The Official 12 Pac football thread

[SeattleUte]

Let's reture the anticipation thread. We're in.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Meet your new overlords
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[FMCoug]

Let's reture the anticipation thread. We're in.

You should have called it the Pac-12 afterglow / smoke a cigarette thread

[Moliere]

Let's reture the anticipation thread. We're in.

I thought you guys weren't in until July? Oh yeah, your basketball season is in the tank.....nevermind....carry on....

[LA Coug]

Was wondering if anyone had good info on how much of the increased tv revenue for the conference is due to Utah/Colorado additions and how much is simply inflation in the prices of sports content.

I appreciate that at least some of the increase must be due to the additions of UT/CU, but I reject as absurd the notion that the entire increase is due to the addition of two teams. Have also had some good debates about where to place the value of the championship game. I don't think you can ascribe all that value specifically to the new teams. I think the champ. game would have roughly the same value if the additions had been SDSU and Boise instead of Utah and Colorado.

[SeattleUte]

Was wondering if anyone had good info on how much of the increased tv revenue for the conference is due to Utah/Colorado additions and how much is simply inflation in the prices of sports content.

I appreciate that at least some of the increase must be due to the additions of UT/CU, but I reject as absurd the notion that the entire increase is due to the addition of two teams. Have also had some good debates about where to place the value of the championship game. I don't think you can ascribe all that value specifically to the new teams. I think the champ. game would have roughly the same value if the additions had been SDSU and Boise instead of Utah and Colorado.

Part of the increase must be due to the fact that a new contract is being negotiatiated, the Pac has leverage, maybe it's a seller's market. I agree with you, there is a lot going on here, and the contract is being re-negotiated.

[Portland Ute]

Was wondering if anyone had good info on how much of the increased tv revenue for the conference is due to Utah/Colorado additions and how much is simply inflation in the prices of sports content.

I appreciate that at least some of the increase must be due to the additions of UT/CU, but I reject as absurd the notion that the entire increase is due to the addition of two teams. Have also had some good debates about where to place the value of the championship game. I don't think you can ascribe all that value specifically to the new teams. I think the champ. game would have roughly the same value if the additions had been SDSU and Boise instead of Utah and Colorado.

And, yet, they didn't add Boise and SDSU. Or BYU for that matter. Did they?

[LA Ute]

Nice interview with Kyle on Ted Miller's blog today:

[ame="http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post?id"]College Football Nation Blog - ESPN[/ame] =39616

When he reached out to a prospect, [Whittingham] could promise more than he could in the past, starting with an affiliation with an automatic-qualifying conference. That's the bright lights, big city of college football. "Son," Whittingham can now ask a young, West Coast hot shot, "would you like to one day play in the Rose Bowl?"

A recruit in Southern California who thinks Salt Lake City is somewhere near Narnia? No problem: "Son, Utah is in the Pac-12 South Division with USC, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado. You'll get plenty of sunshine during the season and you'll come home for a game every year and get to see your mommy."

You cannot underestimate what a game-changer that can be in recruiting. Said Whittingham, "Without a doubt we were able to get in on several players that we would have had no chance of getting in on without the affiliation with the Pac-12."

[SeattleUte]

Nice interview with Kyle on Ted Miller's blog today:

College Football Nation Blog - ESPN =39616

Utah is now a top flight sports school.

(Don't forget. Please see to it Dr. Hill gets my baskeball coach short list. Tell him I want him to spare nothing to go as high as he can on the list.)

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

"Son," Whittingham can now ask a young, West Coast hot shot, "would you like to one day play in the Rose Bowl?"

So Whit is promising a Rose Bowl within 4 years. Noted.

[LA Ute]

So Whit is promising a Rose Bowl within 4 years. Noted.

That's what Ted Miller wrote could happen. Triplet says Ted Miller is a good writer. I think you should pay attention to Ted.

[Green Monstah]

Utah is now a top flight sports school.

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You are a near-top flight football and top-flight gymnastics school.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

That's what Ted Miller wrote could happen. Triplet says Ted Miller is a good writer. I think you should pay attention to Ted.

Triplet was mocking Ted Miller just 18 months ago, if you are going to pay attention pay attention to everything!

[LA Ute]

Triplet was mocking Ted Miller just 18 months ago, if you are going to pay attention pay attention to everything!

Pay attention to Triplet?

[TripletDaddy]

Triplet was mocking Ted Miller just 18 months ago, if you are going to pay attention pay attention to everything!

It would be something if Utah could win a Rose Bowl in 4 years given that Oregon hasn't won one in almost 100 years.