tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post4890318005272622209..comments2023-10-07T04:42:30.669-07:00Comments on <a href="http://www.youthsportsparents.blogspot.com">Youth Sports Parents</a>: ESPN makes its move into high school sportsMark Hymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727666156512632596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-9375191673373819642009-01-07T18:21:00.000-08:002009-01-07T18:21:00.000-08:00Mark, I linked to one of your recent posts on my b...Mark, I linked to one of your recent posts on my blog. Feel free to check it out.Coachhrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415405063822547490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-66244752458461334522009-01-07T13:29:00.000-08:002009-01-07T13:29:00.000-08:00Good point. I see it as two issues. First, if prep...Good point. I see it as two issues. First, if prep games are appealing enough to be on ESPN, seems to me they must be worth more than $2,000 ($1,000 per school). Second, the money doesn't have to go to the schools playing in the game. What if the fee - say, $50,000 per game - went to a general education fund, in this case, for the state of Maryland? Or - because both are parochial institutions - funded academic scholarships at Catholic high schools?Mark Hymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727666156512632596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-73776246562996439012009-01-07T11:15:00.000-08:002009-01-07T11:15:00.000-08:00The $1,000 fee does seem ludicrous. But what if th...The $1,000 fee does seem ludicrous. But what if the rights fee was, say, $25,000? Would schools be falling all over one another to get ESPN to televise their games? Would high schools allow games to take place on Wednesday nights and allow ESPN to set the all-familiar tone of athletics over academics?anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531722102931594873noreply@blogger.com