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Post by SCAR on Dec 19, 2005 14:53:55 GMT -5
Television is driven by Ad revenue. Ad prices are driven by 2 things. Who's watching (18-48 male demographic is desireable) and how many. It is a chicken and egg thing with LU because we need to do the demographic research to show advertisers that more people than Elicoolbreeze, Sports critic and me are watching the FTN telecasts. Once that happens, you can approach the corporate sponsors and get them to underwrite telecasts. Sponsorship is worth far more than paying for 30 seconds of advertising on a small cable station which is really not that expensive at all. When you watch an ACC game on Raycom/Jefferson Pilot, they have a whole host of sponsors that underwrite the costs of production. "This game is brought to you by, Aeropostel, Wendy's etc." It takes time and effort to get FTN to the point that it can be like BYU's TV telecasts or any other entity for that matter. But as far as I know, nobody is taking those steps...Again, I understand enough and know enough corporation decision makers to get the ball rolling but I gave up working for free a while back :-). The bill collectors don't take that in the envelopes I send out each month.
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Post by thelaxman on Dec 19, 2005 15:33:01 GMT -5
I know all about BYU and the support the Mormons give that University. I work on staff every year in Utah for the Lacrosse Camp. I may be the only Christian on the Lacrosse Camp staff. Jason Lamb the head Coach at BYU and myself are close friends. It would be nice to see sports like Men's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Hockey and Lacrosse on the Flames Sports Network. I'm sure it can be done but it sounds like it would be a lot of work. All the best, Thelaxman Below is my Bio off the LU Lacrosse page and it has a picture with my Sons at BYU Lacrosse Camp. www.geocities.com/libertylacrosse/coach/coach.htm
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Post by JPR on Dec 20, 2005 9:56:33 GMT -5
This is the Hopkins deal:
BRISTOL, CT -- ESPNU and Johns Hopkins University have reached a multi-year agreement (through 2009), which calls for national exclusive, multi-media coverage of all Blue Jay regular-season men's lacrosse home games and select women's home games on the 24-hour college sports network. The deal also contains distribution rights for other Johns Hopkins athletic events, as well as original programming across numerous ESPN platforms.
In addition to its season-long home game coverage, ESPNU will also televise two Johns Hopkins away games in 2006, including a re-match of the 2005 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship when Johns Hopkins goes head-to-head with Duke on April 8. Johns Hopkins won its eighth national title in 2005, beating Duke, 9-8, to complete an undefeated season. The other road contest will feature the Blue Jays at Charles Street rival Loyola on May 6. At this point a minimum of nine Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse games during the 2006 regular season will air nationally.
Of the Johns Hopkins lacrosse men's and women's home games scheduled this season, several games will be ESPNU original telecasts, while the other games will co-exist with local ABC affiliate, WMAR-TV (Baltimore, MD).
"We are thrilled to enter in to this new arrangement with Johns Hopkins," said Burke Magnus, vice president and general manager, ESPNU. "After only nine months since our launch and as we prepare for our second spring season, ESPNU is already the unrivaled leader in lacrosse coverage. Having the top college program in Johns Hopkins under the ESPNU banner takes our commitment of the sport to a whole new level. Viewers are in for a real treat when they witness the dynamic play and atmosphere of this fast-growing sport, which fits the mission of the network to serve college sports fans of all kinds with the highest quality programming."
Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala agreed, "Our staff and players are thrilled to enter into a relationship with ESPNU. Not only is this a great opportunity for Johns Hopkins University, but it also demonstrates the tremendous growth in the sport of lacrosse. To have every one of our home games telecast nationally is very exciting and we look forward to the positive impact this relationship will have on our program."
2006 Johns Hopkins Lacrosse Schedule on ESPNU
February 25 - Albany at Johns Hopkins
March 4 - Princeton at Johns Hopkins * March 4 - Princeton at Johns Hopkins (women) * March 7 - UMBC at Johns Hopkins March 18 - Syracuse at Johns Hopkins *
April 1 - North Carolina at Johns Hopkins * April 8 - Johns Hopkins at Duke April 9 - Maryland at Johns Hopkins (women) April 15 - Maryland at Johns Hopkins * April 29 - Towson at Johns Hopkins *
May 6 - Johns Hopkins at Loyola *
*Co-exist with WMAR-TV
I know Johns Hopkins is a big time Lacrosse School. Come on Hopkins is NCAA Division 3 in all other Athletics. If a D3 School can get a TV deal for all their sports not just Lacrosse then Liberty should be able to do better since we are D1 in everything and almost D1 in Football. If I can find the article on Syracuse I will post it.
