ESPN as a Tier 1 Pac-12 media partner is both alive and dead until someone opens the box
A Dennis Dodd report that "it appears ESPN is out as a Pac-12 primary rightsholder" was contradicted by reports from Nicole Auerbach and Ross Dellenger.
A Dennis Dodd report that "it appears ESPN is out as a Pac-12 primary rightsholder" was contradicted by reports from Nicole Auerbach and Ross Dellenger.
"Sources told Dodd that Fox would likely have demanded a return to make its future programming whole, including a top-tier selection of games years into the future given the marquee programs would have left its airwaves early."
"When you see a quote that says Marcus Freeman says, 'You don't go to class at a place like that,' that changes the entire narrative, right?"
"What's it like being so miserable all the time? For a sport you 'cover' @dennisdoddcbs... Praying for you. I still remember back in July at SEC Media Days when you said the CEILING for our team was 2 wins... Keep bringing that expert 'analysis.'"
"Garoppolo wanted to be different from Brady? Well, mission accomplished. You’re 'Porn Boy' now."
"Let's just say Stanford forfeited a bit of leverage to protest if Love doesn't win the Heisman."
Future Pac-12 overflow will wind up on Fox Business, which is good news for how many people will be able to watch it. But overflow really isn't a key issue in the conference lagging behind its competitors; lagging TV revenue and significant league network challenges are much larger problems.
Oklahoma City Thunder play by play man Brian Davis was not happy with this sequence at the end...