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Pro Sports Bubble: Will it Pop?

Posted on 2/17/17 at 3:45 pm
Posted by BobCoot
United States of America
Member since Nov 2016
434 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 3:45 pm
1. People are cutting Cable at a very high rate which means that the national tv networks that give leagues billions are losing money at rapid pace.

2. Public opinion is starting to turn on Tax payer funded stadiums/parks/arenas

Most of these tv deals are guaranteed until the mid 2020s but once we are past that point will we see a severe drop off in revenue and salaries ?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83335 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 3:47 pm to
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but once we are past that point will we see a severe drop off in revenue and salaries ?
I hope not. Alabama needs superior players to win.
Posted by Mr Personality
Bangkok
Member since Mar 2014
27364 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 3:51 pm to
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Will it Pop


Like your sister's cherry
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:03 pm to
Speaking for baseball:

1.) The big television deals teams agree to are with the regional sports networks.

2.) There will always be a city that is either eager to elevate itself to "major league status" by attracting a team with a shiny new ballpark, and a city not willing to lose its "major league status" by losing its sports team because of a ballpark issue.

And there will always be politicians who will find a way to make it happen, regardless of whether the public wants it or not, as well as greedy owners willing to move their team to the next city that offers them a pile of free cash.
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
16818 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:03 pm to
It will pop once fans will realize they are not part of the team but are the ones funding everything.
Posted by BobCoot
United States of America
Member since Nov 2016
434 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:05 pm to
Regional networks will lose money as well cause of cordcutting
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112179 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:09 pm to
"Bubble" is quickly coming into "-gate" territory of lazy terms to describe anything
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:10 pm to
Are some of those channels available a la carte on SlingTV and such?
Posted by BobCoot
United States of America
Member since Nov 2016
434 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:13 pm to
Doubt they will sell enough to give more than they already are. For example twc is giving dodgers 334 mil per year on average. Not sustainable
Posted by tigerfan88
Member since Jan 2008
8173 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:27 pm to
It'll deflate. But people will buy sports channels a la carte once the industry adjusts to that model.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
47431 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 9:43 pm to
Got to find the right price point... NBA league pass sells individual games for 6.99. That's too much. I'd go with 1.99 or 0.99 and get repeat business
Posted by Pankins
Flahrida
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 2/18/17 at 6:54 am to
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Bubble" is quickly coming into "-gate" territory of lazy terms to describe anything

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Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6209 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:00 am to
The collegiate bubble will be hit first - the debt load at most universities is not sustainable.

There will be some P5 programs that won't be able to keep up with power programs. It will start a true segregation of athletic programs.

Posted by HubbaBubba
F_uck Joe Biden, TX
Member since Oct 2010
45683 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:05 am to
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It will pop once fans will realize they are not part of the team but are the ones funding everything.
That's not how it works. Next time you travel to DFW, particularly if you stay in Arlington, check out the stadium taxes added onto the rental car and hotel invoice. You'll choke.
Posted by StormTiger
Norwich, England, but from TX
Member since Dec 2003
4892 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:08 am to
There isn't much I'd rather watch in tv or the internet than live sports, so I hope not.
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 10:07 pm to
ESPN outbid themselves and within 2 years, they will pay more for tv rights then they take in.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
COINTELPRO Fan
Member since May 2012
55522 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 10:12 pm to
There is no "bubble." Not everything is a bubble.
Posted by PhiTiger1764
Lurker since Aug 2003
Member since Oct 2009
13846 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 10:37 pm to
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It'll deflate. But people will buy sports channels a la carte once the industry adjusts to that model.

As sports fans, let's hope the industry never adjusts to that model.
Posted by ironsides
Nashville, TN
Member since May 2006
8153 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:34 am to
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Regional networks will lose money as well cause of cordcutting


Not necessarily - there are options to subscribe cord free like Sony VUE
Posted by LordoftheManor
Member since Jul 2006
8371 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 8:49 am to
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2. Public opinion is starting to turn on Tax payer funded stadiums/parks/arenas


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