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Post by JPR on Dec 20, 2005 10:21:08 GMT -5
Orange Men's Lacrosse Games Part of Time Warner Sports 26 TV Package
All seven Orange home games will be televised by Time Warner Sports 26.
Syracuse University Athletics and Time Warner Cable have announced a television package that includes four men's basketball games, three women's basketball games and seven men's lacrosse games. The schedule begins with a double-header of Orange men's and women's basketball on Saturday, December 10. The SU women will host Massachusetts at 1:00 p.m. at the Carrier Dome and the SU men will host Colgate at 7:00 p.m. at the Dome. Both games will be televised live on Time Warner Sports 26.
“It is great to partner with our friends at Time Warner Cable,” said SU Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross. “Their cooperation has allowed us to bring exciting Syracuse competition to our fans.”
The growing schedule (see below) of four more men’s and three women’s basketball games, in addition to all seven of the home men’s lacrosse contests, is the largest live programming commitment by Time Warner Sports 26 of Syracuse University athletics. It also ensures that basketball fans will see every single men’s basketball game only on Time Warner Cable beginning with next week’s (Saturday, December 10) game with Colgate.
Time Warner Sports 26, Time Warner Cable’s Syracuse Division regional sports network, has provided a growing schedule of local and regional scholastic, collegiate and professional sporting events. One of the cornerstones of that schedule has always been Syracuse University athletics.
“I’m pleased and excited that Time Warner Sports 26 and Syracuse University Athletics are teaming up to offer our subscribers and their fans the most and the best in Orange Sports,” said Time Warner Sports 26 General Manager Doug Logan.
Time Warner also produces a weekly coaches’ show, “Syracuse Sidelines,” airing Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. The program focuses on men’s basketball with SU head coach Jim Boeheim and assistant coach Mike Hopkins during the basketball season. The fall schedule profiled Orange football with head coach Greg Robinson, while the Spring schedule highlights SU men’s lacrosse with head coach John Desko.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR SU ATHLETICS ON TIME WARNER 26
Men’s Basketball vs Colgate Saturday, December 10 7:00 p.m. (“double-header” with SU women’s basketball) vs Davidson Sunday, December 18 1:00 p.m. vs Illinois-Chicago Wednesday, December 21 7:00 p.m. vs Texas El Paso Wednesday, January 4 7:00 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs Massachusetts Saturday, December 10 1:00 p.m. (“double-header” with SU men’s basketball) vs Louisville Tuesday, January 3 7:00 p.m. vs Notre Dame Tuesday, January 31 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse vs Army Saturday, February 25 vs Georgetown Saturday, March 11 vs Hobart Tuesday, March 28 vs Loyola Saturday, April 1 vs Princeton Saturday, April 8 vs Albany Friday, April 21 vs UMass Saturday, April 29 (away games at Cornell and Colgate also under consideration)
These are the kind of packages we have to do not just for a growing spectator sport like Lacrosse but for our Athletic Department. It may take a large investment of finances but it would be worth it. It also sounds like we need to get behind Lacrosse if it can bring in TV deals like these other Schools. I have another article how Lacrosse is the the fastest growing spectator sport and is a money maker at the Schools who have embraced it. Some things we need to think about. On this BYU thing, I just think it is a shame we are being out done by the Mormons. We really do have a long way to go. I know BYU is another Football Team Jerry would like to beat and maybe Lacrosse too.
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Post by thelaxman on Dec 20, 2005 12:05:15 GMT -5
Well, this is all great but we are not Hopkins and Syracuse. The dream is there and I'm on board but the reality is not. What I need to do is get with the USL MDIA on their TV Package with the Club Lacrosse National Championships that are broadcast Coast to Coast. Also I will speak with Jason Lamb about the BYU package and how their Club Team is watched all over the World on Mormon Television. What people don't know is Club Lacrosse in the USL MDIA is almost as big as the NCAA. In a lot of cases the Club programs have bigger budgets then the NCAA programs because they get so much private investment. But there are other programs like Liberty's that don't do too good on private investment and depend on the Player dues to fund things.
I know what the Flames Network Guy said and he is right. But this is worth looking into not just for Lacrosse but for College Sports at Liberty as a whole.
Thanks JPR for the articles.
Thelaxman
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