Isn't it in the B12 contract with ESPN and Fox that they will automatically pay the increased rate per school of the current contract for any current Power 5 conference schools that are added? I thought I had seen that reported, but not 100% sure.
I would think that is easily addressed by denying the new entrants any of the spoils of the old divorce. In other words, they can condition the offer around this and many other comp/sharing issues as well.
Only ESPN agreed to that. In addition, it has been reported that it is only for 4 more schools total and ESPN would prefer it to be 2 now.
See my earlier post. Apparently the Pro-Rata doesn't go into effect till 2025. That's in the media deal that Yormark negotiated.
Yes, but things change.
Because the "lesser" brands bring in the Arizona and Colorado markets?
Except in National Championship games.
Right. Those brands are only great when people can see them, which means they need to be in competition with teams from the three other time zones, ideally east coast ones.
I think men and women's combined are 16-1 or something like that in title games. I like that it annoys other fan bases who get into the title game and are on pins and needles because it's 50/50 whether they win, while we're like yeah we got this and the celebrations are already in full swing by halftime.
That’s gonna hurt any PAC schools moving in 2025. Doesn’t the media deal expire in summer 2024? That would be a year of no media contract for those schools moving in 2025 as I don’t see any media partner upping for 1 year. Maybe a streaming platform but that’s it.
Thanks for keeping us updated Mrs Yormark!
I really wish he wouldn't say that unless he knows that we're going to the Big 12.
MAYBE he does?
Maybe he's GoKU.
He’s right. Basketball can survive in the Big East. Football cannot survive as an independent
If he’s wrong then what? He walks away?
The hell if i know.
Is UCONN the school that was paired with Colorado? I can’t fathom Yormak saying no to AZ if it wants in and no other pac teams bolt. In that scenario is UCONN the odd man out?
I suspect that when he took the job, he didn't realize all of the ramifications of being an independent. He's coming up against it when he loses a recruit for no other reason than we aren't in a P5 conference.
Nothing is a given. Well UConn was. But Colorado was almost as certain. If I'm reading the tea leaves Yormack wanted AU and one other (not important which one) to go with Colorado and UConn. UConn and Arizona are the basketball prizes for his basketball vision. An argument is UConn is the top five to ten bb program in the country and Arizona is in the top twenty. He gets both of us he's going to look like Hurley after the NC.
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