude, you're not doing a good job of listening to dr. brule. rethink this post and try to understand why it makes you look bad.

[Pheidippides]

So BYU asked ESPN to get nearly double what its giving an ACC program? One that will deliver huge in hoops ratings as well? Pour me another one, barkeep. Hell, Notre Dame got screwed if BYU gets $20 million per year, seeing this year, the final year of its current deal, the Irish are only getting $9 million to be on every TV set in America.

Your understanding is either seriously flawed, or BYU thinks way more of itself than the marketplace does.

You should stick to whatever it is you do (playing the idiot on message boards) and leave negotiating deals to those of us that actually do it.

[Top Ute]

Have you not seen our HD truck?

Not seen it? Shit, it made the news here for a week every time it came on I-70 through Kansas for its daily trek from Provo to Bristol for negotiations. The news reports here said it was "like a Concorde, only on wheels."

[Top Ute]

You should stick to whatever it is you do (playing the idiot on message boards) and leave negotiating deals to those of us that actually do it.

You negotiate deals with multi-billion-dollar, publicly trade media companies?

[pellegrino]

You negotiate deals with multi-billion-dollar, publicly trade media companies?

uh, yeah he does.

[Pheidippides]

uh, yeah he does.

What he said.

[Sizzle]

uh, yeah he does.

Hahaha. TopUte gets pwned up his ass yet again!

[Coach McGuirk]

What he said.

Another great example of why top ute doesn't get this board.

[Top Ute]

Hahaha. TopUte gets pwned up his ass yet again!

When someone else does what you can't do yourself, I guess there's some satisfaction to be gained.

[Pheidippides]

When someone else does what you can't do yourself, I guess there's some satisfaction to be gained.