This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Well, then why the hell are people arguing with him?
I wish that the PAC would not have lost USC and UCLA. I wish once it was known they were 'out' that GK had gone on the offense and tried to steal Okie St, Texas Tech, BYU and Houston but he didn't. Instead he tried to spread idiotic statements that UCLA was going to lose money by leaving. I'm being a realist that the PAC is not for long the way I want it to be.
I agree that the pac should have gone on offense, and that they should have realized that "there are no rules" when it comes to this stuff.
Travel partner is the wrong term. Idk the origin of it (did teams used to travel together?). For mbb it’s more of a travel circuit a team has to take to complete one trip. And their nearest neighboring school follows them on that circuit. For fb it’s the logistics related to the trip (flying, gear, all that) but it’s not about partners.
I was thinking that, too. An odd number could work if the ACC idea pans out.
I would just settle for not having every Dodd quote regarding the P12 breathlessly reposted in this thread.
It's such a ridiculous premise, too. The networks just need inventory and content. Had the Pac been proactive, they'd be the one sitting there with the contract the Big 12 got, and the Big 12 would be in their position. Anyone acting like the networks need the Big 12, specifically, has their head up their ass. That statistics show the Pac has more fans, more support, more money, significantly better ratings across the board, etc. The conference is just in a bad negotiating position at the moment, but Dodd and every other B12 fanboi is delusional if they believe the networks would rather have any Big 12 game over games featuring Oregon, Washington, Utah and now Colorado. Those four programs are about to dwarf anything the Big 12 has to offer.
Gonna need you to stop using common sense and channel your inner @Darth Snow and #PANIC
Panic? I don't panic. I just know that the inevitable heat death of the universe is coming. As is the next round of buff ****. There's nothing we can do, just be calm and accept it. And hope is unnecessary
meh... there is currently no deal
Pac-12 has done a horrible job of PR. Beyond real problems of strategic mistakes and failure to get teams into the CFP and then the loss of LA, there's been a complete failure of brand management which fuels perception being worse than reality and people being quick to assume the worst. There's a lot to fix.
Or alternately, damn those “redneck truck stop yokels…..”
It could possibly be that the PAC is OK letting this play out over the long-ish term, but the signs aren’t encouraging. I think the 4 Corners schools have a window with the B12 and it may not be there forever despite some of the stuff that’s posted here on AB.
If they want to make a move toward being the 5th major network, sports programming is a big step. Pac-12 football and basketball would have a ton of value to them. Owned by Nexstar, which apparently owns more tv stations than anyone. Isn't a crazy idea
That’s right. It’s got OTA channels in every major market, and it made its first move into sports by broadcasting LIV Golf. It wants more sports content.
Most content on linear stations like CW, CBS, etc are indistinguishable these days (aka, bad). If you’re watching shows, it’s Netflix, etc.
