Greg Sankey: SEC media rights deal with ESPN is undervalued
"But, I'd rather be over-delivering than under-delivering."
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Arkansas AD calls out ESPN for ‘unacceptable’ scheduling during football season
“The focus must be on the well-being of the game’s participants – not the bottom line of our media partner."
SEC eliminates November ‘cupcake weekend’
No longer will we have to see Alabama play Chattanooga in November!
Holly Rowe deletes post ripping Tennessee athletic director Danny White
"Gut wrenching to watch him let one of the greatest programs in womens sports history disintegrate. I am devastated."
SEC becomes first conference to crack $1B in annual revenue
The Big Ten will almost certainly surpass $1 billion in revenue distributions when it submits its tax filing in May.
Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler had harsh criticism of Georgia player’s ‘ludicrous’ penalty
"What the hell are you thinking? That's 15 yards you just cost the team."
SEC confirmed ABC rules analyst’s commentary about controversial missed penalty
"Appropriate accountability will be applied without additional comment."
SEC ‘moving closer’ to 9-game conference schedule, per report
Should the SEC move to a nine-game conference schedule, one sticking point for CFP expansion would immediately clear up.
ESPN reportedly willing to pay SEC more to add ninth game to college football schedule
"...sources said the additional money would likely be in the range of $50-80 million annually on top of the current deal."
SEC carried ESPN to strong college football viewership Saturday
The network scored the second and third most-watched games of the day with SEC contests.
Joel Klatt calls out ESPN for SEC bias over Ohio State-Iowa recap
"They don't even hide it and when you see it and call it out then you're an 'SEC Hater.'"
Danny Kanell calls out ABC/ESPN’s SEC ‘propaganda’ following poor showing in Week 1
"This type of propaganda is usually only seen on Russian State television…"
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ESPN is giving the SEC schedule release the full NFL treatment
This won't help the accusations of SEC bias.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey blasts TV partner ESPN for partial leak of schedule ahead of special
"We were trying to protect it. Someone at ESPN apparently leaked it."
ESPN’s Ryan McGee signs contract extension, reveals he wrote for ESPN The Magazine under pseudonym
McGee wrote for ESPN as "Al Covington" for two years in the early 2000s.
A 16-team SEC would need at least $134 million more central revenue annually, with ESPN likely throwing in most of that
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.
