Utah president explains Pac-12’s thought process behind failed $50m/school ESPN counteroffer
"... was only as a potential starting point in negotiations to help get us to the estimated true value.”
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Washington president offers insight on Pac-12’s failed $50m/school ESPN counteroffer
Many of them didn’t expect to get $50 million per school from ESPN. They asked anyway.
Ryan Leaf blasts College GameDay after Jake Dickert misheard Lee Corso comments, Kirk Herbstreit fires back
"Is this a real tweet??? You must have been hacked Ryan."
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."
Colorado’s win over TCU was one of Fox’s most-watched college football games ever
Colorado's Week One win in the Big Noon Kickoff slot delivered more than seven million viewers.
ESPN tennis announcers blast NCAA conference realignment during US Open broadcast
"How can you be in the Pac-12, which stands for Pacific, and then end up in the Atlantic?"
ACC votes to invite Cal, Stanford, and SMU
SMU is reportedly coming in with no shared TV revenue for nine years, while Stanford and Cal are expected to get 30 percent shares.
The end of a College Football Era is upon us
With realignment dramatically altering the college football landscape, the 2023 season will mark the end of an era around the country.
Oregon State AD says their ‘best option’ is ‘rebuilding the Pac-12′ but will have to wait on media rights
"Whatever those (media rights) dollars are, the reality is they’ll likely be less than what we’re making currently."
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.’
Oregon and Washington reportedly leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten
After reports of doom, not doom, and uncertainty, the Pac-12 now seems to have more actual defections.
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 reportedly unsuccessfully approached NBC a third time: ‘We were looking for a savior.’
Proposed Pac-12 media rights deal reportedly with Apple
Could the Pac-12 be heading to Apple on a fully streaming media rights deal?
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."
Paul Finebaum: ‘You may as well administer the Pac-12’s last rites’
"They can continue playing football – good for them – but they will no longer be a Power Five conference in my opinion."
After Colorado exit, Pac-12 pledges to expand after new media rights deal
"We are focused on concluding our media rights deal and securing our continued success and growth."
Report: Colorado eying move to the Big 12
Reports emerged on Wednesday that Colorado is eying a potential move back to the Big 12 Conference.
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.’
Pac-12 Conference won’t announce new media rights deal this week
The conference will not, in fact, announce its next media rights deal this Friday at the 2023 Football Media Day.
Mountain West says San Diego State is gone, withholds media revenue payment pending meeting
San Diego State's latest media rights payment is being withheld at least until an upcoming Board of Directors meeting on July 17.
Colorado athletic director addresses Big 12 conference realignment rumors
"We'll evaluate things as we move forward."
Washington State latest school to feel financial squeeze from Pac-12 television debacle
The school will also pause all “non-essential travel, purchases and professional development,” system president Kirk Schulz announced Monday
