Fox Sports 1 Announcement

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That was as painful as when 30 Rock was always surrounding shows that I could tolerate watching on NBC.  They can save their Big 12 slot for racetime coverage.  Not exactly complementary...the redneck sport vs. a conference of private, mostly-Catholic schools in major cities that don't really host races.

Butler - Indy
DePaul - Chicagoland Speedway
Marquette - Milwaukee Mile, Elkhart Lake
Villanova - Dover
Seton Hall- Pocono
Providence - New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Outside of the first three, I'm guessing.

[The Equalizer]

Picture Georgetown/Marquette as the lead in to the Daytona 500, for example.

Checking Fox's webpage, coverage for the Daytona 500 started this year at noon.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20130224001

That means our lead-in equates to a 10AM Eastern/9AM Central tip.  Chicos and Juan's family will get to wake up at 7:00 to watch. 

And I'm sure all those race fans will gain a new appreciation for those two fine Jesuit institutions if race coverage is delayed due to a long running game, or God forbid overtime. 

More likely, MU/Georgetown comes on after the Daytona 500, the post race show, the post-post-race show, and then, maybe we'll see an 9:00 PM Sunday tip.

[JakeBarnes]

Checking Fox's webpage, coverage for the Daytona 500 started this year at noon.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20130224001

That means our lead-in equates to a 10AM Eastern/9AM Central tip.  Chicos and Juan's family will get to wake up at 7:00 to watch. 

And I'm sure all those race fans will gain a new appreciation for those two fine Jesuit institutions if race coverage is delayed due to a long running game, or God forbid overtime. 

More likely, MU/Georgetown comes on after the Daytona 500, the post race show, the post-post-race show, and then, maybe we'll see an 9:00 PM Sunday tip.

This is why we should add Gonzaga

[wojosdojo]

Also, with the addition of Fox Sports GO, fans who've gotten used to ESPN3 can breathe easier.

This is fantastic news! I live by that watchESPN app.

[Benny B]

The math just doesn't work.  They would be out of business next week. This is what I was trying to explain to Benny months ago.  They need guaranteed sources of revenue which they can forecast very easily based on the pay tv model. You can't get that kind of revenue from streaming, not today...and probably not for many many many years to come.  The infrastructure isn't there for starters and the dollars aren't enough for those content companies to pay for the sports rights they purchased, the series they have developed, etc.  It comes down to basic math.

Oh no you di'int. Nobody talks about my math like that.

[wojosdojo]

This is probably a dumb question, but with this deal ESPN can still air C7 games right? The BTN is huge for the Big Ten but ESPN still takes games.

[Jet915]

This is probably a dumb question, but with this deal ESPN can still air C7 games right? The BTN is huge for the Big Ten but ESPN still takes games.

ESPN has already said they plan on purchasing Big East games from Fox.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Oh no you di'int. Nobody talks about my math like that.

It is what it is....the sports content providers need the cash to pay for their deals...they know there is only one way right now to get them.  Sorry.   

[Benny B]

It is what it is....the sports content providers need the cash to pay for their deals...they know there is only one way right now to get them.  Sorry.   

Right now, sure.  But pretty soon the content producers are going to figure out how to cut the distributors out of the equation completely.