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New NCAA president Baker, in an interview with the Athletic, admitted that he has no concrete ideas as to how to control NIL. (BTW, Baker is not relocating to NCAA HQ in Indianapolis.) He wants 'full NIL disclosure' but has no regulatory plan because of the litigation concerns. I have no idea what happened to the Transition Committee co-chaired by the SEC's Greg Sankey. Most pundits believed that the committee would recommend that the P5 and G5 regulate CFB and CBB on their own. So far nothing. This means the NCAA is still the regulating body for over 1100 schools from P5 down to D3. Impossible to align the athletic goals of D3 institutions with Ohio State and the other big P5 programs. I see NIL being unregulated until there is a representative body of athletes with which to negotiate. However, who or what will be doing the negotiating for 'management?'

This is more than a trend IMO. I expect that the 'big boys' in all conferences will soon want a bigger piece of the media pie.

Very good take Darren in response to David's very good take. Thank you both. I think in a very short time that switching from one streaming app to another will be far easier. The streaming sites want to protect their turf but more importantly want new subscribers. I believe it is this desire that will foster making viewing easier and lifting all streaming boats.

Totally agree with this POV Charles. $500K to become a member of Division Street so I will be remaining on the outside looking in.

Absolutely agree and that's why I believe that realistic potential partners are disclosed to the media prior to a deal being finalised. I'm certain that this was the case with ESPN in regard to OK/TX and FOX with SC/UCLA. I believe the networks had a great deal of influence in engineering both transactions.

LOVE THIS COMMENT! Is GK savvy enough in the college sports arena to negotiate the best deal? Are school presidents business people? Heck no. I know that GK has a consultant working with him; I sure wish that former B1G commissioner Jim Delaney, now a consultant, was helping out. I also think it would be prudent for GK to first run the new deal by Oregon and Phil Knight and UW and its equivalent of Phil Knight. These two schools are now the cornerstone of the conference and need to be fully committed to whatever the new deal might be. If this means a bigger slice of the pie for Oregon than for Washington State so be it. If a plan for disparate revenue shares had been in place perhaps USC would still be in the conference. I wonder how long SC, Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State are going to be happy getting the same share as Northwestern?

In a way, I think the conference showed its hand with the (dreaded?) we are all-in and no one is leaving statement? Hopefully this declaration holds up.

However, the media folks buying inventory have to know which schools and their respective location is in the mix, no? If Houston for example was 'a silent partner' I think GK and the media provider(s) would want to know that the Houston media market was in the mix.

Thanks, Darren. As always the proof will be in the pudding. GK was dealt a bad hand let's see what he will do with it.

Charles, please good Sir if at all possible attend the Ducks/Trojans game and honor us with a blow-by-blow in-person description of the game. I expect this will be Autzen at its craziest and loudest. As noted earlier the manner in which any number of SC fans are trolling the Pac-10 is obnoxious and intolerable.

The ACC media deal is terrible! I do not see it holding up through its end date of 2036? I believe these are coordinated shots by 2 of the ACC's power programs across the ACC bow as these 2 schools would be welcome by the SEC (over the objections of Florida and South Carolina) at any time they are available. I think we will see more of 'this?' How long will Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and yes, USC, be happy with getting the same cut as Rutgers and Northwestern?

UTSA won the CUSA title which put UTSA in a position to move up to the AAC. UTSA lost its bowl game to Sun Belt champion Troy but it was a heck of a game.

Great take cartm25. If your assistant coaches are not in play what does that say about the quality of said coaches? Good point about G5 vs P5 experience but Stein excelled with lower-ranked players and I am looking forward to seeing what he can do with a blue-chip roster. Fortunately, spring ball is 'right around the corner.'

Great take Charles, thank you. Academics-wise it is not a fit but media market wise (and today IMO $ has to trump academic considerations for the Pac-10) UTSA, defending CUSA champ and moving on up to the AAC should be seriously considered as a travel partner if SMU joins the conference. Houston would be preferable or perhaps Tulane, defending AAC champion, but supposedly Houston has been locked up by the B12 and I have not seen Tulane mentioned very much as a Pac-10 expansion candidate. San Antonio is a big, big market and does not have a good number of pro franchises as do Dallas and Houston. The Alamodome is a very good football game facility. Sorry to go slightly OT. Returning to Charles' terrific article it looks like this is another very good coaching hire by Coach Lanning that has already yielded positive results with Oregon being able to poach a 4* QB 'committed' to Baylor.

Of course. San Diego State and SMU for sure. Possibly UNLV. Not so much Fresno. Houston, if available, to pair with SMU. The B12 Commissioner says all B12 schools have signed on to the new media deal but no official statement has been issued.

Thank you for the post. I do not see how travel would work for any sport other than football. Does this make sense even if it could work with the football playoff field expanding and the basketball tourney field expected to expand? Why would ESPN which owns the ACC media rights through 2036 and owns and operates the ACC Network agree to pay more for the ACC inventory ESPN already owns and for the Pac-10 inventory which it likely will acquire without having to pay more than it did for B12 rights? Without ESPN agreeing to rip up the contract with the ACC this merger appears not to be financially viable until 2037. And Disney with its market cap down 17% is not encouraging ESPN to overpay for media rights.

All is not smooth in the ACC. FSU's AD has come forth and asked for a bigger revenue cut than other ACC teams. The AD notes that without a disparate revenue share FSU will not be able to compete against the SEC and the B1G for championships. IMO the ACC media deal scheduled to run through 2036 is not going to survive until 2036.

Thanks, Happy. John Canzano has a good update on possibilities for possible Pac-10 expansion on his website that is up today. Both John and Jon have done a great job of not chasing after every media deal rumor and the rumored demise of the conference.

HUZZAH!

Yes, just like the number of signees affects recruiting rankings. So being #1 in the portal could simply indicate a number of marginal players on the current roster and an effort to 'clean house?' Certainly the case with both CU and ASU.

The answer is Four?

Ion is available on my Dish list of channels but in SD and not HD.

Oregon's roster is right up there with the college football 'Big Boys.' Oregon Football: Ducks’ roster among most talented in UO history DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM There is no shortage of talent on Oregon’s roster this year. 25 of the top-100 rated recruits in UO history are on the 2023 roster.

This is from Matt Hayes whose articles usually appear on Saturday's Down South; this article appeared today Saturdays Out West. Hayes: Sources convinced Big Ten isn’t finished raiding the Pac-12 SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM 'If anyone thinks the Big Ten isn't coming back for more, they're not following along,' a source told our Matt Hayes. Bottom line: The Pac-12 is in trouble as a Power 5 league.

Does it seem to be taking eons to get this deal done? But I'm with Charles. Keep the powder dry until we see what the ultimate and not the rumored deal is.