UL exploring options for regional TV deal

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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!

[VObserver]

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?

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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.

I am not looking for proof in the article.

VO touch a little of what I was looking for.

[Boomer]

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---Who is our attorney that can bring a case of some sort to null and void the contract? Like did Farmer, T-Joe, the UL board, the board of regents, the gov, the treasurer, or anybody else that needed to sign that didn't???

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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?

And did Farmer have a choice, assuming that he did release the tier 3, not to release them. Sounds like the article says that if cox weren't in certain areas then the deal would still be on.


"The contract between the Sun Belt and ESPN essentially states that individual conference-member schools can create their own station or network and air it in any state the SBC has a school in, or in any state that touches that state — but no states beyond that.

According to Farmer, however, CST has reach into a small number of outlying areas that would be in conflict with the ESPN contract — for instance, some homes in the San Diego area of California."

If Farmer release the rights to the SBC, why is he trying to establish a new network to broadcast the same game that he released?

[CrazyCajun]

I am not looking for proof in the article.

VO touch a little of what I was looking for.

The guy you called out for proof said the same exact thing asVO then you pointed out the article as proof farmer didn't screw the pooch.