CBS Continues to Spread The Big East's Lies

John Marinatto's mouth piece, Brett McMurphy, has written another outrageous article about the Big East, spreading the lies of of the Providence Mob to the masses (not going to bother linking it, look it up if you're so inclined). In this latest installment, an "insider" tells him that the Big East's next TV deal will be worth "half" of what Marinatto turned down last year.

"Neil Pilson, a media consultant and former president of CBS Sports, told the New York Times he believes the Big East could surpass the $130 million-per-year deal rejected last year.
But industry sources told CBSSports.com they expect the Big East to get much less -- maybe as low as $50 million annually -- because of the loss of West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and TCU. And then there's the possibility the Big East could lose two more of its biggest names -- most likely Louisville, Connecticut or Rutgers -- if the Big 12 expands and the ACC has to replace two schools."

Hmmm, so whose word are we going to take here? The former Network executive or the anonymous "industry source"?  That "industry source" is clearly someone from the Big East front office who is trying to make their "Dear Leader" Marinatto look better in wake of his forced resignation. Heck, it might be Marinatto himself. The Big East front office has leaked lies to McMurphy in the past, so it's not too surprising. They couldn't give a crap less about the Big East's reputation, especially in football. If the new TV deal is significantly lower than what they expected, why should they care? The basketball schools (aka the only ones they care about) will make very little money either way, plus they have the fallback option of leaving the conference and adding VCU, Butler, etc. The more and more I think about it, the "source" is probably Mike Tranghese.

I'm not sure how this is even believable to anyone who's been following college football. Payouts from TV contracts have been sky rocketing, and even though the Big East is not on the same level as say, the Pac 12, there's no reason to believe that the Big East will get HALF of what it was offered last year. Yes, they have lost some schools, but they've also added teams in large TV markets (SMU, Houston), a team with national appeal (Boise State) and a military academy who has a large, built in fan base across the country (Navy). In addition, NBC Sports will be involved in negotiations, setting up a bidding war between them and ESPN. I have a hard time imagining the Big East won't get more money than the ACC.