The Pac-12 participation thread.

[Donuthole]

I'm lost over the hate for Cincy and K-State.

???

[LA Ute]

Weird criteria. I'm trying to figure out what an an auto-bid to a BCS game has to do with amount spent per win. I'm also trying to figure out when all schools outside the Big 6 conference became ineligible for an auto-bid.

Also, anytime a list is topped by K-State and Cincinnati, you know you want to be a part of that.

It looks like one of those articles journalists write when they can't think of anything substantial to write about, so they go off on a weird tangent. I just thought it was an interesting take.

[Scorcho]

Hmmm, I wonder what excuse Dr. Hill will come up with next.

I assume that Hill already knew that the Big 10/PAC-12 Deal was dead, since it came out the day after Hill's media gathering/rivalry announcement.

I don't know if this changes anything?

[OrangeUte]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765589905/Self-interest-at-heart-of-Utahs-decision-on-rivalry-with-BYU.html

A well-reasoned article by Dick Harmon on the hiatus of the rivalry.

[TripletDaddy]

Come on, Larry Scott. tick tock tick tock. This network launch will be a failure if you don't secure a distribution deal with the two largest satellite providers in the country.

Has anyone read/heard any updates on this? I don't like all of this silence.

[The_Douger]

I can't imagine this happening.

I can when the teams on your deal are teams like Wyoming and New Mexico, but USC, UCLA, and Oregon? Makes no sense.

[TripletDaddy]

I can't imagine this happening.

I can when the teams on your deal are teams like Wyoming and New Mexico, but USC, UCLA, and Oregon? Makes no sense.

It makes sense when you have to buy 7 channels to get access to the football games. And UCLA is not a huge ratings draw especially since they are awful.

[The_Douger]

It makes sense when you have to buy 7 channels to get access to the football games. And UCLA is not a huge ratings draw especially since they are awful.

I'm just using them as a big name. I know they suck.

People wouldn't buy 7 channels would they? I would think the Utah fans would just buy the UU/CU channel and call it good.

Ideally a channel like the mtn would be good to show games all day and ESPN for weeknights and stuff, but I haven't read the ins and outs of their deal.

I think regional channels seems pretty lame. I'd just want one channel to watch most of it.

[TripletDaddy]

I'm just using them as a big name. I know they suck.

People wouldn't buy 7 channels would they? I would think the Utah fans would just buy the UU/CU channel and call it good.

Ideally a channel like the mtn would be good to show games all day and ESPN for weeknights and stuff, but I haven't read the ins and outs of their deal.

I think regional channels seems pretty lame. I'd just want one channel to watch most of it.

im talking about DirecTV and Dish. that is a lot of spectrum to dedicate to one network. I think that is the concern.

Although I agree with you about buying a bunch of channels to have access to football games as well as Kal/Colorado mens tennis or Arizona State/Washington State womens diving.

[U-Ute]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...-with-BYU.html

A well-reasoned article by Dick Harmon on the hiatus of the rivalry.

You're right.

What happened to him?

[U-Ute]

Come on, Larry Scott. tick tock tick tock. This network launch will be a failure if you don't secure a distribution deal with the two largest satellite providers in the country.

Has anyone read/heard any updates on this? I don't like all of this silence.

Some big-wig USC or Stanford grad will pull the lever at the last moment and make it happen.

At least, that's what I keep telling myself. *pray*

[TripletDaddy]

PAC announces TV deal!.....with National Cable Television Cooperative.

http://www.pac-12.org/SPORTS/Baseball/News/tabid/1448/Article/158616/Pac-12-Enterprises-NCTC-Reach-TV-Agreement.aspx

Any word on Dish or DirecTV?

[TripletDaddy]

Taken at PAC media days today.



Pretty cool, Utes. That is a pretty nice fraternity.

[U-Ute]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2012/07/24/pac-12-football-news-notes-links-and-commissioner-larry-scott-on-directv-and-other-topics/#more-25790

UNIVERSAL CITY– Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Tuesday that he is optimistic that the conference’s fledgling television networks will sign a carriage agreement with DirecTV prior to the football season.

DirecTV has approximately 18 million subscribers nationally.

The guys on 1280 this morning quoted Wilner as saying that DirecTV will be done.

No word on Dish.

[TripletDaddy]

Nice job, Amazing Larry!