I thought this last time DirecTV still has first rights to negotiate for the NFL ST package ... Dish never had the opportunity to bid. Not so?not even close ...
I have to add an edit...the last contract was available to all but DirecTV outbid them all. But the 3 times before that it wasn't
I thought this last time DirecTV still has first rights to negotiate for the NFL ST package ... Dish never had the opportunity to bid. Not so?
So where's the outrage that D* has an exclusive on the NCAA Tournament out-of-market package?
I thought this last time DirecTV still has first rights to negotiate for the NFL ST package ... Dish never had the opportunity to bid. Not so?
Baseball is a joke anyway. they have an unmanagable economic disparity which precludes most teams have having a legit chance. When the Yankees spend what $200 million and my Brewers spend about $60million why in the hell should I spend 1 dollar on a product I KNOW will not win.
So where's the outrage that D* has an exclusive on the NCAA Tournament out-of-market package?
Man why do these conversations always turn into Yankee bashing.
Because the Yankees have many players a lot of people love to hate ;-) Ok, yes that goes for players on many other teams as well and everyone has their favorite player they bash. But it goes with the Yankees have the biggest exposure.
Anyways correct me if I am wrong....
The NFL does have some anti-trust exemptions that have been tested many times over the years in the courts, usually over labor disputes . Sometimes the league won. Sometimes it lost. But in the end they were usually settled. One exception that comes to mind that wasnt was brought way back by the old USFL, which won and the NFL was found to be a monopoly. The league failed anyways.
Man why do these conversations always turn into Yankee bashing.
So hate the Yankees for a lot of reasons... But don't hate them because their fans are willing to pay the $$$ to see the best talent on the field and an owner who wants to win.
What people seem to hate is that a few large market teams have a greater ability to spend than Milwaukee, Cincy, Pittsburgh etc and that the competition is not "fair". It si not just that the fans are willing to spend more---or even that the owner is it is the economics of the market. Few of us hate the players themselves for taking the money. As for the owner we hate him for other reasons. lol
There's a difference between packages like NFL ST and the NCCA madness that have always been exclusive vs taking something that has been available to everyone and taking it away. That doesn't make the NFL ST and NCAA madness acceptable, but that's a whole different ballgame.
What people seem to hate is that a few large market teams have a greater ability to spend than Milwaukee, Cincy, Pittsburgh etc and that the competition is not "fair". It si not just that the fans are willing to spend more---or even that the owner is it is the economics of the market. Few of us hate the players themselves for taking the money. As for the owner we hate him for other reasons. lol