2020-21 College Football Thread

[cheebs09]

The SEC is expected to announce its new TV deal later today with ESPN/ABC.

CBS dropped out of the bidding at $300 million per season.Currently CBS pays $55 million per season.

This is from last December:

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2019/12/SEC.aspx

I thought ESPN was pretty strapped for cash after some bad TV Rights deals. Are they in better shape than a few years ago?

[Billy Hoyle]

I thought ESPN was pretty strapped for cash after some bad TV Rights deals. Are they in better shape than a few years ago?

savings from all of the layoffs, I guess.

[The Sultan]

I thought ESPN was pretty strapped for cash after some bad TV Rights deals. Are they in better shape than a few years ago?

I'm sure they feel they will be able to earn more marginal revenue with this. 

[shoothoops]

The SEC is expected to announce its new TV deal later today with ESPN/ABC.

CBS dropped out of the bidding at $300 million per season.Currently CBS pays $55 million per season.

This is from last December:

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2019/12/SEC.aspx

New deal is 10 years beginning 2024, low $300 millions per year.

Also announced as a part of Disney Investor Day...ESPN+ will be available to watch in the Hulu app interface.

There will also be new ESPN+ shows there will be other shows to with Stephen A Smith, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning etc...for those interested.

[MU82]

New deal is 10 years beginning 2024, low $300 millions per year.

Also announced as a part of Disney Investor Day...ESPN+ will be available to watch in the Hulu app interface.

There will also be new ESPN+ shows there will be other shows to with Stephen A Smith, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning etc...for those interested.

Can I pay extra to NOT watch Stephen A. Smith?

[BM1090]

They'd throttle them.

I don't doubt that at all. I'd just like to see CC have a game that give them a legitimate shot to qualify.

[MU82]

Lovie Smith continues to do a bang-up job at Illinois.

[GooooMarquette]

At the risk of prompting more Vandy bashing...Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to score a point in a P5 football game.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30504745/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-first-woman-score-power-5-football-game

Good on you, young lady!

[shoothoops]

At the risk of prompting more Vandy bashing...Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to score a point in a P5 football game.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30504745/vanderbilt-kicker-sarah-fuller-first-woman-score-power-5-football-game

Good on you, young lady!

Sarah's consistent accurate range is anything inside of 35. 👍

[Mr. Nielsen]

I hate when Power 5 is said. Some might think  it's only dates back 9 years. Others will say what's a Power 5. Last, it's not even an official term.

[GooooMarquette]

I hate when Power 5 is said. Some might think  it's only dates back 9 years. Others will say what's a Power 5. Last, it's not even an official term.

How's this: Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to score a point for a football team in the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big Twelve or Pac 12?

Some might think that sentence is unwieldy. Others will say what's a Big Ten doing with fourteen schools? I guess at least the conference names are official. 

[The Sultan]

Power 5 is fine. Everyone knows what you are talking about.

[shoothoops]

Kevin Sumlin is out at Arizona after last night's 70-7 loss to ASU.

$7.3 million buyout
$10.4 million buyout 2017 Texas A&M

He's just behind Charlie Weiss at ND, $18.9 million, and Will Muschamp at Florida and South Carolina, $21.8 million. (Steve Berkowitz)

[The Sultan]

Johnny Manziel made Sumlin a lot of $$$.

[GooooMarquette]

I'm thinking 'you're fired' is a lot less painful when it's followed by 'enjoy your $17.7 million.'

[Uncle Rico]

Kevin Sumlin is out at Arizona after last night's 70-7 loss to ASU.

$7.3 million buyout
$10.4 million buyout 2017 Texas A&M

He's just behind Charlie Weiss at ND, $18.9 million, and Will Muschamp at Florida and South Carolina, $21.8 million. (Steve Berkowitz)

I thought he'd be great at A&M.  What a fall. 

[Mr. Nielsen]

Power 5 is fine. Everyone knows what you are talking about.

Those that follow the sport, sure. It wasn't that long ago some on here said what is a Power 5.

[Mr. Nielsen]

How's this: Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to score a point for a football team in the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big Twelve or Pac 12?

Some might think that sentence is unwieldy. Others will say what's a Big Ten doing with fourteen schools? I guess at least the conference names are official. 

I was quoting the article's headline not you. Major conference? That can then go back decades further.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Sark's name popping up for Arizona.

Iowa was +2 today. Easy winner!

[JWags85]

Johnny Manziel made Sumlin a lot of $$$.

Kliff Kingsbury made Sumlin a ton of money. Ignited his offense in Houston to get him the A&M job and then made it potent as hell with Manziel in College Station. The two of them leaving turned that offense impotent in a hurry.

And Sumlin could never manage a defense or put together the staff to build one, just relied on outscoring the other team. He couldn't do the offense part on his own after that.

Also, I knew he was dead man walking in Tucson when he inherited Khalil Tate, one of the most electric weapons in CFB who was a running cheat code...and tried to make him into a pass heavy QB cause he couldn't tailor an offense to him.

If Sark has gotten sober and his life together, I think he could be a great option there. Lower expectations than UW or USC and he just spent the last few years learning how to run a program under a legend. He's still only 46, lot of time to turn his career around

[Mr. Nielsen]

Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte said that coach Tom Herman will be back in 2021.

[Uncle Rico]

Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte said that coach Tom Herman will be back in 2021.

Not that he's a hot commodity at the moment but I'd laugh my off of Herman took another job somewhere

[Mr. Nielsen]

Former Cincinnati and Tennessee coach Butch Jones will be the next coach at Arkansas State.

[JWags85]

Not that he's a hot commodity at the moment but I'd laugh my off of Herman took another job somewhere

He's due $6MM next year at a top 10 job. Nobody anywhere near UT prestige is gonna be looking at him, much less somewhere that can pay his salary and/or buyout.

[The Sultan]

Not that he's a hot commodity at the moment but I'd laugh my off of Herman took another job somewhere

UT would love that. They could get rid of him without paying the buyout.