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Decide for yourself if you think the Pac-12 has been wise to be quiet and guarded over the last six months. There’s some logic in it. Former Fox Sports Networks president Bob Thompson said earlier this week, “Give the Pac-12 credit; there haven’t been any leaks. They’ve kept things very tight.” That’s probably appreciated by the Pac-12’s negotiating partners. Beyond that, though, I think it’s been a misfire by the conference to allow so many other parties tell the conference’s story and muddy up the public conversation. “Imminent demise”? “Pac-12 teetering”? The conference presidents and chancellors don’t think so. Multiple athletic directors wave off the negativity as noise, too. And Kliavkoff hasn’t projected any of that, especially not on Thursday, or even Wednesday, when he sat in the same chair at the arena inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Still, that’s the narrative being peddled by the spin doctors and their puppets. It’s hurt the brand. It’s damaged public confidence. The Pac-12 needs something positive to talk about next week when the men’s basketball tournament starts. Not a brief statement of unity or administrators/executives speaking anonymously, but some bonafide news. There has been a tsunami-like build up on the media rights front over the last six months. Apple or Amazon? ESPN, too? Expansion? There’s been constant public discussion and daily anticipation. We’re all waiting for Christmas morning, but we keep waking up in March. I get it. The Pac-12’s strategy has remained consistent. It has refused to engage in the public misinformation battle, choosing instead to focus its energy on getting the best possible media rights deal done — we hope. It’s an intentional, philosophical decision. One that may be driven by the Pac-12’s CEO Group more than Kliavkoff’s team at headquarters. Fans in the Pac-12 need some news soon. Recruits want to know what’s going on. Coaches are restless and wondering, too. Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith told me this week that he knows the media rights negotiations are out of his control, but he’s tracking developments like the rest of us. Meanwhile boosters at SMU, San Diego State and some other places have watched and waited. We’re all sort of just… waiting. Canzano: Pac-12 waiting game enters March Madness WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM George Kliavkoff sat courtside in Las Vegas.

Oregon Linebacker Jestin Jacobs Tabbed a Top 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Jacobs transferred in from Iowa this offseason and is looking to bounce back from injury in a big way in 2023. https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/oregon-lb-jestin-jacobs-tabbed-a-top-2024-nfl-draft-prospect

The sports network has held conversations with major sports leagues and media partners about launching a feature on ESPN.com and its free ESPN app that will link users directly to where a live sporting event is streaming, according to people familiar with the matter. Disney’s ESPN wants to be the hub for all live sports streaming — even for its competition. The sports network has held conversations with major sports leagues and media partners about launching a feature on ESPN.com and its free ESPN app that will link users directly to where a live sporting event is streaming, according to people familiar with the matter. That could include national or global streaming services, such as Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video, or a regional sports service such as Sinclair’sBally Sports+ or Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s MSG+. ESPN wants to be the hub of all live sports streaming — even if it helps its competition WWW.CNBC.COM The idea aims to make ESPN the TV guide of live sports. The network has held talks with major leagues and media companies, sources said.

Oregon made a trip to Oklahoma to see Sims during the January contact period, and Sims plans on returning the favor with a trip to Eugene on April 21. "They came down here to see me before the dead period," he said. "I'm gonna get up there on April 21 and hit Oregon." No. 1 prospect in Oklahoma, four-star Xadavien Sims, discusses contenders OREGON.RIVALS.COM Oklahoma, Michigan State and TCU are just some of the top contenders for the Sooner State's No. 1 prospect.

Redshirt Review: Jalil Tucker We begin the series with cornerback Jalil Tucker. Redshirt Review: Jalil Tucker 247SPORTS.COM Redshirt Review: Devon Jackson

The 2024 recruiting cycle is starting to heat up, and the Oregon Ducks are at the center of the action, as per usual. With the recruiting dead period now behind us, we are expecting to see a number of visits from recruits to Eugene over the next several weeks as spring ball gets underway. We most recently got word that 5-star EDGE Dylan Stewart will be in town at the end of April, coming to Eugene for Oregon’s annual spring game. Oregon Recruiting: 5-star Dylan Stewart announces visit to Eugene DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM 5-star Dylan Stewart — the No. 1 overall player in 2024, per On3 — will be in Eugene for Oregon’s Spring game.

