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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129596848" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Here's an article from CBS from when they reworked the SEC deal after adding A&M and Missouri--reference the SEC network likely putting on high powered matchups and not just "tier 3" games:excerpt:<a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/">The Southeastern Conference and CBS have reworked their long-term contract in light of the SEC’s new 24-hour channel and the additions of Texas A&M and Missouri, according to sources.</a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/"></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/"></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/">The terms of the deal are expected to remain intact ($55 million per year until 2023-24), with CBS lifting the exclusive 3:30 p.m. broadcast window so the SEC can air football games on its ESPN-operated channel on Saturdays.</a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/"></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/"></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/">CBS owned exclusive rights to the prime broadcast spot for its “SEC on CBS” game of the week. CBS still picks the top SEC game each week and owns rights to the league championship game in Atlanta. </a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/"></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/"></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-cbs-rework-long-term-contract/">The SEC Network plans to broadcast three football games per Saturday, so it will be interesting to see which matchups it rolls out during the mid-day swing that CBS enjoys. The SEC will likely aim for high-powered football matchups -- not just third-tier leftovers -- in the first few years of the network and possibly beyond. </a></blockquote>

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