How to help the NBC Sports Network?

It has come to my attention that the NBC Sports Network isnt doing well in the ratings. Now, not having the NHL did hurt NBCSN but considering that this NBC SPORTS NETWORK, you would think that just the name NBC would pull in some viewers. I mean on NBC Sunday Night Football, they do plug the NBC Sports Network with there shows "The Lights" and "The Dan Patrick Show" but nothing seems to be working. The ironic thing is that considering that how much people have turned off "SportsCenter" and how many dont like what "SportsCenter" has become you would think that the ratings for "The Lights" would be a little higher. Frankly, I would change the name of the show. "The Lights" really doesnt work for me. There not lights, there highlights. Its like if you want to tell somebody to watch ESPN, you wouldnt tell them to watch PN, you'd tell them ESPN. They have cancelled "NBC SportsTalk" do to lousy ratings and will replace it with a show hosted by Michelle Beadle and Dave Briggs called "The Crossover." It starts Jan. 28 at 6pm and hopefully it will be a rating success. They do have the NHL, College Basketball and College Football. I do wonder how the college football games do because they dont have the big conferences like ESPN or even FOX. Hopefully, the NHL and "The Crossover" will help NBCSN but if it doesnt, I do have a couple of ways to help them out.

1) Use the NBC Sports Vault. This too me is a no brainer. I would think that there are a lot of people who like the old days of NBC Sports with Curt Gowdy and Dick Enberg? How about the "NFL '84"?  Who wouldnt like to see the old days of the NBA on NBC or the MLB on NBC?  The  MLB Games of the Week on NBC were events at that time. And lets face it, who wouldnt want to see the NFL on NBC from its heyday? Use everything in the NBC Sports Vault. They could air Super Bowls, NBA Finals. What about a history of the NFL on NBC? There is a lot of history that they could uncover.  I mean I would think they would do the same rating as if they had live sports maybe even a little better.


2) Get the Sports Packages. Now they've lost the MLB package to FOX and ESPN and I dont think they could be able to get the NBA until 2022 or around there. I would really pay and even overpay for anything I could get my hands on. Problem is that I dont think anything is available right now. They did pick up soccer but I think that a niche sports, honestly. I guess they could get the Big East package although its probably getting less appealing by the day Maybe try to get a bowl game or two from ESPN. Obviously, not the BCS but maybe even some of the lesser bowls.

3)Bring Wrestling/MMA or both to NBCSN. I know that's a stretch and there might not be many fans of either sport out there but it couldnt hurt putting either wrestling/MMA or both on NBCSN. Even though I'm not a fan of MMA it does draw and there are a lot of fans. Pro Wrestling isn't drawing the ratings it did back in 1998 or 1999 but people do watch including yours truly. Pro Wrestling does draw and the WWE is already on USA Network and show 2 specials on NBC so I would think even though people might not respond to it, it would still do a decent rating.

4)Broadcast the niche Sport. What made ESPN have a cult like following when it first started was because they would broadcast sports that nobody ever televised or even heard of. How popular did Austrailian Rules Football become when it aired on ESPN? NBCSN should air some of that. Air some badminton or whatever niche sport has a cult like following. I dont know which sports do but I do some research on it.


So those are just a couple of ideas. Do you guys have any ideas as to help NBC Sports Network?