Andy Staples on conference realignment: ‘There’s no logic to it’
"I think if you look at everything that has happened over the past two years, logic is sort of out the window."
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Despite success, conference realignment leaves Mountain West & Group of Five in uncertain media landscape
The pursuit of growing, yet limited TV revenue has left much of college football in an uncertain place where winning guarantees nothing.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel gets naming rights to LA Bowl, to be played Dec. 18
"Never before has a bowl game been named after a human being. And Papa John doesn't count. He's barely human."
Mountain West reverses decision ending Boise State’s extra revenue in future deals in exchange for Broncos dropping legal complaint
The Mountain West reversed their plan to take away extra revenue for Boise State in TV deals beyond 2026, and the Broncos dropped their complaint as a result, punting this fight down the road.
Boise State has filed a complaint about future media rights against the Mountain West, but it may be resolved without a lawsuit
Boise State filed a complaint Friday, but this hasn't yet gone to litigation, and both sides issued a statement Wednesday that they're "currently in discussions."
Mountain West reportedly reaches deals with Fox and CBS Sports Network, which could almost triple their per-school revenue
The 10 Mountain West schools other than Hawaii and Boise State made $1.1 million per year per school under the current deals with CBSSN and ESPN. They could hit $3 million or more under these new deals.
Fireworks in the snow led to ESPN booth unable to see Mountain West title game, “I think Fresno State has the ball”
End-of-quarter pyrotechnics briefly ruined the visibility for the ESPN booth of Steve Levy and Brian Griese.
The Mountain West wonders if its TV deal is enough to make up for its late starts
Can the Mountain West do without its current TV revenue if it means less late-night football games?
Mountain West ponders streaming-only for better kickoff times, but will there be enough revenue?
There have been plenty of Power Five college conference executives discussing the possibility of selling their prime live sports rights...
