Rufus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppwA6co1oAg "I would not want to be part of the PAC12. The future is bleak." per Paul Finebaum. He isn't too hot on the ACC either.

Hmmm…if you are going to change my profile picture to a Big Ten logo, at least make it green and yellow.

I have never understood why the PAC needs a media rights deal before adding SDSU. USC and UCLA joined the B1G before they had a media rights deal. BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and UCF joined the Big 12 before they had a media rights deal.

Mountain West is playing hardball with SDSU. Meanwhile, the PAC-12 let USC and UCLA keep their beach volleyball teams in the PAC-12 as affiliate members since the B1G doesn’t sponsor the sport. No backbone. Maybe the Mountain West Commissioner should be hired by the PAC-12?

Last time we ever see USC in Eugene. Unless we get our golden ticket.

SDSU botched this BIG TIME. They will be a perfect addition to the PAC-12….if they even get an invite at this point?

USC and UCLA can cut down on travel in non-conference games. In most sports, they can complete a non-conference schedule without leaving the State of California. Rather than traveling across the country for non-conference games, they will do so for conference games. I’m sure the B1G is working to make the travel aspect as efficient as possible. Get the kinks worked out in 2024 and 2025 and then finish off their westward expansion. Acclimate those schools to the conference and then raid the ACC. This is the end game. The only wildcard is Notre Dame.

No idea who Jim Williams is, but this will be devastating if true........... Pac-12 media rights: Is the conference network going direct-to-consumer (D2C)? Latest update and rumors surrounding the deal and expansion news WWW.SPORTSKEEDA.COM After months of continuous negotiation for the new Pac-12 media rights deal, it looks like the conference won’t strike an agreement...

Something that I’m worried about is that the PAC 12 media rights contract is being compared to how favorable or unfavorable it will be in relationship to the Big 12….not the SEC or B1G. If the stars align perfectly, we make a little bit more than the Big 12. That seems to be our ceiling and it’s a big *IF* as it is. While we wait on pins and needles for our media rights contract, USC is already spending its B1G money on facility upgrades. Lincoln Riley calls USC plans for facility upgrades 'an absolute game changer' WWW.LATIMES.COM USC President Carol Folt revealed plans for a new football performance center in addition to a new stadium for women's...

Jon, there is more truth in your conspiracy theory than I would like to admit.

I don't like how any of this is playing out. Here is my new conspiracy theory: There is a strategic reason this is dragging out. GK doesn't want B12 celebrating CO/AZ additions at B12 Media Days (Jul 12th), and/or the press asking questions about why CO/AZ left at Pac12 Media Days (Jul 21st). Pac 12 will get the "Hard Contract" on Monday, July 24th.

Hmm…something is going on with that media rights contract if SDSU isn’t receiving an invite. If this report is actually true. Not sure why SDSU would subject themselves to a higher exit fee if they are leaving. Again, if this is true. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10081288-report-sdsu-plans-to-remain-in-mountain-west-amid-pac-12-move-rumors

I hope the PAC-12 deal is at least close to the Big 12 deal. Nothing to get excited about, but at least enough to stay viable for a few years until we can hopefully find a better landing spot.

“The MW is going to toss out SDSU and its 2nd finish in the latest CBB tournament. And do what, replace SDSU with UC Santa Cruz? The Banana Slugs would be a great get for the MW, right?” The PAC-12 replacing USC and UCLA with SDSU and SMU is like the MW replacing SDSU with UC Santa Cruz. Today is the one year anniversary of the B1G announcement.

Almost made it to the CWS. Hopefully next year we are in Omaha. Definitely trending in the right direction!

Jon, I did not attend any B1G schools. I just see the writing on the wall and anyone not in the B1G or SEC will be at a huge disadvantage going forward.

Peacock is only exclusively streaming 8 games per year, including non-conference games. That doesn’t even amount to one game per week and there will be 16 games played per week during non-conference weeks and 8 games played per week during conference play. The Peacock portion will only impact a select number of B1G schools for one game total in all likelihood. Even if Oregon is invited at a reduced share, it will only be for a limited time. Original agreements with Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers were 7 year reduced share agreements. Maryland and Rutgers had years added on only because they took out loans from the B1G in the early years and are now repaying those loans. Also, Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers were still payed more money at the reduced share rate than they would have made in their previous conferences. Maryland has always earned more than Rutgers even though they joined at the same time because the ACC paid Maryland more than the Big East paid Rutgers at the time they were admitted to the conference. Schools aren’t at the reduced rate forever, it’s temporary. Regarding the playoffs, current rules are only in effect for 12 teams and 6 highest ranked conference champions in 2024 and 2025. Everything after that is up in the air. Nothing is guaranteed after 2025. If things are better because of playoff access for lack of competition in the PAC-12, why aren’t USC and UCLA clamoring to return to the PAC-12? Why aren’t Texas and Oklahoma clamoring to return to the Big 12? Cincinnati, Houston and UCF can more easily be a top 6 conference champion in the American, why aren’t they clamoring to return?

