Big 12 New TV Deal - Huge Positives
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Everyone else looking for gold, Big XII looking for the mountain west. I don’t see it.
The thing is, it takes two from the Pac, but those two are better than any two teams the Pac could get to replace them. Also, what if getting those two with a B1G snub of UW and Oregon helped lure the Huskies and Ducks to the Big Xii too. Having the PNW teams would be just as solid as having the four corner schools. Just thinking outside the box.
I think this conversation is more about schools that are a cultural fit more than best for athletic success.
The Big 12 would take any of the Four Corners schools and anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves.
ESPN/Disney have a vested interested in promoting all 3 of their investments - SEC, ACC and Big12. Sure the SEC is their golden child- but seems to me they will show the love for Big12/ACC equally.
After all, the end game (5-10 years) is for games to be on platforms that fans are willing to pay sizeable subscription fees.
We are seeing that in the NFL. Amazon has TNF. Last weekend the Denver/Jax game was on ESPN+. Media platforms are just laying the groundwork in 2022.
The Pac12 is interesting this year. USC, Oregon, UCLA and Utah all have 1 loss in Pac12 play. Conversely, there are also 5 teams with only 1 Pac12 win. Hard to tell if they are on an upswing or fools gold.
Games 9-12 usually indicate the contenders vs. pretenders. It's a long season.
True but Bowlsby was in charge and taking best available. Yormark said he wants cultural fits.
I think people are reading way too much into that. He will take the best schools he can get for the Big12. He’s also not the only one with a say.
Counter-Point: yormark isn’t dumb enough to think those schools bring any value.
Arizona is not brutal this year. Their new coach has them on the upswing. They are 3-5. And a 4-5 win season is very possible.
Agree to both. With limited availability you take the best you can and cultural fit is not defined by Yormark. If Oregon State and Washington State were more valuable then they would be in the mix with the four corners even though I'm not sure they are much more valuable. Maybe UT and ASU are more valuable but could also be a pain in the ass.
IMO that is just spin. He'll take any Pac12 school that ESPN/Fox feels adds incremental value to the media deal.
IMO people are too sensitive about what is being posted by fans on Twitter or even by the Pac12 Commissioner, Presidents and AD's in the media.
The Pac12 is a conference fighting for its survival. They are in the middle of negotiating a media rights deal that will determine their future. Of course they're going to promote perceived strengths or appear unified in public. That even includes taking jabs at the Big12. A lot of these folks have invested a share of their professional careers in building the Pac12. Can't blame them for going down swinging.
But the reality is, if Amazon, Apple, ESPN, Fox, CBS and/or NBC don't pony up some cash, the Pac12 is dead in 9 months.
