ESPN reportedly willing to pay SEC more to add ninth game to college football schedule
"...sources said the additional money would likely be in the range of $50-80 million annually on top of the current deal."
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SEC carried ESPN to strong college football viewership Saturday
The network scored the second and third most-watched games of the day with SEC contests.
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"They don't even hide it and when you see it and call it out then you're an 'SEC Hater.'"
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"This type of propaganda is usually only seen on Russian State television…"
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"We were trying to protect it. Someone at ESPN apparently leaked it."
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A 16-team SEC would need at least $134 million more central revenue annually, with ESPN likely throwing in most of that
Projections from May have the SEC paying its schools $66.9 million annually from 2024-25 on. To stay at that level after adding Texas and Oklahoma, it would need at least $134 million more in central revenue. But there's quite a good chance it can get that, likely mostly from ESPN.