FOX Sports reaches deal with Conference USA

[JayR]

From FOX Sports:

FOX Sports to broadcast C-USA events

According to terms of the agreement, FOX Sports Networks will showcase a minimum of 20 regular-season football games per season, a minimum of 10 regular-season men’s basketball games,...

I say good for C-USA.

 

[radioguy555]

Does this mean some college football games will air on Fox network? I've always wondered why they didn't have any regular season games like all the other networks, yet they carried the BCS games for several years.

 

[wncc]

The article says it's Fox Sports Networks. This is good for me because I went to C-USA school.

 

[1069_KIFR]

I was hoping C-NBC would've gotten the rights. Or even C-SPAN and lastly USA Network.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Does this mean they are off of CBS College Sports?
And will they be seen on the FSN regionals that get re-branded
as "Root" or some other silly name?

 

[JayR]

Does this mean they are off of CBS College Sports?

No. They signed a multi-year deal with them for secondary games.

And will they be seen on the FSN regionals that get re-branded as "Root" or some other silly name?

Yes. There are only three (3) that will be re-branded as Root Sports.

 

[JeeperOne]

Does this mean some college football games will air on Fox network? I've always wondered why they didn't have any regular season games like all the other networks, yet they carried the BCS games for several years.

It only covers FSN. Not the Fox network.

Cheers

 

[radiolives]

Where was ESPN in the bidding?

 

[Charles1]

Where was ESPN in the bidding?

Hopefully, they knew better than to bid for the rights to broadcast football of a bunch of schools calling themselves Division I-A (FBS) that are no better than many Division I-AA (FCS) programs. There are only four reasonably decent football programs in C-USA: Tulsa, Southern Miss, Central Florida (probably Big East-bound), and...and...and...that's right, there isn't a fourth one. Leagues like C-USA, the Sun Belt, and now the WAC are full of basically designated homecoming games for SEC, Big XII, Big Ten and Pac-12 schools.

I live in Birmingham. No one could give a flying flip about UAB football. Of course, Auburn and Alabama dominate the interest and the coverage in the area, but Troy (member of the Sun Belt) generates more interest locally.

And as far as basketball goes, the league is a one-trick pony when Memphis has a decent team. The rest of the time, the league is only so-so.

 

[Nate Wesley]

Where was ESPN in the bidding?

Hopefully, they knew better than to bid for the rights to broadcast football of a bunch of schools calling themselves Division I-A (FBS) that are no better than many Division I-AA (FCS) programs. There are only four reasonably decent football programs in C-USA: Tulsa, Southern Miss, Central Florida (probably Big East-bound), and...and...and...that's right, there isn't a fourth one. Leagues like C-USA, the Sun Belt, and now the WAC are full of basically designated homecoming games for SEC, Big XII, Big Ten and Pac-12 schools.

I live in Birmingham. No one could give a flying flip about UAB football. Of course, Auburn and Alabama dominate the interest and the coverage in the area, but Troy (member of the Sun Belt) generates more interest locally.

And as far as basketball goes, the league is a one-trick pony when Memphis has a decent team. The rest of the time, the league is only so-so.

Spoken just like a Troy fan.

34-33...know your place!

 

[Charles1]

Where was ESPN in the bidding?

Hopefully, they knew better than to bid for the rights to broadcast football of a bunch of schools calling themselves Division I-A (FBS) that are no better than many Division I-AA (FCS) programs. There are only four reasonably decent football programs in C-USA: Tulsa, Southern Miss, Central Florida (probably Big East-bound), and...and...and...that's right, there isn't a fourth one. Leagues like C-USA, the Sun Belt, and now the WAC are full of basically designated homecoming games for SEC, Big XII, Big Ten and Pac-12 schools.

I live in Birmingham. No one could give a flying flip about UAB football. Of course, Auburn and Alabama dominate the interest and the coverage in the area, but Troy (member of the Sun Belt) generates more interest locally.

And as far as basketball goes, the league is a one-trick pony when Memphis has a decent team. The rest of the time, the league is only so-so.

Spoken just like a Troy fan.

34-33...know your place!

Nope. I bleed orange and blue, through and through! WDE!!!