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Espn recruiting sites

rscmac

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Espn is coming out with recruiting sites that are tied to schools. They are trying to launch a dozen sites by the end of the year just for high school recruiting.
The first 2 that will be launched are USC - Texas and they hope to have 4 more by early fall.
found the article in the sports business journal.
 
ESPN... primary CFB network... College GameDay... recruiting sites... Can we assume that these new ESPN sites will be slanted towards the teams who get the highest ratings? How does this affect the Buffs, who will play most of their games on Fox/Pac12 Network? (answer: negatively) I wonder if Texas, who is partnered with ESPN, will be the greatest beneficiary? [/rhetorical font]
 
Buffnik said:
Beginning of the end for all the premium sites.
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Disagree Nikk. They will put up sites that will compete with the pay sites for schools that have a big following (SEC, top 1/2 of the Big 10, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame, etc) to get those dollars but I don't see them spending the money to cover schools like CU where there won't be a significant return on their investment. College football is so regional and they don't care about schools that aren't going to make them a profit. I see there still being a demand for sites like this one that will give us in depth coverage of schools without a big national following.
 
I don't think we know if this will be subscription Insider content. If it is, the other recruiting sites should be fine.
 
VCBuff said:
Disagree Nikk. They will put up sites that will compete with the pay sites for schools that have a big following (SEC, top 1/2 of the Big 10, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame, etc) to get those dollars but I don't see them spending the money to cover schools like CU where there won't be a significant return on their investment. College football is so regional and they don't care about schools that aren't going to make them a profit. I see there still being a demand for sites like this one that will give us in depth coverage of schools without a big national following.
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It's the programs that bring thousands of subscribers that make it possible for the Rivals and Scout networks to employ all those regional and national scouts. Regardless, the prospect of ESPN making a real commitment to recruiting coverage was always the elephant in the room. Everyone knows that they can't compete with them if they come strong. Not too many people are going to pay 100 bucks a year for a premium scouting service when they can get the same or better info either for free or for the cost of a magazine subscription.
 
Well espn has the total qb rating so im guessing they have some crack staff working on a new and improved star rating system.
 
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I was looking on recruit profiles today and they have REALLY beefed them up. They are going after the $$$!
 
moett88 said:
I was looking on recruit profiles today and they have REALLY beefed them up. They are going after the $$$!
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I know. Pretty much the same info, but the graphics are much more slick. The first time I saw it, it kind of threw me off.
 
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