Yesterday I read that over the last week the highest rated Basketball viewership was not an nba game nor men’s ncaa game. Rather it was an Iowa girls hoop game. Traditional Power 2 forces had no impact as it was driven by the power of viewership.
There ya go.
Far less viewers care about the valley than Clark/iowa girls hoops right now. That fact drives the train.
Understand that, so go get a guaranteed contract that whatever network you contract with guarantees that the entire game will be broadcast.
What's our leverage??
We're better than the MAC??
Indiana State is going to get hosed for Villanova just like Illinois State got hosed for Vanderbilt
I love the Sycamores and hope they get in, but can someone look at that noncon and tell me what win impresses you?
lol….but jokes aside when it comes to negotiating tv rights contracts and terms the Mac also has football to leverage with its media negotiations. MVC is in a weaker position than even the MAC while negotiating with the media companies.
This same scenario happened on ESPN when the title game was played on Monday.
The only true Quad 1 win is strolling the ISU campus on a beautiful day.
Caitlyn Clark owns the narrative right now. As well she should. She’s one helluva basketball player.
So you wanna know the real kicker? CBS doesn’t own the rights to the Valley Championship game. ESPN does, but they lease the rights to CBS. It has been that way for years. And I’m reasonably certain the terms were quite favorable for the MVC at the time they were negotiated.
That is the hurdle that may block the sycamores. I believe they deserve to get in but we shall see.
We don’t even have a Quad 2 anymore since Dunn-Barrón-Walker met the wrecking ball, so our Quad 1 better shine like a new pin.
And has anyone ever seen a Tree clear a hurdle?
If a Tree falls in the championship game, will it make any more noise?