Great article. One thing though - the B1G media deal is backloaded. It increases year over year. Year 1 does not include the LA schools. Year 1 also does not include a full payout from CBS because it still has 1 year left on the SEC contract and will only air minimal B1G games the first year. Year 1 will see the B1G make around $60 million per year. It’s years 3, 4, 5 where the numbers skyrocket. When the B1G and SEC renew their contracts next time, the gap will further widen. I 100% agree that UCLA is a case study for media revenue generation, just remember that in their first year in the B1G, revenues will be less than the following year, which will be less than the year after that due to the backloaded nature of the B1G media rights deal. These gaps will continue to widen between the B1G/SEC and everyone else. Another case study to watch out for - media coverage. USC and UCLA are likely going to receive more nationwide media coverage in the B1G than ever before. That will only help their recruiting going forward. The PAC 12 will be stuck on Apple TV and if we are lucky late night ESPN when half the nation is in bed. For those hyping B1G games airing on Peacock, only 8 total games for the entire season (including non-conference) will air exclusively on Peacock. There is no way the PAC will only have 8 games exclusively streamed. It’s likely to be the majority of games. So part of this case study should include media coverage and how that impacts CFP rankings and recruiting going forward. Think how high our ratings would be under the B1G media contract. All of the nationwide media coverage and the best time slots available for the major games. Big Ten Lands Historic Media Rights Deal; More Expansion Ahead? WWW.ACTIONNETWORK.COM Read on for Brett McMurphy's report about the Big Ten Conference's new historic media rights deal and potential...

Anyone outside of the B1G and SEC will be at a huge disadvantage. Either conference is acceptable, but the B1G is the more likely landing spot for the Ducks. Whatever this PAC 12 deal ends up being is simply putting lipstick on a pig. The sooner we are out of the conference, the better. We might have to stick around for one more media contract, but Oregon is too valuable to not be wanted by the B1G long term. Oregon has the 7th largest fan base in the nation and the largest fan base west of Texas. Larger than USC. If the B1G wants to make a splash on the west coast outside of LA, Oregon is a must have. Oregon is a growing state with Portland being the 25th largest market in the nation. Oregon is AAU. That has to be worth something.

Former Maryland AD Kevin Anderson goes behind the scenes of directing the school's ACC-to-Big Ten move 247SPORTS.COM Former Maryland AD Kevin Anderson went in-depth on why and how the school moved from the ACC to the Big... Really interesting article from former Maryland AD Kevin Anderson on the Terps move from the ACC to the B1G. Except for the part on his thoughts on Oregon and future B1G expansion. Here’s hoping he’s wrong on this…. -> ON WHETHER THE BIG TEN IS DONE EXPANDING "I think so and one of the reasons why is the media partners aren't going to put any more money in the pot. So I know that the athletic directors and the presidents in the Big Ten and the SEC aren't willing to give up a piece of their share to bring somebody else in, unless ESPN or Fox, CBS, NBC come and say, 'OK, you could bring these people in and we'll give you some more money.' But the other thing is that, and this is just a speculation on my part ... You have an Oregon with one of the richest alumni in that in the world [Nike founder Phil Knight] who has an unbelievable company that promotes and works alongside intercollegiate athletics. And they couldn't get any traction in moving someplace. So that tells you something, right? It also tells you that you look at, this is all driven with the media markets." <-

R & D: Here are the top 30 spenders in higher ed UNIVERSITYBUSINESS.COM Innovation is alive and well on campus as research and development on campus see increasing investment... From an academic perspective, here are the top 30 R&D universities. 4 PAC 12 schools made the cut, but two are leaving for the B1G. This list might provide clues on who the B1G will target in expansion. 5. Washington 6. UCLA 9. Stanford 28. USC

Big Ten Lands Historic Media Rights Deal; More Expansion Ahead? WWW.ACTIONNETWORK.COM Read on for Brett McMurphy's report about the Big Ten Conference's new historic media rights deal and potential... The Big Ten’s new media rights agreements are backloaded in part because CBS is limited on how many Big Ten games it can show in 2023, the final year of its SEC contract. In 2023-24, the league’s schools will receive the same conference distribution as they did in 2022-23 (nearly $60 million per school). The league’s payouts will increase slightly in Year 2 (2024-25) before drastically increasing the final five years of the deal from 2025-30, growing to about $100 million per school, including revenue from the College Football Playoff, bowl games and the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

The B1G contract is back loaded. What is $60 million this year, increases the next and so on. In fact, USC and UCLA join in year 2 of the media deal, so there is a decent bump in payout just between years 1 and 2. it will still be around $100 million per school per year by the end of the contract.

USC released photos of recruits in their Trojan jerseys with the B1G patch on them. That B1G patch would look awesome in green and yellow! USC Football: Trojans give first look at new Big Ten jersey patch FTW.USATODAY.COM This is going to be weird.

I don’t see the PAC collapsing in the sense it is no longer a conference. I do see it collapsing in the sense that it will become a hodge podge conference of unwanted PAC teams, Mountain West teams, and American Athletic Conference teams.