DirecTV adds SEC Network

It seems that way. They're showing the likes of UT-Martin at Kentucky, Florida Atlantic at Alabama, Eastern Michigan at Florida and Lamar at Texas A&M in the first four weeks.

http://www.fbschedules.com/2014/05/sec-network-football-schedule-first-four-weeks-2014-season/

 

Right, those contracts were hammered out a long time ago.

I think the SEC will always want some kind of national broadcast presence, so that it can reach people where there's no cable or where satellite TV is not an option (such as in large cities where the signal is blocked by buildings and such). And just because broadcast ratings (and ad dollars) are still bigger these days.

But I think as time goes on, you'll start to see some bigger games on the SEC Network. With it available on practically every cable and satellite outlet in the country, there's no reason not to.

I think the plan is for it to evolve much like the NFL Network. It started out getting crap games as well, but they've slowly migrated some of their choice programming there.

 

Good stuff from the "Fake Bo Pelini" Twitter account:



https://twitter.com/FauxPelini/status/496517744511053824/photo/1