The Pac-12 participation thread.

[TripletDaddy]

I love seeing Camelback from ASU.

It is definitely a beautiful sight

[Surfah]

It is definitely a beautiful sight

The handrails are awesome. That looks like a treacherous hike.

[Donuthole]

It is definitely a beautiful sight

They stole Alvin's A!

[LA Ute]

Larry Scott's talking to players about what to do with the football post-season. Seems a bit like a gimmick, but a nice touch anyway.

[OrangeUte]

Larry Scott's talking to players about what to do with the football post-season. Seems a bit like a gimmick, but a nice touch anyway.

it is good to see that the student athletes are at least being given a voice in the process since this has a greater impact on their lives than anyone else.

[OrangeUte]

Sun Devil Stadium is decreasing seating capacity and getting a roof.

http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/04/0...52&feedID=3609

i thought the stadium was fine inside (2005 Fiesta Bowl is the only experienece I have), but definitely not the most beautiful of locations.

[OrangeUte]

http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=general&catid=57377310&feed_id=999&videofeed=999

"The conference still needs to negotiate deals with Charter Cable, DirecTV, Dish Network Corp., AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., among other companies. Talks have started but no agreements have been reached as of yet."

FYI on distribution as of a few months ago. I haven't found anything in tv deals more recent than this.

[USUC]

Really? Some big balls by the PAC/B1G

the “Four Teams Plus” plan calls for the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions to always play in the Rose Bowl. The other two games in the playoff format would be filled by the four other highest-ranked teams. The two teams playing for the championship would then be selected after those three games were played.

In other words, the Big Ten and Pac-12 would get their own little play-in game for the sake of keeping the Rose Bowl involved every year.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/60700/pro-rose-bowl-plan-not-slives-favorite

I think Chris Low sums it up nicely

If you ask me, it sounds a lot like a bunch of Little League dads getting together and trying to rig a tournament where their team gets in the easiest bracket with just enough byes to get to the championship game even though they’re about the third or fourth best team in the field.

[Scorcho]

update on Cal's Memorial Stadium Renovations

Until now, the years-old effort to renovate the school's football stadium, which sits on an earthquake fault line, never raised many alarms. Although its $321 million price tag would make it one of the most expensive renovations in college sports history, the university said the project would be funded privately, largely through long-term seat sales and naming rights.

But three years into the fund-raising effort, a projected $270 million from the sale of seats has failed to materialize. At the end of December, the school had collected only $31 million in the first three years of the sale. Now it has become clear that the university will have to borrow the vast majority of the money.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...257041598.html

[LA Ute]

update on Cal's Memorial Stadium Renovations

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...257041598.html

Wow. Looks like a mess.

[LA Ute]

Here's the U's fund-raising video, part of the kick-off of the new development campaign that starts tomorrow:

[ame="http://vimeo.com/40701097"]Invest in Excellence - The Campaign for Utah Athletics on Vimeo[/ame]


As most such things go, it's hyperbolic here and there, but fun for Ute fans to watch.

[Portland Ute]

Here's the U's fund-raising video, part of the kick-off of the new development campaign that starts tomorrow:

Invest in Excellence - The Campaign for Utah Athletics on Vimeo


As most such things go, it's hyperbolic here and there, but fun for Ute fans to watch.

I'm not blown away by the video, although I'm glad the message is there that the stakes are higher and the challenge greater in the PAC12 and the competition all has a head start on us.

Mostly, however, I miss hearing a distinctive "voice of the Utes." Marcroft, before he went on-air senile, had a distinctive, classic voice and delivery. I wish we could find someone like him again.

[TripletDaddy]

Is Hermie the new Teflon Don of college football? After burning bridges and being fired at 25% of all PAC schools (Colorado, Washington, UCLA), how is Neuheisel rewarded? The PAC hires him as part of their broadcasting team and pays him $300,000 a year.

That guy knows how to land on his feet!

[Scorcho]

Is Hermie the new Teflon Don of college football? After burning bridges and being fired at 25% of all PAC schools (Colorado, Washington, UCLA), how is Neuheisel rewarded? The PAC hires him as part of their broadcasting team and pays him $300,000 a year.

That guy knows how to land on his feet!

$300K and probably President of the office's NCAA Tournament Pool.

[Pelado]

Is Hermie the new Teflon Don of college football? After burning bridges and being fired at 25% of all PAC schools (Colorado, Washington, UCLA), how is Neuheisel rewarded? The PAC hires him as part of their broadcasting team and pays him $300,000 a year.

That guy knows how to land on his feet!

Was he fired from Colorado? I thought he left on his own before sanctions hit.