Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I know it has been placed in other threads, but there is some important priority information given in today's statement, and some BIG news concerning NIL in Congress that I was not aware of. Well worth the read.... Everything Commissioner George Kliavkoff said during Pac-12 Media Day regarding media rights and expansion 247SPORTS.COM A complete transcript of everything Commissioner George Kliavkoff said regarding media rights and expansion from Pac-12 Media Day. 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 2 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I think he handled the questions about it well enough. Nothing spectacular... But also nothing that is going to draw any controversy. It was pretty bland though informative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 3 Share Posted July 21, 2023 The part about NIL gives me encouragement about things going forward, and the heightened priority to STOP football players from being employees. George sees how it would destroy the majority of sports at ALL universities... Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 4 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Here is the video of George Kliavkoff from this morning... George Kliavkoff Press Conference | 2023 Pac-12 Football Media Day PAC-12.COM Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff opened 2023 Pac-12 Football Media Day on Friday, July 21 in Las Vegas... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 5 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph No. 6 Share Posted July 22, 2023 CBS Sports. Where have you gone Dennis Dodd, Pac fans turn a lonely eye for you. At least DD had the good sense to di-di on Pac media day. But this did not stop more pap drooling from the mouths and keyboards of CBS scribes. The Pac-12 is losing its 2 big brand names? How about losing 1 in football and 1 in basketball? UCLA has been a non-entity on the football field for over a decade as represented by the fans disguised as empty seats in the Rose Bowl. Hands down the most influential brand in the Pac along with SC is the OREGON BRAND. Based on the number of fans tuning into games this is not subject to debate. In 2022 Oregon finished ahead of SC in the total number of fans tuning into football games and the average number of fans tuning in to Pac football games. Justice delayed is not justice. Not so in regard to any kind of business transaction where delay often benefits the seller. Especially when negotiating in a market that is going through significant change. Let's take a deep breath and look at the Pac's P5 competitors. The ACC - Locked into a terrible deal through 2036. The B12 - Scurried to the marketplace and ended up with a 6-year deal that will likely be obsolete within 5 years. And B12 games will not all be carried on linear TV. A fair number of B12 games will be streamed on ESPN+. The B12's threat to take away the Pac 4 Corners schools is full of sound and fury with no money available to fund such expansion. ESPN/Fox are not shelling out for more B12 inventory and no 4 Corner school is going to agree to take a lesser media revenue cut than BYU. The B1G - It took a year for Fox to do a deal that elbows ESPN out of B1G coverage. In order to find the money to match the SEC's $70M a team per annum, Fox had to bring in CBS, kicked out of SEC coverage by ESPN, NBC/Peacock, and also had to lie, ethics be damned, in the process of stealing the LA schools from the Pac. Guess what, the deal will not yield $70M a year, it will yield $64M a year and it is not certain that even $64M will be realized. The LA schools bring in not less than $20M a year so what is the real value of the B1G, closer to $45M to $50M a season? The SEC - No surprise that the Power 1 conference did not have to negotiate all that hard to score its new media deal. Disney/ESPN came with boatloads of money for the SEC. ESPN is paying five times plus the @$50M a year CBS was paying for the SEC tier one broadcast rights. With all of the SEC presidents on board and aware of how success on the field raises all conference boats, the well-managed SEC, with terrific, business-oriented commissioners since the days of Roy Kramer, is scoring the ROI that it richly serves. The additions of Oklahoma and Texas are icing on an already perfectly baked cake. Could the Pac have done a better PR job in regard to the new media deal? Maybe. But blabbing when you have nothing to say, hello B12 and the B12's media sycophants, is more senseless than keeping your cards close to your vest. Hang in there. He who laughs last ... Pac-12 Media Day 2023: George Kliavkoff stands firm on media rights timeline, downplays realignment concerns - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The commissioner sought to quell concerns over the league's future as he kicked off the event on Friday 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