Will Stein see's this kid is special. Class of 2027 quarterback Trent Seaborn started as a varsity quarterback while still in middle school Trent Seaborn is only an eighth grader at Thompson Middle School (Alabama), but his high school football resume is already the stuff of legend. Last fall, the 6-foot, 178-pound signal-caller played up at the high school level, won the starting job on varsity and led Thompson High School to an Alabama class 7A state championship, throwing for 201 yards and five touchdowns in the title game. On Wednesday, the dynamic middle schooler picked up a scholarship offer from the Oregon Ducks — and immediately expressed both excitement about the rich quarterback tradition of the program and an eagerness to visit Eugene. kid https://news.scorebooklive.com/recruiting/2023/03/01/oregon-ducks-offer-alabama-8th-grade-quarterback-who-led-hs-team-to-7a-state-title

On Wednesday, it was reported that Oregon was hiring former UTSA safety Antonio Parks as an offensive analyst. The move was originally reported by On3.com's Justin Hopkins and later confirmed via The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. Reports: Oregon to hire former UTSA safety Antonio Parks as offensive analyst 247SPORTS.COM On Wednesday, it was reported that Oregon was hiring former UTSA safety Antonio Parks as an offensive analyst. The move was originally reported by On3.com's Justin

Dan Lanning's debut recruiting class factored in to some of Oregon's on field success in 2022. But while a handful of players carved out roles, the majority of the 17-player 2022 signing class did not. Of the 17 freshmen who enrolled last year, four appeared in enough games to avoid redshirt, led by offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr, who saw action in all 13 games. Oregon fans have become somewhat familiar with that foursome. The 13 redshirts who remain on the roster? Not so much. In this series, we'll do our best to bring you up to speed with them. Today, we begin the series with linebacker Devon Jackson. Redshirt Review: Devon Jackson 247SPORTS.COM Redshirt Review: Devon Jackson

Oregon hosting large group of recruits from Washington. The recruiting dead period for college football has been lifted and the Oregon Ducks will have a host of prospects out of the state of Washington on campus this weekend. Reggie Jones, the owner, and CEO of Heir Football Academy will be bringing prospects with him on an unofficial visit to Oregon (2024-2026 prospects). Oregon hosting large group of recruits from Washington this weekend 247SPORTS.COM The recruiting dead period for college football has been lifted and the Oregon Ducks will have a host of prospects out of the state of Washington on campus this weekend.

Oregon has used this week's focus to tighten up its weakpoints ahead of final homestand Oregon has used this week's focus to tighten up its weakpoints ahead of final homestand 247SPORTS.COM Shortly after emerging out of the locker room following his team's thrilling come-from-behind win at Oregon State on Saturday, Oregon head coach Dana Altman spoke of work

One of the more secretive recruitments in the transfer portal involves former USC wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. The 5-foot-11, 164-pounder announced his intent to transfer on January 9 and has yet to reveal many details about a future destination. Highly coveted WR Transfer @Gary_Bryant01 will visit Oregon in March according to @Scott_Schrader ahead of a decision by the end of the month. Visiting Oregon (3/16) and Texas A&M (3/24) before announcing transfer destination at the end of March. Ducks to Host Former USC WR Gary Bryant Jr. WWW.ON3.COM .

Which Pac-12 team is sending the most players to the 2023 NFL Combine? NFL Combine: Which Pac-12 is sending the most players to the combine? DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM As we roll forward to the start of spring football across the college football landscape, the NFL news cycle continues to churn this week in Indianapolis as the 2023 NFL Combine takes place...

Tuesdays with Gorney: 15 teams that could load up with top 2024 prospects. Oregon is amongst them. Tuesdays with Gorney: 15 teams that could load up with top 2024 prospects OREGON.RIVALS.COM Alabama and Georgia would both love to land five-star defensive lineman Eddrick Houston.

Up and coming potential RBs for the 2025 class. Five new four-star RBs unveiled for 2025 class OREGON.RIVALS.COM Deondrae Riden, one of five new four-star RBs, received an offer from Utah as an 8th-grader.

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Dylan Raiola is the top-ranked quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class and while his visit to Nebraska to see family and catch a basketball game made headlines over the weekend, one team people are sleeping on too much is Oregon football. However, according to what Raiola told Chad Simmons of On3.com, he’s not ready to decide anytime soon and it sounds like Oregon football will get a visit. Raiola told Simmons he will visit Georgia, and Nebraska and also that he “definitely” wants to visit Oregon. Don’t count out Oregon football The Ducks are a recruiting force on the West Coast, so it’s not surprising that a recruit from Arizona would consider them. Dan Lanning has also shown he’s ruthless on the trail and more than capable of winning a contested recruitment. After all, Oregon football did land Dante Moore before he re-opened things and went to UCLA. All Oregon football did was flip four-star Austin Novosad from Baylor on national signing day, so if the Ducks get Raiola up to Eugene, with the facilities and Nike, they will be a serious threat. Oregon Football isn’t out of it with Dylan Raiola SATURDAYBLITZ.COM When it comes to the recruitment of Dylan Raiola, one team people aren't talking enough about is Oregon football. Dylan Raiola is the top-ranked quarterb...

