caulfield12 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) https://www.yahoo.com/sports/cubs-launch-own-sports-network-221820688--mlb.html Who could it possibly be? Notre Dame football? When does their NBC deal expire? "Is it going to have a time slot for cops showing domestic violence...... maybe they can have their player who beat his wife host it!" Mickey from Hamtramck Edited January 20, 2019 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gload Fan Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 It's gotta be ND. Cubs fans and ND fans are synonymous with each other. It is a match made in annoying heaven. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 22 minutes ago, Ross Gload Fan said: It's gotta be ND. Cubs fans and ND fans are synonymous with each other. It is a match made in annoying heaven. I didn't even finish reading this post before Samardzija popped into my head. Good call dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Notre Dame football contract runs through 2025...that won’t work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gload Fan Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Chicago Fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Depaul sports is my guess and a lot of Bears coverage maybe some type of offical network bs thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Btw nbc is a national network ....cub network is regional thing.....and its 5-6 games a year.....maybe a lot of ND sports coverage of ancillary games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Northwestern perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Writer spun this bad. The partner Crane likely was talking about is Sinclair, not a team partner. And the multiple others is the TV providers who are involved in negotiations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooch Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, bschmaranz said: Northwestern perhaps? This would be stepping all over BTN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Just now, skooch said: This would be stepping all over BTN. Good point, forgot about BTN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 There was an article about this on the Sun Times website this morning. The comments seemed to indicate it could be a team or teams not from Chicago. The article pointed out how the YES Network has MLS and one of the premier league teams. The article went on to mention at one point there was a rumor of Ricketts buying a team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 College teams - All are tied to their conference TV deals, so unless you're talking coaches shows and the like, not an option. Fire - Signed with ESPN+ for 2 more seasons Wouldn't be surprised if they end up carrying Wolves games. They currently air their games as time buys on CW50 and The U Too. Marquee could offer to show them for free and would give them increased exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Obviously not with game content, but if they could somehow partner with the Bears, it could go a long way getting their channel in most homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnSoxFan Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Iowa Cubs AAA team maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 The demand for round-the-clock Bears’ coverage and footage of past glories (lacking the Yankees’ treasure trove) is one of the few ideas that makes some sense. Imagine how many customers in Iowa are going to be willing to pay $5+ more per month in what will likely be a recessionary year from an economic standpoint...not the best timing for the Cubs. Also a pretty good reason the Sox wanted to build in some budgeting certainty for 2020-2024 first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 10:49 AM, soxfan18 said: Writer spun this bad. The partner Crane likely was talking about is Sinclair, not a team partner. And the multiple others is the TV providers who are involved in negotiations. Sinclair deal falls thru. Cubs on espn 8 {the ocho} next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-tv-network-crane-kenney-20190121-story.html A large part of the reason Sinclair wasn’t going to work for Cubs and MLB, beyond the obvious political alliance/s https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-cubs-sinclair-partnership-may-be-cause-for-concern/ Edited January 22, 2019 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Meh,the cubs cannot announce their new partner until the results of their STD test come back. Even the cubs cannot be too safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Jokes on you guys — it’s the WHITE SOX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Eminor3rd said: Jokes on you guys — it’s the WHITE SOX The Sox could do a lot worse than hooking themselves to the money train that is the Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latilleon Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 10:49 AM, soxfan18 said: Writer spun this bad. The partner Crane likely was talking about is Sinclair, not a team partner. And the multiple others is the TV providers who are involved in negotiations. This is what I was thinking, but is that a mystery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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