UL exploring options for regional TV deal

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I don't want to start a new thread on this topic.

Someone please explain to me this "3rd tier TV rights" to me.

What are they?
How did we sign them away?
Why did we do this?

I would like to add...

How does anyone know Farmer or anyone else gave them away?
Did any other Sunbelt school keep said rights?
Did the ESPN deal come to a vote of SBC schools and what was needed to pass?
Could have anyone stopped the ESPN deal?

Not trying to start anything...just want to educate myself on what may have happened. Because it sounds to me like if Cox wouldn't be in Cali the network would still be up.

[Policarp]

I don't want to start a new thread on this topic.

Someone please explain to me this "3rd tier TV rights" to me.

What are they?
How did we sign them away?
Why did we do this?

Farmer gave away our rights for negotiating our own television deals. That is why there is no more Ragin Cajun network. Why the Cox 14 State 100+ games a year package didnt happen. We had (literally) a smaller version of the Longhorn Network ready to go marketing the UL/Louisiana brand.....Farmer himself killed it all by handing over these rights to ESPN/Sunbelt without ever knowing as AD what it was he gave away. Gross incompetence.

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Farmer gave away our rights for negotiating our own television deals. That is why there is no more Ragin Cajun network. Why the Cox 14 State 100+ games a year package didnt happen. We had (literally) a smaller version of the Longhorn Network ready to go marketing the UL/Louisiana brand.....Farmer himself killed it all by handing over these rights to ESPN/Sunbelt without ever knowing as AD what it was he gave away. Gross incompetence.

Sorry hoss...I am reading an opinion. Please provide some sort of proof.

[Policarp]

Dude... .it is right in front of everyone, it is why the Ragin Cajun Network out of the blue disappeared.

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Dude... .it is right in front of everyone, it is why the Ragin Cajun Network out of the blue disappeared.

Policarp testify BROTHER!! We have a BLIND AD with ZERO VISION!! So another words, FIRE SCOTT FARMER and get someone who can see the present and future. We are so past the point of LAP DOGS for leaders. Testicles and Brains are important.

[CajunDreDog]

Dude... .it is right in front of everyone, it is why the Ragin Cajun Network out of the blue disappeared.

NO, that disappeared because the SBC TV deal with ESPN.

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The article said the network disappeared because of the ESPN deal.

"UL previously had its own Ragin' Cajun TV broadcasts, but it was disbanded following the Sun Belt's signing of its expanded contract with ESPN."

If Farmer name is on that contract then MAYBE there is something But it doesn't say anything about Farmer, his vote, lack of vote, request for ESPN deal or anything of the sort. It says the SBC deal dealt the death blow.

I would like you or anyone for that matter to provide some proof of what happened. The article says that Farmer had nothing to do with the network evaporating. It does say that the conference deal is the problem, and if I remember this board was all giddy about the ESPN deal.

Not trying to start anything just want some proof.

[CrazyCajun]

The article said the network disappeared because of the ESPN deal.

"UL previously had its own Ragin’ Cajun TV broadcasts, but it was disbanded following the Sun Belt’s signing of its expanded contract with ESPN."

It doesn't say anything about Farmer, his vote, lack of vote, request for ESPN deal or anything of the sort. It says the SBC deal dealt the death blow.

I would like you or anyone for that matter to provide some proof of what happened. The article says that Farmer had nothing to do with the network evaporating. It does say that the conference deal is the problem, and if I remember this board was all giddy about the ESPN deal.

Not trying to start anything just want some proof.

Does the article say " farmer had nothing to do with the network evaporating"? On one hand you want proof about something it doesn't say... Then say it says something Im pretty sure it doesn't say and offer that as proof.

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Does the article say " farmer had nothing to do with the network evaporating"? On one hand you want proof about something it doesn't say... Then say it says something Im pretty sure it doesn't say and offer that as proof.

I am asking for someone to refute the validity of the article stating that Farmer had nothing to do with the deal.

In other words, people say that Farmer screwed up. The article say something different. Prove to me the article is wrong. Or prove to me that Farmered screwed up the deal. Saying that he did means nothing...prove it!

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It is my understanding that third tier rights are rights reserved by (smart) schools to broadcast games not chosen for network airing. That is how we used to be able to televise games on Cox (the Ragin Cajun Network), Farmer signed ours over to the SBC and they, in turn signed the ESPN deal which severely limits our right to televise games that would only appear on ESPN3.

So, yes, the deal disappeared because of ESPN....who would not have been in the picture if Farmer had not screwed the pooch.

[CrazyCajun]

I am asking for someone to refute the validity of the article stating that Farmer had nothing to do with the deal.

In other words, people say that Farmer screwed up. The article say something different. Prove to me the article is wrong. Or prove to me that Farmered screwed up the deal. Saying that he did means nothing...prove it!

It's an article quoting farmer, do you think he would have been quoted as " yeah I really screwed this pooch...again" you said in your earlier post that the article says " it wasn't farmers fault" the article doesn't say that... So why don't you prove he didn't. You are inferring from an article that only he is quoted in.

[CajunDreDog]

It is my understanding that third tier rights are rights reserved by (smart) schools to broadcast games not chosen for network airing. That is how we used to be able to televise games on Cox (the Ragin Cajun Network), Farmer signed ours over to the SBC and they, in turn signed the ESPN deal which severely limits our right to televise games that would only appear on ESPN3.

So, yes, the deal disappeared because of ESPN....who would not have been in the picture if Farmer had not screwed the pooch.

Not trying to be argumentative, but didn't the SBC sign the deal with ESPN? Not UL. So when that was signed all SBC schools are included. Did Farmer have a choice to not be included in the SBC TV contract?