ACC on ESPN: Yea or Nay?

written by B_Rink May 18th, 2010 1 comment

Last summer, we went over the different options for the next ACC TV deal–and here we are at the climax of the whole shebang. We said in ‘09:

Check if ESPN still has some money in the bank for you. Hey, 2.25 billion dollars does not grow on trees in Bristol CT., but you never know.
If [...]

The Year at OTB: 2009

written by B_Rink December 31st, 2009 no comment

We started On The B. Rink back in January as an All-ACC basketball site at a different web address–and here at the end of the year, I couldn’t have imagined the amount of visitors that would start to frequent the site and friends I would make in the ACC blogosphere. Here’s a mix of our [...]

Where Does the ACC Fit on TV?

written by B_Rink July 28th, 2009 10 comments

The Big Ten made the first move with starting their own network with the ultra-creative moniker, the Big Ten Network. Disputes with cable providers and a few trips around the DirecTV dial ensued, but they have made some money from the deal despite controversy.
The SEC and ESPN went ahead and finalized that ESPN was really [...]