Topic: New C-USA linear TV announcements

[MUsince96]

These are in addition to the initial C-USA announcement last week.

Week 2
UAB @ Miami - ACCN
Charlotte @ App State - ESPN2
La Tech @ Baylor - FOX
UTSA @ Texas State - ESPN2
UTEP @ Texas - LHN
WKU @ Louisville - ACCN

Week 3
Liberty @ WKU - ESPNU
FAU @ GA Southern - ESPN2
Troy @ Middle Tennessee - ESPNU
La. Tech @ Southern Miss - ESPN2

Week 4
UAB @ South Alabama - ESPN

[svherd]

Finally some actual exposure for the league. If the season gets that far.

[Scottyo614]

This was brought up but I didn’t see an answer. What happened to the NFL Network?

[MUsince96]

This was brought up but I didn’t see an answer. What happened to the NFL Network?

There's been no official word.

[MUsince96]

Something to keep an eye on is if ESPN continues to snatch up C-USA games for their linear channels.

Will Marshall suffer from being the most popular choice by C-USA tier 1 and 2 TV partners (CBSSN & Stadium)? That don't have as wide of distribution.

[GreenDaddy]

Something to keep an eye on is if ESPN continues to snatch up C-USA games for their linear channels.

Will Marshall suffer from being the most popular choice by C-USA tier 1 and 2 TV partners (CBSSN & Stadium)? That don't have as wide of distribution.

Yes I would think so, but I’m not complaining. Also, couldn’t ESPN choose to pick the Marshall/Rice game in the 12 day window?  How many more years do we have left on this media deal?

[elginherd]

This was brought up but I didn’t see an answer. What happened to the NFL Network?

IIRC, the NFLN was last on the pecking order in terms of choosing games, which meant a MU vs. WKU game for 1st in the east would be on FB presented by Stadium while the riviting Rice @ UTEP would be on NFLN. So it's likely that the NFLN doesn't presently have a game available at this moment.

[MUsince96]

Yes I would think so, but I’m not complaining. Also, couldn’t ESPN choose to pick the Marshall/Rice game in the 12 day window?  How many more years do we have left on this media deal?

Yes they could.

2 more years after this season. So a new deal should be negotiated some time in 2021.