The Oregon Ducks have had a strong start to the 2024 recruiting cycle, with the No. 8 class already in the 247Sports national rankings. There’s a good chance that it’s going to get even better, with a recent ratings boost for one commit, and one primary target coming down the pipeline over the last week. According to the On3 rankings, Oregon OT Fox Crader received a nice boost in the national rankings. The 4-star prospect has moved up to No. 72 overall in the 2024 class, when he was previously ranked at No. 146, per On3. Per the 247Sports Composite rankings, Crader is listed as the No. 315 player in the nation. As for Justin Williams, a 4-star LB who is currently favored to land with the Ducks according to 247Sports’ Crystal Ball Predictions, a big jump in the rankings was seen as well. Williams is all the way up to No. 39 per On3’s rankings, where he previously sat at No. 103. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks commit and target receive big ratings bump DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon commit Fox Crader and primary Ducks LB target receive ratings boosts

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Thanks Darren for the article. As you pointed out, Pac-12 needs to be creative in order to survive. Hopefully expansion will help along with a good streaming/linear media package. Just to put things in perspective about Apple. Apple tops any company, including Amazon and ESPN/Disney, etc. Even if you combine Amazon, Meta and Alphabet, Apple is greater. Apple is 454 billion dollars larger than Amazon and 90% of entire countries. Don't have to read these below, but wanted to show the strength of Apple financials. One area, I'm sure, Apple wants to and needs to improve immensely is in the media market. The iPhone manufacturer's value leapt by one trillion dollars in just 16 months, even though global economy shanked. This is just my opinion, think about all those iPhones out there if Pac-12 is on the Apple TV app. Yes, Apple needs to improve in the media market shares. If they are pushing to gain ground in the TV market world, how long do you think it will take for them to get there? From what I can see maybe not long. Whether Apple is involved in negations or not, they have the financials to out-bid any competitor, if so chooses. At this point let's hope the Pac-12 will put together a decent media contract. I would prefer a short contract, no more than 5 years. Would also like to see incentives for schools who do make the playoffs, etc. They should get a greater share of the money. Maybe not get stuck in some enormous buyout if they choose to leave the conference. The reality is down the road, shake ups might happen again with conference realignments, but at this point no one knows what the future will hold. Apple Becomes 1st Company Worth $3 Trillion—Greater Than The GDP Of The UK WWW.FORBES.COM The iPhone manufacturer’s value leapt by $1 trillion in 16 months, even as the global economy shrank. Apple's market cap is $450 billion greater than 2nd-place Amazon, its widest spread yet - MarketWatch WWW.MARKETWATCH.COM Apple Inc.'s undefined valuation is now $454 billion larger than that of Amazon.com Inc. undefined, the next largest U.S. company by market cap. That makes... Apple, Amazon Wealthier than More than 90% of the World’s Countries | by Paul Dughi | Stronger Content | Medium MEDIUM.COM A new study by Clario Tech has analyzed which tech giants are wealthier than entire countries. Apple is now valued more than Alphabet, Amazon and Meta combined MARKETS.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Big Tech stocks have suffered after posting poor quarterly earnings, but Apple has outperformed after beating Wall Street targets.

Oregon State University’s president Jayathi Murthy joined me for a 1-on-1 discussion on Monday. We talked about her path to the presidency, her upbringing in India, and took a deep dive on the future of the Pac-12 Conference. Canzano: Oregon State president sounds off on Pac-12 WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM A conversation with OSU president Jayathi Murthy

Excited to announce two big additions to the staff Brian Michalowski will assist with Inside Linebackers, and Mike Cavanaugh will bring 30+ years of experience to the Offensive Line. Oregon officially announces hires for ILB and assistant OL coaches 247SPORTS.COM Oregon officially announced two hires to Dan Lanning's coaching staff on Monday afternoon, bringing in Brian Michalowski to coach inside linebackers and Mike Cavanaugh as an

Hi Haywarduck. This article that came out back in January by Erik Skopil stated the coming season will be 75% Dan Lannings added players. Hope this helps. Whenever a new head coach takes over a program, it's suggested that patience will be required before judging the hire until he builds a team of his guys. Not much patience is required these days. Thanks to the advent of the transfer portal and the elimination of signing class size restrictions, schools can retool rosters much quicker than in the past. Dan Lanning inherited a roster of mostly Mario Cristobal's guys with a mixture of Willie Taggart and even Mark Helfrich recruits sprinkled when he took over in late 2021. One year later and Lanning is in the process of turning over the majority of the roster. The Ducks have already signed 28 prep recruits and have commitments from six transfer portal players to boot. The additions seem far from over, as the Ducks remain real players for a handful of top unsigned high school players and are also pushing for more transfer additions too. Scholarship math is tough this time of year, but it seems likely that when all is said and done, and the 2023 roster is set in stone, that around 75 percent of that roster will be made up of players brought in by Lanning over what will be a 20-month span. Oregon's 2023 roster projects to be 75 percent Dan Lanning added players 247SPORTS.COM Oregon's 2023 roster projects to be 75 percent Dan Lanning added players

Stevie Hansen learning to shake things off, leads Oregon softball into critical weekend WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Hansen leads the No. 22 Ducks into their biggest nonconference weekend of the season.

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