Austin paper goes into partnership with 247sports website

[GuessWho]

http://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/hookem-com-statesman-247sports-join-forces-for-new-1101599.html?srcTrk=RTR_729919

Interesting idea. Be curious to see how it plays out. At least now we know why there's a posting on the jobs board for an opening at the American-Statesman for a Longhorns beat writer.

 

[zebracoy]

I actually really like this idea. The newspaper will, presumably, get a cut of the subscription sales, and the folks that work at that site know their stuff.

 

[Matt Stephens]

I'm really interested to see how 247 plays out. When we heard that some of our Rivals guys were leaving to create a new network, it was quite the head scratcher, especially now since ESPN is attempting to cover recruiting.

There are some good minds behind 247Sports, my only thing is that I do not like the design at all.

 

[NickMordo]

I'm also aware that Michigan State's most trafficked message board, Spartan Tailgate, is switching over to 247 sports as well. That is the longest running Big Ten message board.