Sunbelt/ESPN deal

[Clutch0364]

Sunbelt is supposed to announce a new deal with ESPN today.

[wcd35]

That was my guess when they announced the announcement.

[cajun_lannister]

Friday night games baby!

[CajunDreDog]

Big day for the Sun Belt - stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/Af6o6yrqjY

— Karl Benson (@kbcommish) March 1, 2018

[CajunDreDog]

Sun Belt will announce a new ESPN deal today.

— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 1, 2018

[cajun_lannister]

8 year deal with espn+ Espn's new streaming service

[CajunDreDog]

AP Source: Sun Belt Conference signs 8-year deal with ESPN @ralphdrussoAP https://t.co/CMl7zmXl2j

— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 1, 2018

[talktomewillis]

Here's my question. If the deal gives ESPN exclusive rights to Sun Belt sports, what does that do to our new agreement with CST?

[CajunDreDog]

According to @ralphDrussoAP the SBC will be a “key part” of the new ESPN Plus as part of the new SBC/ESPN deal.
The service, ESPN Plus, will roll out in late March early April and cost $4.99 per month

— Scott Watkins (@scottwatkinsTU) March 1, 2018

[Hudsheen#Fired]

According to @ralphDrussoAP the SBC will be a “key part” of the new ESPN Plus as part of the new SBC/ESPN deal.
The service, ESPN Plus, will roll out in late March early April and cost $4.99 per month

— Scott Watkins (@scottwatkinsTU) March 1, 2018

Well damn, we are going to have to pay to watch the cajuns??

[CajunDreDog]

Well damn, we are going to have to pay to watch the cajuns??

Looks like it.

[cajunhawk]

Looks like it.

There has to be an exemption if you pay for an ESPN cable/satellite/streaming TV subscription. Without that it's just horrible double dipping.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Looks like it.

Which means less people will be watching sun belt conference games.

This sounds terrible

[ManAboutTown]

Which means less people will be watching sun belt conference games.

This sounds terrible

That’s because it is.
Doesn’t matter for us. Our goal is the AAC. That’s what we’re building towards.

Keep our eyes on the prize.

[Cajunsmike]

Looks like it.

Bigger question for me is what is the requirement for middle of the week football games. Hopefully the deal allows for those to be minimized.