re: Request the SEC Network today!

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I would guess the "big stuff" like A&M vs South Carolina (and pretty much any football game) would be co-broadcast on a sister channel. like an ESPN outlet (ESPN, 2, watchESPN.. etc)

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Incorrect...in the first year or two expect many good/decent football games like this (which would normally air on espn/espn2) to be on the SECNW...it basically forces the cable providers to add the SECNW to their lineup. Of course if they don't add the channel, then it goes without saying they'll lose a ton of customer. Take for example LSU-Miss St...this is a game that would normally be on espn or espn2. Throw that on the SECnw, and cox is about to have a mass exodus of customers in Louisiana if they don't add the SECnw to their lineup. ESPN has a vested interest in moving some of their normal espn espn2 games over to the SECnw to force the hands of the cable providers. With this setup(espn owning the games and the SECnw), the SECnw has basically zero chance of a big cable company balking to adding it to their lineup.

The SEC network is about to completely change the landscape of college football IMO. The SEC is about to go from the most prestigious and respected football league to by far the richest collegiate sports league in America...and there won't even be a close 2nd. You'll have sec schools pulling in $40+ million per year in TV money with the next best conference not even cracking $30mil per year.