The PAC 10 expansion groundswell

[Omaha 680]

Recall that the Utah president was influential in rejecting the media offer that came before the new B12 deal and insisting on a $50M deal. Then of course there is the behavior of the fans as typified by our very own SU.

Indeed. Utah deserved to be left in the wilderness to wither and die. Then they got a lifeboat that they don't appreciate.

[myboynoah]

I'm saying Oregon State and Washington State got unjustly screwed and Utah ended up with more than they deserve.

I liked how you included uofutah in that "except" list. Made sense.

[beefytee]

Looks like the PAC-12 finally got their TV contract.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/the-cw-network-adds-pac-12-football-games-to-growing-sports-roster/ar-BB1mnNR9

[Jeff Lebowski]

Looks like the PAC-12 finally got their TV contract.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...er/ar-BB1mnNR9

That wild that they are going ahead with two teams.

[Applejack]

Looks like the PAC-12 finally got their TV contract.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...er/ar-BB1mnNR9

The rumors about pac12 games sandwiched between Sabrina the Teenage Witch reruns was true?!?!?!?!

To not be a part of the CW broadcasts will make being in the BIGXII a slap in the face!

[falafel]

That wild that they are going ahead with two teams.

Some real enthusiasm from the Pac 12 commish!

"We are thrilled to announce this national partnership with The CW," said Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould. "Oregon State and Washington State football student-athletes deserve this elite stage as they continue competing for the College Football Playoff, and Beaver and Cougar fans have a great opportunity to enjoy their teams' successes."

[The_Tick]

YouTubeTV where I live does not carry the CW. Going to be missing out.

[Uncle Ted]

YouTubeTV where I live does not carry the CW. Going to be missing out.

But maybe CW will be on gas station cable!

[USUC]

What a bookend

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[Omaha 680]

You are groveling in ant shit. And believing what you want to believe, as is your wont.

Looks like the Big 12 deal's present value is $30 million a year per team, at most. Six year term. Assuming worst case scenario for the Pac 12, what's the delta between what it will get and the Big 12? 10%? 20%? It doesnt' matter. But probably not near that. Like AJ says, the present is just stop gap, everything is fluid. The Pac 12 teams are not thinking about a million or two more this year or next. That's nothing. They're interested in the benefit to their brands of being associated with west coast elites or (as far as the west coast elites are concerned, with one another), they are posturing for further consolidation (as to which Big 12 membership would provide no advantage), and they are factoring in the expanded tournament and the best way to access it.

If things are as dire for the Pac 12 as the desperate Big 12 loyalists propagandize (Conzano has a column today that says it's more disinformation), it should really be obvious that no Pac 12 team would be interested in the Big 12 even if our country were hit by an atom bomb and the B1 and SEC were vaporaized. I know it hurts to not be wanted, but face the facts. Jeez. It should be plain as the nose on your face that whatever is the best deal the Pac can make, its teams are simply not interested in joining S-Town, er, I mean the Big 12.

SU I believe this was your last substantive post in this very noteworthy thread started by you. Over a year has passed. Please come back and claim your swish!

[Jeff Lebowski]

Haha. That is golden.

I miss SU.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Turn out the lights, folks.

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[Omaha 680]

My only regret is we can only bury the conference once.

[Moliere]

Good riddance.

[LiveCoug]

Still boggles my mind that they went from taking Utah to death of the conference in less than a decade in a half.

Utah: please don't destroy the B12. thanks.