USC Makes “Seven Figure Investment” In SEC Network
GAMECOCK ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT VOWS TO BE IN “TOP QUARTER” OF SEC SCHOOLS The University You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Tanner Stadium, and when he is called up, Tanner Memorial Stadium.
“How much revenue, though, remains to be seen … and obviously it’s worth asking whether government-run institutions ought to be making speculative investments in ventures like this.”
That is hilarious. The SEC Network is a “speculative” venture? The roll out has gone better than the SEC thought, as they won the distribution war with the providers before the season even started. Directv still doesn’t carry the PAC12 network, yet they caved to the SEC before a game was even aired.
Can’t have it both ways, FITS. You cannot complain about taxpayers funding everything and also complain when an institution does something entrepreneurial with fairly low risk and the potential for a high return. Unless Carolina starts stinking it up in the field for an extended period of time, interest in SEC games is going to be high (and the corresponding revenue from private parties) for the foreseeable future.
Good thing the revenue stream won’t be dependent on continued Gamecock success, if history is any guide.
I understand that anyone can own a piece of the ACC Network for a sack of baking potatoes and a box of grocery store crab legs.
Just goes to show where uSC’s priorities are. If you want academics go to the ACC.