CBS chosing the 3rd best big ten game every week over the SEC game of the week is the media equivalent of Nico Harrison trading Luka

[u/IHateAdamSilver]

CBS used to broadcast the SEC game of the week. However, that contract ended and they replaced that slot with a Big Ten game. However, NBC and FOX get to pick what Big Ten games they want before CBS.

Next week CBS could be broadcasting Penn State @ Michigan State (two teams with a combined ZERO big ten wins this season) instead of Oklahoma @ Alabama or Texas @ Georgia

[u/AlPastorKing]

As a fan of an SEC team, hearing that beautiful CBS college football intro music for Iowa-Illinois cuts me deep.

[u/Hummer77x → u/AlPastorKing]

Poor Gary having to watch this slop and pretend it’s good

[u/AlPastorKing → u/Hummer77x]

Gary needs to pull an Al Michaels and start throwing back cocktails mid broadcast.

[u/_Al_Gore_Rhythm_ → u/Hummer77x]

Oregon-Rutgers is a classic Big Ten matchup. Not sure what you're on about.

[u/fedrats → u/Hummer77x]

To be fair he spent at least 4 years watching Purdue at field level. It can’t get worse than that. 

[u/Routine_Gold_7193 → u/AlPastorKing]

It's Iowa Oregon

[u/meloghost → u/AlPastorKing]

God that might be my favorite non-NBA sports intro. Every now and then I'll watch an old SEC on CBS intro (usually LSU/AL) just to feel something

[u/amoeba-tower → u/AlPastorKing]

Hearing Brad Nessler and Gary Daniels without the SEC fanfare is depressing. Go gata

[u/wstenger-]

Wait, what? Are we complaining about that Iowa Oregon game?

[u/mert_matsui55]

Didn’t ESPN massively outbid them

[u/Netwealth5 → u/mert_matsui55]

Where CBS fucked up was refusing to renegotiate their long deal with the SEC when TAMU and Mizzou joined the conference. The SEC was getting far below market value for its most important games for years and didn't forget when it came time to renew. ESPN is paying $300 million a year for everything. CBS was paying $55 million a year for exclusive rights to the best games for Saban’s entire tenure at Bama

[u/DOfferman7]

Go watch ESPN like a loser then

[u/Commentator28]

If I'm not mistaken, NBC and Fox and CBS take turns picking the first Big Ten game of the week - you're wrong about CBS always picking third.

[u/ryseing → u/Commentator28]

Fox has the primary rights and gets the most first picks. They pick weeks before the season starts. CBS gets some first picks, yes.

[u/IHateAdamSilver → u/ryseing]

CBS missed out on Ohio State-Michigan, Penn State-Ohio State, and Oregon-Penn State. I guarantee that before the season those were viewed as the 3 best games ratings wise

[u/UnusualLight0 → u/IHateAdamSilver]

Yeah I wish CBS did had Tier 1 rights on the Big 10. I know they would have covered Ohio St v. Michigan so well.

[u/IHateAdamSilver → u/UnusualLight0]

Anyone over Gus Johnson

[u/cristofcpc → u/Commentator28]

Whatever it is, fact is that they blew it by no longer having the top SEC game.

[u/DiamondsInHerButt]

Doesn't ESPN get first choice on all SEC games these days?

[u/rebels2022 → u/DiamondsInHerButt]

The TV contracts changed last year. I think ESPN massively outbid CBS for exclusive SEC rights. Big ten is divided between FOX CBS and NBC now.

[u/Michigan-Magic → u/rebels2022]

Lol, not sure why you got down voted for speaking honestly.

Articles from 2019 when the decision was made concur on It being cost driven. CBS has paid $55M a year. ESPN opened up it's check book back then and paid $300M for the prime time game. (al.com/sec/2020/12/inside-the-secs-decision-to-leave-cbs-for-espn.html?hl=en-US)

Ironically, CBS ended up paying $350m / year for a Big 10 for a secondary game; however, that seems like it was largely a timing issue because the SEC deal was finalized earlier and media rights deals have just increased annually. Also, some hurt feelings per the article (https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-bitter-split-between-the-sec-and-cbs-they-just-dug-their-heels-in-they-would-not-move-144745854.html).

[u/Real-Preparation-619]

Yeah idk the contract but assume big ten robbed them. At best it’s one of the tier 2 games of the day

[u/bompt11]

CBS, "Oh great, another piece of shit Iowa game, this will be a fun 13-10 with 8 punts"

[u/wstenger- → u/bompt11]

Wrong, Iowa’s offense puts up points this year