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CU has rejoined the Big 12 and broken college football - talking out asses continues

Hallett Hell said:
A few gems from Wilner here:

"If a school participates in a conference for 12 years, wins no major championships, churns through five football coaches, then decides to leave, was it really ever there?" (didn't we win the MBB tournament the first year?)

"Also, CU’s departure is, at this moment, more about the psychological toll it could have on the remaining Pac-12 schools than any material damage sustained by the exit. The Buffaloes can be replaced, and easily so. They have made little competitive impact and lack the brand value and media market to kneecap the Pac-12 as it negotiates a broadcast contract." (Ha, we shall see. Hello Mountain West + Stanford).

"Of the 10 current members, Colorado is the only school the Pac-12 can lose in the realignment game without triggering either mass panic or a rush to the door that decimates the league." (do emergency meetings count as panic?)

"Our strong suspicion is that Kliavkoff has accounted for CU’s possible exit in his media rights negotiations and will pivot to Plan B." (ah yes, the media rights get better without Colorado).

"One president, DiStefano, took the option. Could others follow?" (is DeStefano our president now or is Jon Wilner a hack?)
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Yes. Kliavkoff has been playing 4d chess this whole time and we had no idea.

He's such a hack. So is Canzano. The kind of arrogance is why the Pac 12-3 is now in this spot.
 
Buffnik said:
If Utah gets screwed, I actually hate that in a lot of ways. They pretty much did everything right.

Strangely enough, a strong case can be made that the 3 schools who hurt the Pac-12 by severely underperforming their history and potential were USC, UCLA and CU.
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This is so incredibly true. The decline of the Pac -12 began with the end of the Lane Kiffin era. Had SC gotten their heads out OTA the Pac-12 would have continued to be relevant.
 
MiamiBuffs said:
Yeah, about that Rick….
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I know. He doesn’t strike me as a deep thinker when it comes to this stuff. I believe what he meant was ESPN exposure (promotion + recognizable distribution) vs taking a chance on a new distributor (Apple) was the deciding factor. He made a point to say this wasn’t about money which leads me to believe the potential money may have been the same.
 
cu3x said:
I don't think conference affiliation means that much anymore, beyond money. It's all Ws and rankings. I'm fine with the B12.

The fact a school may have a weak program (U Conn), doesn't mean it has to stay that way, or that it has to take many years to change. Big money and support mean everything nowadays.

(curious hypo: If CU was bowl eligible, would they be able to negotiate their appearance fee? CP would bring a tone of exposure, advertising money)
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Money is literally the most important thing.
 
Victory said:
RG: We want to be on linear networks and we get that with ESPN and Fox (in the press conference). Said linear at least three times. Basically said it’s all about team travel (?), linear exposure, game times and additional revenue streams outside of the media deal (maybe a nod to the playoff revenue?).

Basically, he’s anti-Apple and uses an Android (Samsung at that).
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And the student-athlete. Don't forget the studen-athlete.
 
SerenityBuff said:
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A school’s geographical fit is a factor when expanding then goes on to say “ coast to coast.”

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The Alabaster Yak said:
The SEC was not the conference then that it is today. Two blue bloods joining USC and the Pac 12, which at the time was a premier CFB conference, would have changed everything about the CFB landscape. The Pac 14/16 or whatever would have been the tier one conference with all the monies
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We might have actually been kicked out at some point if that had happened.
 
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