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Judge rules for Oregon State and Washington State, granting temporary restraining order against Pac-12
"Oregon State and Washington State must be able to chart a path forward for the Pac 12--not the members that have chosen to leave it."
Big 12 commissioner says conference ‘lucky’ to land ‘last big media deal’
“Sometimes in life you gotta get lucky."
‘Not realistic’ Apple numbers and lack of alternative led to sudden Pac-12 exits: ‘We were literally hours away from a deal.’
The wildest #Pac12AfterDark yet saw ‘done’ conference look like it might survive before landing on more uncertainty
Over the last 12-plus hours, the Pac-12 has lurched from "done" to "optimism" to...no one knows.
Pac-12 commissioner will finally present media rights deal to schools on Tuesday
"Sources indicate that there is very little linear aspect to the deal that will be presented tomorrow."
George Kliavkoff wants us to focus on football; he can’t
Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff wants media not to talk about lack of TV deal, adds ‘The longer we wait, the better our options get.’
Larry Scott has made more than $50 million from the Pac-12, which is saving more than $6 million annually without him
The Pac-12 is now chasing a TV deal with The CW
This doesn't seem to be a good development for the conference.
Pac-12 fires 2 senior executives for not disclosing overpayments by distribution partner
"Earlier today, the Pac-12 terminated the employment of two senior executives, effective immediately."
Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff claims Deion Sanders “absolutely adds value” for media rights
"We knew some other information was coming, including the announcement of Coach Prime. Why would we do a media deal before that? ...He absolutely adds value to the league."
Pac-12 commissioner not expecting resolution on media rights deals this month
Is no news good news for the Pac-12?
Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff says ‘Eventually, we’ll catch’ SEC and Big Ten, a highly implausible scenario
"It will take a couple of steps, but we’re going to take a step towards closing that gap. Then we’re going to be looking at expansion. We’re going to be looking at schools that make sense for us."
Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff says on Big 12 “We haven’t decided if we’re going shopping there yet or not.”
"That remark was a reflection of the fact that I've been spending four weeks trying to defend against grenades lobbed in from every corner of the Big 12, trying to destabilize our remaining conference."
Pac-12 shift from San Francisco office to work-from-home projected to save each member university $7 million over the next decade
The conference was paying $696,000 per month for its San Francisco office, as per John Canzano.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff reveals an actually-tangible “alliance” schedule plan, with interesting Fox impacts
This plan would see the Pac-12 and Big Ten drop to eight conference games yearly, joining the ACC, which each of those conferences' schools then playing two non-conference games yearly against schools from the other two conferences.
The next Pac-12 commissioner is MGM exec George Kliavkoff
Kliavkoff has also worked for MLB Advanced Media, Hearst, and NBC Universal.