![]() ![]() ![]() The latter scenario seems a little far-fetched, but I can’t completely dismiss it. Beginning a crackdown of all KSR-affiliated sharing of highlights, first by TV and social media and later everything else as well Beginning a crackdown of all social media sharing of highlights, first by going after media and then fans orĢ. Going forward it looks as if the league is taking one of these two positions. The SEC Basketball powers that be showcase that the same level of competence they have put into fielding competitive basketball programs extends to their media expertise as well by going in the opposite direction. That publicity and sharing helps their best plays get seen by more people, which only makes people want to watch the games more. ![]() The NBA, NFL and all other conferences have allowed social media sharing to go on and have given quotes saying they believe it helps their product. No one except UK fans cares about SEC basketball footage and to take it away from UK fans online seems ridiculous. I could go on and on about what a shortsighted, stupid policy the SEC’s current strategy is going forward. Now this is apparently extending into the social media sphere as well, and it looks to be the policy of the league going forward. When we reached out to the SEC, they were increasing enforcement across the board, although as far as I have seen, we have been the only entity that has received such notices. Our show “Hey Kentucky” was told to no longer showcase what we refer to as “B Roll” highlights from UK games on any presentation of our TV show online, even when that footage has been shot by our own photographers at the game. It has seemed in recent weeks that the SEC has stepped up enforcement of its alleged copyright over UK games quite a bit. (“ALL BRAD CALIPARI NIPPLE PINCHES ARE OURS!”) My tweets were removed and it looks as if they are gone to the dustbin of history, ensuring that the fans that consume the product the most cannot see their favorite moments from a big Rupp Arena home win. As you can see, the SEC claims ownership of all footage and wants to be the only entity to share it in any form online. However this evening I received the response you see below from Twitter, as the SEC forced Twitter to take down all of my tweets showing any footage from the UK game. UK/SEC was able to get good (as opposed to normal horrendous) publicity and UK fans were able to share the best moments from an otherwise normal 20 point win. ![]() We posted them here on this site and I retweeted various fan postings of the moments from TV in short clips on my Twitter account. This weekend’s UK victory over South Carolina produced a view good video moments…Derek Willis had a dunk for the ages, SKJ had a reaction that can create 1,000 memes and Brad Calipari pinched Tai Wynyard’s nipple…all moments that bind us as fans. The SEC is a basketball wasteland and one would think the league would thank its lucky stars that UK and the BBN still throw a life preserver to its mediocrity. Without Kentucky, the SEC is the Atlantic 10 (or worse) and without the BBN, the overall average crowd attendance of league games would likely barely hover above that of your favorite 14th Region High School game. Thankfully for the SEC, Kentucky and more importantly the Big Blue Nation, exist to break the ubiquitous depression of SEC Basketball with actual excitement and top-level play. 500 Vanderbilt or the most egregiously horrendous officiating of my lifetime, SEC Basketball has been a royal train wreck all season long. Whether it is the painful non-conference losses, the alleged 2nd best team in the league taking a home loss to below. This year may be the worst year for the conference basketball-wise in history and every night seems to produce some result just a bit more embarrassing than the one before. Besides our beloved Kentucky Wildcats, it is beyond clear by now that SEC Basketball sucks. ![]()
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