And to expand further, what we're doing with K-StateHD.tv is actually way ahead of the curve. I know that it's not huge now, but for much bigger schools, programs, professional teams, etc., is the future of the medium, as we move to a streaming future, the distribution of your content directly from the team/organization as opposed to the team/organization selling it through a middle man?
LHN, YES, etc. are kind of the future, but they're just cable channels now. Does a consumer want to pay 9.99 a month for their team only as opposed to paying 19.99 for sports and teams they don't care about to watch a couple of games a month for a team they care about? Would they rather have access to Texas, Royals, Chiefs, etc. specific content for less money?
I realize that future is most likely less profitable than the current model, so the incentive to go there isn't high, but as people cut more and more from their entertainment bills, and what you watch becomes more customized to what you want, is that where teams will need to ultimately go to salvage what customers really want?
kstatehd.tv is about 2 years behind the curve in digital content and 2 years ahead of the curve in sport content delivery. It's missing a mobile app, Amazon FireTV/Xbox/PS4 App and things like chromecast abilities.
That said, kstatehdtv can't handle that. There is a gap right now that some app creator/manager could fill by working with a school's third tier/rebroadcast rights to carry on their app ecosystem. If the P5 conferences knew what was best for them, they would start unifying and form this outside of ESPN and Fox. I know they like the guaranteed money in contracts, but there are a ton of possible avenues that they should be exploring.
What do they have to gain by leaving ESPN and FOX? Both already have all the digital broadcasting possibilities available.
Money and power.
65 schools. On demand content. Every single game able to be viewed worldwide from a single source. If a company that Blockbuster turned down can be a media juggernaut, we don't need Fox or ESPN. They would need the P5 schools.
Maybe it's my own personal desire, but if the P5 conferences banded together for broadcasting, standardizing scheduling rules, etc. college football would be better for it.
Not to be a dick but those things in your first paragraph are important to you personally, I don't think, I know, most college football fans don't feel those things are important.
As far as your second paragraph goes, I actually like that cfb is a regional sport and has its different quirks. When I hear uniformity I think the NFL, gross and boring.
