Aquinas Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Why does Fox love us? The Bill are dancing this year and they have a great opportunity to go to the sweet 16 and beyond. They are also the best story going into the dance with the spirit of Rick Majerus imprinted on this team. Add to that Crews as potential “coach of the year” and you have a media feast. With every win in the dance the story will grow and the team will be a fan favorite. Part of every game will be a discussion of the new Big East. That kind of publicity is priceless and will draw fans to watch the new conference and Fox knows it. Fox is paying a lot of money for the new Big East product and SLU is in a very strong and unique position to promote it. Oh.. and the spirit of Rick Majerus will dance again next year. This is why SLU should be asked to join the conference and the sooner the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 While all of that and the current success doesn't hurt, I would think the biggest reason Fox likes us is due to the market size of St. Louis. Rick Majerus dying before the season and the team bonding together and playing in his honor is a great story, but it likely won't be talked about much 5 years from now. Adding Saint Louis University and the St. Louis television market would add the most to the footprint of the conference (in comparison to schools like Richmond, Creighton, or Dayton). Not sure how accurate, but one list I found that listed the top 100 television markets has St. Louis as the #21 tv market in the country while Richmond was #58, Dayton #64, and Omaha #76 (for comparison, Indianapolis is #25 and Cincinnati is #34). Assuming the money wins out (Fox) as is usually the case, I like our chances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARon Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Yes this year's stories and accomplishments are nice. But the minds who have to make this decision have to be looking at the long term. There are 2.6.million people in our metropolitan area with TV sets. That's why they should include us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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