squirrel wrote:I think ESPN has less CBB inventory now than they used to (at least non-streaming). It's that CBS and Fox and to a lesser extent NBC/Universal/USA have increased their inventory, and have to wait out ESPN. And the Valley with CBS has to wait out their higher priority properties (B1G, SEC, AAC, A10).
I'm not talking about CBB inventory only, but you're spot on with the delays ESPN causes (which was my point).
Because ESPN has the first tier rights to many significant properties, collegiate and professional alike, their scheduling process is complicated and slows everything down.
ESPN is pretty much the culprit for anything that seems slower than it should be, or was, in collegiate sports.
They're a gift and a curse.
