but would the conferences like being blacked out over a dispute about a late night show?
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President's College Sports Roundtable
- Thread starter TheBigA
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That's my point, it almost happened. Sinclair and Nextar was in violation of their legally binding affiliation agreement. ABC used the nuclear option to get them back in compliance.
but I don't the SEC wanted to be dragged into that dispute, they still want to their big games on OTA TV
I don't think the sports leagues would have had a say since their contract was with ABC and not with the individual TV stations.
but they would still get dragged into a dispute they have no control over, then more politicians would try to get involved
I don't think you would want to be an affiliate in an SEC market explaining to viewers and advertisers why there was no game.
Their contract was for coverage of the entire country on ABC, not on 80 percent. However, ABC can hold its affiliates to legally binding contracts
As a result of this meeting, the president has put out an EO attempting to turn the clock back in college sports:
www.espn.com
He is using the threat of federal grants to colleges to enforce his order. The fact is the president doesn't control those grants. They are made by congress. It sounds like the NCAA would rather deal with congress on this issue, not the president.
Executive order aims to limit NCAA athletes to 5 years, 1 transfer
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday aims to limit NCAA athletes to a five-year playing window and how often they can transfer between schools.
He is using the threat of federal grants to colleges to enforce his order. The fact is the president doesn't control those grants. They are made by congress. It sounds like the NCAA would rather deal with congress on this issue, not the president.
As a result of this meeting, the president has put out an EO attempting to turn the clock back in college sports:
Executive order aims to limit NCAA athletes to 5 years, 1 transfer
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday aims to limit NCAA athletes to a five-year playing window and how often they can transfer between schools.
He is using the threat of federal grants to colleges to enforce his order. The fact is the president doesn't control those grants. They are made by congress. It sounds like the NCAA would rather deal with congress on this issue, not the president.
Because it's an EO, the NCAA, will probably take it to court. This will be especially true if the President tries to act on it.
The part of it that's insidious is he's using federal funds, which are NOT for sports, to enforce an order for sports. The president doesn't control that funding. Congress does. These sports programs are not funded by federal money. It's a form of extortion.
If you read the article I linked, it quotes the NCAA as saying they're going to congress.
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