rivals.yahoo.com - 11/12/2008
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Comes word today via The Sporting News ' SportsBusiness Daily that ESPN is only a few days from wresting Bowl Chamionship Series rights from Fox when the current BCS television deal ends in 2010:
The BCS is considering a proposal from ESPN that would see all BCS bowl games, including the ...
sportingnews.com - 11/11/2008
nogutsglory.blogspot.com - 11/10/2008
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nogutsglory.blogspot.com —
Ah yes, another college football weekend is in
the books and the BCS is in shambles ....
Unlike the BCS , this week's GUTS Rankings has a new #1 team. Anyone care to take a guess who it is?
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GUTS Rankings - Week Four
sports.espn.go.com - 11/12/2008
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ESPN to grab BCS broadcast rights?
Fanblogs.com —
Matt Hinton aka SMQ has the deets on the Worldwide Leader's attempts to wrestle the BCS away from Fox.
The BCS is considering a proposal from ESPN that would see all BCS bowl games, including the championship game, wind up on ESPN, sources familiar with the negotiations are saying.
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Sources say Fox still has another five days to accept the BCS' proposal, which is seeking about a 50% annual increase over the current deal's $82.5 million annual fee. The BCS is looking for a four-year, $500 million deal, which would put the average annual ...
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... Dr. Saturday updates us on the latest jockeying for position to earn BCS TV rights. Good news: we could get a playoff in as little as seven years! ...
CURIOUS INDEX, 11/12/08
EDSBS —
... the new deal that will likely take the BCS off FOX (WOOOOOO!!!) and put the whole thing on cable (double WOOOOOO!!!) Doc Saturday peeps and sees all. ...
Morning paper: Boise State football links 11/12
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... Also of note today, we have two very special posts that we hope you’ll enjoy. One has to do with Brian Murphy, and the other has to do with mustaches. Now that’s something we can all get excited about.
Paul J. Schneider starts Mountain West rumors a-swirling [Murph's Turf]
“Did Bob Kustra receive an invitation letter” is the new “Who shot J.R.”
ESPN makes move to host BCS in 2011 [Dr. Saturday]
Potentially making Beano Cook the happiest man in America. ...
BCS Broadcasts Likely Returning to ESPN/ABC in 2011
FanHouse —
by Brian Grummell Filed under: General CFB Insanity, Bowl GamesLike a lost little puppy finding its way home -- or maybe not -- BCS bowl broadcasts appear likely to change hands from Fox to ESPN/ABC after the 2010 season. From SportsBusiness Daily via Dr. Saturday via EDSBS:
The BCS is considering a proposal from ESPN that would see all BCS bowl games, including the championship game, wind up on ESPN, sources familiar with the negotiations are saying. [...] Sources ...
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juicedsportsblog.com 11/18/2008 — The Worldwide Leader in Biased sports coverage is on the verge of locking up a historic TV contract
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The Super Bowl on TNT? The World Series on FX? The Stanley Cup on Versus (too soon?, too soon?)
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The BCS Is Officially In ESPN's Hands Starting In 2011
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — We already touched on this yesterday but the move of the BCS to ESPN is officially official. Every BCS Bowl Game will now be on the network from 2011-2013, which will total fifteen total contests over the three year period. Here are both ESPN and ...
ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement
bizoffootball.com 11/19/2008 — ESPN has reached an extensive agreement with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), granting exclusive TV, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for 15 BCS games from January 2011 through January 2014. It includes the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls each season and the BCS National ...
BCS Considering ESPN Proposal That Would Put Games On Cable
sportsbusinessdaily.com 11/12/2008 — John Ourand , Staff Writer The BCS is considering a proposal from ESPN that would see all BCS bowl games, including the championship game, wind up on ESPN, sources familiar with the negotiations are saying. If the BCS ultimately accepts the bid, it ...
It's Official, FOX Doesn't Match ESPN/ABC's BCS Bid
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 11/17/2008 — It was honestly just a matter of time, but this evening FOX finally decided to decline their opportunity to keep the BCS under its umbrella, and in turn sending the BCS back to Disney. Via Wall Street Journal .... Fox Sports declined to match an ...
BREAKING NEWS: Fox Bows Out of BCS
fangsbites.com 11/17/2008 — Fox Sports has dropped out of the bidding for the BCS making ESPN the exclusive home of the series. Here's a statement. FOX Sports has elected not to match an offer the BCS Group has received from ESPN to televise BCS games from 2011-2014, and plans ...
BCS seeks big bump from Fox
sportsbusinessjournal.com 11/3/2008 — By JOHN OURAND and MICHAEL SMITH Staff writers The BCS entered exclusive negotiations with Fox last week, seeking as much as a 60 percent increase in its rights fee, according to several media and college sources. That means, based on the BCS s ...
BCS discussing possible move from Fox to ESPN
usatoday.com 11/11/2008 — Conference commissioners and Barry Frank of IMG have been meeting in Chicago since Sunday. Most of the commissioners left on Monday, but the ACC's John Swofford, this year's BCS coordinator, stayed behind to iron out details, according to several ...
