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mrcaniac

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Won't hurt over long haul


There may be a little pain the first year or two, but over the long haul it won't hurt them.

It didn't hurt NASCAR in 2001 when they stopped being on ESPN, and it even helped them.

It didn't hurt the NHL when they moved over to OLN/Versus/NBCSportsNet. As a matter of fact, the NHL gets more exposure on NBC than they ever did on ABC.

The English Premier League has had record ratings on the Comcast/NBCU stations since leaving ESPN.

ESPN's problem is that they pissed off so many viewers by shortchanging some sports that when they left for other networks, the fans were relieved that they no longer had to put up with ESPN.

Even now, ESPN will be covering a game like Clemson/Notre Dame, and spend half of the broadcast talking about the SEC, not the game at hand. It's almost as the game they are broadcasting allows them to talk about whatever their favorite subject is, namely the SEC.

(In response to this post by CobbCountyHokie)

Posted: 07/06/2016 at 3:10PM


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  When considering Comcast/NBCU or Turner for the main content provider -- CobbCountyHokie 07/06/2016 1:13PM
  Turner -- Roanokie 07/06/2016 6:52PM
  Ted Turner -- mrcaniac 07/06/2016 8:12PM
  True. -- ahokie4u 07/06/2016 7:20PM
  Won't hurt over long haul -- mrcaniac 07/06/2016 3:10PM
  How much does/did it hurt the NHL to be on NBCsports instead of ESPN? -- Lakeridgehokie 07/06/2016 2:44PM
  Part of the NHL's problem is a lot of viewers still consider -- VTHokie2000 07/06/2016 2:55PM
  No longer a big problem -- mrcaniac 07/06/2016 3:15PM
  Depending on how you define "basic packages" -- VTHokie2000 07/06/2016 3:32PM
  I would bet its an old contract -- mrcaniac 07/06/2016 5:10PM
  I am not sure. I can say I was looking at their website while -- VTHokie2000 07/06/2016 5:30PM
  I should have been clearer -- mrcaniac 07/06/2016 7:13PM
  What is the difference between NBCSN and all of the other sports nets? -- CobbCountyHokie 07/06/2016 3:47PM
  I understand the logic and don't necessarily disagree with it -- VTHokie2000 07/06/2016 4:04PM
  I probably should have been clearer in my response -- CobbCountyHokie 07/06/2016 4:49PM

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