I got to listen to a few minutes of his talk with the morning sports guys here and I have to say that I like the guy.
He said that he really had to push the LA schools to accept equal revenue when he came in and he's not about to backtrack on that. All successful sports leagues are based on the idea of some sort of level playing field (I disagree with him on that but I'm happy he stuck to it).
Said that Texas' refusal to agree to revenue sharing killed the deal.
Going to the central timezone was only worth it for four teams although OU and OSU are very strong schools. He said that with the TV package that the Pac12 put together, things are so good right now that there has to be a very compelling reason to expand further. The bar is set very high.
TV stuff is coming together but very compressed because they have a lot to do. Should be a boost for Olympic sports since they will get much more exposure and that the Pac12 is very strong in those sports. All football games and all men's basketball games will be available.
Nice to know that the conference isn't going to chase after any team no matter how big their ego is.
He said that he really had to push the LA schools to accept equal revenue when he came in and he's not about to backtrack on that. All successful sports leagues are based on the idea of some sort of level playing field (I disagree with him on that but I'm happy he stuck to it).
Said that Texas' refusal to agree to revenue sharing killed the deal.
Going to the central timezone was only worth it for four teams although OU and OSU are very strong schools. He said that with the TV package that the Pac12 put together, things are so good right now that there has to be a very compelling reason to expand further. The bar is set very high.
TV stuff is coming together but very compressed because they have a lot to do. Should be a boost for Olympic sports since they will get much more exposure and that the Pac12 is very strong in those sports. All football games and all men's basketball games will be available.
Nice to know that the conference isn't going to chase after any team no matter how big their ego is.