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jay santos · 08-29-2006, 07:53 PM

Isn't the MWC deal with CSTV something like $7M?

It seems crazy that we can't even watch a football game where there is a demand to watch it and even pay for it.

How many MWC fans would be willing to pay $10 for a season of MWC football and basketball games? You take a 1M of those * $10 = $10M, $3M easily covers your costs and there's your $7M.

How hard is this?

And they want to put it on some Dish network package and make us pay up to $20 more per month for it?

The stupid MWC deal is going to end up taking a lot of money from their fans and only returning a portion of it after it runs through all the middle layers. AND a lot of fans won't be able to see their team which will hurt the MWC more in the long run.

I already know one person who didn't renew his season tickets because he's so mad about the MTN situation and decided he's either a fan all the way watching every game or he's not a fan at all. Not the way I would handle it but some will.

RockyBalboa · 08-29-2006, 09:02 PM

The deal is 86 or 87 Million...can't remember which one.

jay santos · 08-29-2006, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

The deal is 86 or 87 Million...can't remember which one.

Over how many years? No way is it $86M per year. I think BYU's portion of it is less than $1M per year.

HuskyFreeNorthwest · 08-30-2006, 09:58 AM

This blog reported the was 7 year $77 mil.
http://www.fanblogs.com/mountain_west/002475.php

On another note, just because we have had a deal in place for over 2 years doesn't mean they should rush to figure out where people can watch the games. I mean these things take time, you can't just figure it out in 2 years.

08-29-2006, 07:53 PM	#1
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	TV contract economics Isn't the MWC deal with CSTV something like $7M? It seems crazy that we can't even watch a football game where there is a demand to watch it and even pay for it. How many MWC fans would be willing to pay $10 for a season of MWC football and basketball games? You take a 1M of those * $10 = $10M, $3M easily covers your costs and there's your $7M. How hard is this? And they want to put it on some Dish network package and make us pay up to $20 more per month for it? The stupid MWC deal is going to end up taking a lot of money from their fans and only returning a portion of it after it runs through all the middle layers. AND a lot of fans won't be able to see their team which will hurt the MWC more in the long run. I already know one person who didn't renew his season tickets because he's so mad about the MTN situation and decided he's either a fan all the way watching every game or he's not a fan at all. Not the way I would handle it but some will.

08-29-2006, 09:02 PM	#2
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	The deal is 86 or 87 Million...can't remember which one. __________________ Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'.

08-30-2006, 09:58 AM	#4
HuskyFreeNorthwest Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 280	This blog reported the was 7 year $77 mil. http://www.fanblogs.com/mountain_west/002475.php On another note, just because we have had a deal in place for over 2 years doesn't mean they should rush to figure out where people can watch the games. I mean these things take time, you can't just figure it out in 2 years.