Future of the Pac 12

[vbnerd]

With those numbers, the question isn't who can the Pac 12 get to increase revenue, it's who starts looking to leave for a better deal elsewhere when the next opportunity arises?

[redbeard2008]

Feb 13, 2019 17:28:51 GMT -5 vbnerd said:

With those numbers, the question isn't who can the Pac 12 get to increase revenue, it's who starts looking to leave for a better deal elsewhere when the next opportunity arises?

Might not be so easy. They ceded their media rights to the Pac-12 Networks. Would take a hefty buy-out to get out. Just belonging to the Pac-12, which has high academic standing, is a perk.

More likely they hold on until 2023, when the Pac-12's tier-1 media rights deals expire. Then, you could see a re-org along these lines:

Many fans, and even some Hotline sources, have theorized that the networks could 1) disband the six regional feeds, 2) stream the Olympics sports content and 3) push for more distribution for Pac-12 National, which would have all the football and men’s basketball and premium Olympic sports (essentially: the Big Ten Network model).

Pac-12 Networks: Assessing the short- and long-term options for the conference’s prized media company

In other words, you might be paying for: 1) National Network (cable, satellite, Sling TV, etc.), 2) Local Team Streaming Package, 3) Olympic Sports Streaming Package (not included in 2), and/or 4) Network-Wide Streaming Bundle (1+2+3).