11am Kickoff

[CajunEXPRESS]

Don't know what would happen, but highly doubt this school or conference is willing to challenge a contractual agreement in court. More than likely, your game won't be televised and there would probably be a good chance that the rest of your games won't be after you've ____ed off ESPN because they didn't receive their compensation after selling the game rights to the American Sports network. Do you really want to go down that road and have you brand tarnished? You really think the SBC or UL has that type of bargaining power?

You could, in advance, tell the SBC you will not participate in games before six PM in the first three weeks of September. That way ESPN and nobody else is surprised. We do it not for exposure, but to tell recruits you can be on national tv, regional tv, whatever. That is an important part of the recruiting package you sell the kids.

[cajun4life]

Simple solution, spend the $4 million to buy our own top of the line production equipment. Tell everyone else to kiss our arse we are playing at 6:30. Better crowds cooler temps and we can make the money back by selling our games to some other tv provider as well as larger attendance.

[Cajun90]

You could, in advance, tell the SBC you will not participate in games before six PM in the first three weeks of September. That way ESPN and nobody else is surprised. We do it not for exposure, but to tell recruits you can be on national tv, regional tv, whatever. That is an important part of the recruiting package you sell the kids.

I didn't like the time at all but the SBC nor UL is telling any network they aren't going to play on a given day or time. We are in a different world where even P5 teams are playing games at less than idea times to accommodate TV. It wasn't just us either. I'm sure Boise State would have preferred this game at night as well. Apparently they didn't have the stroke to get it done either.

I think the best thing is for the schools to coordinate with the conference and come up with a system that gets put into the contracts that will minimize how many times one particular team has to deal with this issue.

[cajunref]

Simple solution, spend the $4 million to buy our own top of the line production equipment. Tell everyone else to kiss our arse we are playing at 6:30. Better crowds cooler temps and we can make the money back by selling our games to some other tv provider as well as larger attendance.

But that requires implementation of some key recommendations of the Alden report...uhh never mind

[CajunPride]

Hey schedule maker! When we do a home and home with Boise the next time, lets play up there in September and down here in November. Everyone wins.

[ulXrunner]

Where the hell was any promotions for Boise St coming in? 22k? Did we do anything to promote the game to the area? Anything at all?

I know the time, but we get Boise here and little to no push to alert the city or surrounding area of this opponent. Am I wrong? Did I just somehow miss the huge marketing campaign behind our season opener?

[CajunDreDog]

Where the hell was any promotions for Boise St coming in? 22k? Did we do anything to promote the game to the area? Anything at all?

I know the time, but we get Boise here and little to no push to alert the city or surrounding area of this opponent. Am I wrong? Did I just somehow miss the huge marketing campaign behind our season opener?

The promotion was the "whiteout."

[cajunhawk]

The promotion was the "whiteout."

And the result was "washout."

[basinbear]

Hey T joe.....raise the money to buy the god damned TV production epuipment, produce your own broadcast and because of that you have re-aquired your 3rd tier rights. Sell said rights on a game by game basis and CONTROL those broadcasts...game time, content (branding ourselves Louisiana, etc.)...and best of all, voila!....a new revenue stream. Knock off the foot dragging bull crap or go back to the god damned SLC because that's how you are running athletics..... (apologies for the profanity but that's the mood I'm in)

[fanof71]

He's telling it like it is...

[RaisingCajun08]

Hey T joe.....raise the money to buy the god damned TV production epuipment, produce your own broadcast and because of that you have re-aquired your 3rd tier rights. Sell said rights on a game by game basis and CONTROL those broadcasts...game time, content (branding ourselves Louisiana, etc.)...and best of all, voila!....a new revenue stream. Knock off the foot dragging bull crap or go back to the god damned SLC because that's how you are running athletics..... (apologies for the profanity but that's the mood I'm in)

Nice thought but Townsquare Media doesnt have enough money to broadcast on a FM station much less run a TV station.

[basinbear]

Nice thought but Townsquare Media doesnt have enough money to broadcast on a FM station much less run a TV station.

Townsquare media has nothing to do with what I posted.