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.
The pursuit of growing, yet limited TV revenue has left much of college football in an uncertain place where winning guarantees nothing.
"Never before has a bowl game been named after a human being. And Papa John doesn't count. He's barely human."
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 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."
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.
End-of-quarter pyrotechnics briefly ruined the visibility for the ESPN booth of Steve Levy and Brian Griese.
Can the Mountain West do without its current TV revenue if it means less late-night football games?
There have been plenty of Power Five college conference executives discussing the possibility of selling their prime live sports rights...