Kentucky’s loss to Kansas State was extremely disappointing for UK fans and supporters. It was also a very difficult loss for CBS Sports.
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus admitted that Kentucky’s loss was very negative for his company.
Here are details from SEC Country:
Kentucky losing to Kansas State in the Sweet 16 on Thursday was bad for Big Blue Nation. Unsurprisingly, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus admitted that Kentucky’s loss also was a negative development for the NCAA Tournament’s television partners.
On Friday, McManus explained that Kansas State advancing to play Loyola-Chicago on Saturday in the South Region final in Atlanta “was not good for us and not good for TBS at all,” as said in an appearance with SiriusXM’s Chris Russo.