Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[BlueHen]

I would take a football only deal with the PAC 12, if offered. Since football is considered to be 80% of what media distribution deals are worth, 80% of 10 to 15,000,000 would equate to eight to $12 million for football. That would certainly help in making ends meet.

Not that I expect to get the offer

Not the worst idea, especially if the conference only has 8 members. Obligated to only 7 league games per year (so only 3.5 trips west a year) and the freedom to schedule the other 5 games as we see fit.

I don't expect to get the offer either, but if they call, I'm answering.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Wow. Tough day for the PAC

 

[huskymedic]

WOW

 

[UConnTrumbull]

If Gonzaga sans-football makes more than the Big East schools, there needs to be a serious conversation about WTF our athletic dept is doing.

 

[aburks41]

Please please please invite our football program. Leave basketball in the Big East, put football in the PAC. And everyone is happy in the short term. Plus it's an extra $7-8M in our pocket which would be huge for our budget.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Nothing says "maybe you made a mistake" to Fresno State, SDSU, Boise State and Colorado State quite like seeing this in your Twitter feed.

 

[KryHavok]

 

[Gburyhusky]

This will be an unpopular take here but needs to be said: if we are really looking at football only somewhere (highly skeptical that it ever happens), the AAC is a better fit than the PAC.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Please please please invite our football program. Leave basketball in the Big East, put football in the PAC. And everyone is happy in the short term. Plus it's an extra $7-8M in our pocket which would be huge for our budget.

This would be the ideal outcome for us and the PAC-12 if we can get a football only membership. If Zags can get full share without football, then we are really been under valued.

 

[KryHavok]

From the Gonzaga AD:

 

[Patman]

This would be the ideal outcome for us and the PAC-12 if we can get a football only membership. If Zags can get full share without football, then we are really been under valued.

not really. Any deal would probably leave us outside windows to join the B12. Not making the B12 means we dont have a life raft when basketball splits away

 

[UConnTrumbull]

This will be an unpopular take here but needs to be said: if we are really looking at football only somewhere (highly skeptical that it ever happens), the AAC is a better fit than the PAC.

Would depend on the money but with Memphis, Tulane and USF staying along with Army and Navy and better geography, you’re right. Thing is the AAC would never have us after we abandoned them.

 

[UConn Dan]

So which side leaked it? PAC-12 trying to attract the best schools or Gonzaga trying to get an offer from Big 12?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So which side leaked it? PAC-12 trying to attract the best schools or Gonzaga trying to get an offer from Big 12?

Not a blogger with limited Gonzaga contacts/insights a la a Greensboro HR recruiter Huskies sports guru wannabe?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

wow, they forgot the "* for now"

 

[Urcea]

Suicide pact lol

 

[WrenchFan69]

 

[Waquoit]

This will be an unpopular take here but needs to be said: if we are really looking at football only somewhere (highly skeptical that it ever happens), the AAC is a better fit than the PAC.

I don't think many here will disagree. The AAC for FB-only is better than being an indy. But that option was never going to happen.

 

[jostar1]

It never made sense for them to go to another G5 Conference.

 

[jostar1]

If Gonzaga sans-football makes more than the Big East schools, there needs to be a serious conversation about WTF our athletic dept is doing.

What should they be doing?

 

[jostar1]

Nothing says "maybe you made a mistake" to Fresno State, SDSU, Boise State and Colorado State quite like seeing this in your Twitter feed.

SDSU has made that mistake twice.

 

[WrenchFan69]

More good news for us, frankly

 

[noeynox]

More good news for us, frankly

How so? I don't think any of this really impacts us.