NCAA and CFA Television Contracts

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to the NCAA's television regulations and the formation of the CFA.

NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association, an organization that regulates college athletics.

Restricted television plan

A plan approved by the NCAA in 1951 to control televised college football games and combat declining attendance.

Walter Byers

The NCAA executive who played a key role in the implementation of the NCAA's television regulations.

College Football Association (CFA)

A group formed in the 1970s by major football schools to influence NCAA policies related to television.

Regionalization

The practice of broadcasting games between second-tier schools in only one or two television markets.

Sherman Antitrust Act

A federal statute that prohibits monopolistic business practices, which the NCAA was found in violation of.

Cartel

A formal agreement among competing firms to regulate prices and restrict competition.

Division 1-A

A classification of NCAA football with more stringent requirements for attendance and stadium capacity.

Television rights

The rights to broadcast college sports events, which were heavily regulated by the NCAA.

Prime-time games

Televised sports events that are broadcast during peak viewing times, typically in the evening.

CFA-only deal

A negotiation by the College Football Association for exclusive television rights that led to conflict with the NCAA.

Advertising rates

The amount paid for commercial time during television broadcasts, which significantly dropped after the NCAA's contract invalidation.

NCAA's television contracts

Agreements with networks for the broadcasting of college football games that were struck down by the Supreme Court in 1984.