Awful Announcing
"I would not assume that this is just happening, that one day the Texas and Oklahoma guys woke up, I would guess that it’s a logical sequence of events that ESPN now has all of the SEC, now they bring Texas and Oklahoma in."
"Let’s set the record straight: OU’s move to the SEC is what’s best for Oklahoma."
As per a CBS report from Dennis Dodd, Big 12 officials are considering offering Oklahoma and Texas an even larger percentage of conference revenues. But it's unclear if that will actually become a proposal, and if it would actually be enough to retain them.
Projections from May have the SEC paying its schools $66.9 million annually from 2024-25 on. To stay at that level after adding Texas and Oklahoma, it would need at least $134 million more in central revenue. But there's quite a good chance it can get that, likely mostly from ESPN.
Finebaum will continue in his multiplatform role, including his daily radio show simulcast.
Richt is a college football analyst for ACC Network.
The SEC has taken out a loan against future rights earnings under the ESPN contract that starts in 2024, but their yearly rights distributions to schools are still expected to increase even following a repayment adjustment.
Florida-Vandy will be the first SEC regular-season game to be broadcast on ABC since 1995.
One SEC game this week has already been postponed, and others could be, including the CBS game of Alabama-LSU.
The SEC must not believe in the "retweets do not equal endorsements" saying.
The SEC is the latest conference to move to conference-only scheduling.
Aschoff, an ESPN reporter since 2011 who worked at the Gainesville Sun before that, passed away at 34 in December. He was particularly known for his work covering the SEC, and the conference has now honored him with a new communications internship in his name.
"The outpouring of love, admiration, and gratitude for his life have been so incredible, and have helped me through these last few days. It has brought me brief moments of joy in this darkness to see all the pictures, videos, and memories of all the lives he touched."
