Espn says we lost out in the realignment

[JTrain]

People grasping so hard at straws trying to believe ESPN hates us. ESPN, just like other major networks, doesn't care one way or another about us. We aren't currently relevant on a national scale. And ESPN has a billion dollar contract with the Big 10 conference. To think the suits there filter down some anti-Big 10 bias to lowly web writers like Jake Trotter is laughable.

 

[gratefullred]

ESPN is a direct competitor to the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Network currently poses one of the biggest threats to ESPN's billions of dollars per year college football industry.

ESPN rates our move to the Big Ten poorly?

Color me surprised.

Tell me how it is a direct competitor when the BTN gets the stupid leftovers that no one wants to watch? Indiana vs Purdue etc... ESPN can laugh at BTN. Espn has a direct competitor in Fox Sports but not a regional network like BTN.

Fox Sports currently has 2nd tier Big12 and 2nd teir PAC12 rights as its most valuable football assets.

BTN currently has 3rd teir B1G rights as its most valuable assets. So to this day you have a point.

If BTN in the future chose to retain it's 2nd teir rights and make it further expand BTN coverage making this move profitable it would change the value of every conferences 2nd teir rights. ESPN no want this.

 

[TheSker]

People grasping so hard at straws trying to believe ESPN hates us. ESPN, just like other major networks, doesn't care one way or another about us. We aren't currently relevant on a national scale.

"Relevance" to ESPN has to do with the viewership of their network.

 

[Abdullah the Butcher]

f#*k my life and Manziel

 

[walksalone]

6. Nebraska

The move: Big 12 to Big Ten

Improved visibility: C+

Competitive standing: B-

Future outlook: C

Overall grade: C

This isn't exactly what the Huskers had in mind.

Good thing ESPN chimed in, the program was like a rudderless ship without this info...