Oregon and Wash would get us to 18, meaning 3 pods of 6 teams, which I kinda doubt is the route they would go.
You’d have to go to 10 conference games, but doing so would allow maintaining the 3 yearly and then rotating through everyone else every two years.
I think they'll move to 4 pods of 4 with some rotation(due to a couple having 5 teams) and eventually 4 pods of 5. NFL model is what I think they ultimately want. And will happen as soon as somebody leaves the ACC.
I don't think pods are in the mix. Three protected games and a rotating schedule form there.
Watergate is a prime example... I'm sure MPLSGopher, er, Gophers4life will be googling that to figure out a response.
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The only difference between “pods” and “protected rivals” is if protected rivals have the same protected rivals
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Dennis Dodd gets paid good money to publish articles that people will click on.
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I would agree that you wouldn't move for "a couple" of million dollars more. But that's the crux. It will be more than a couple. And possibly less exposure to boot.
Well, it will be at least as “good” as the Big 12’s deal and that’s the only other place they can go. So doesn’t make much sense, but crazier things have happened so we will see.
If it's as good as the Big 12s then why haven't they announced it?
In the quote SON posted, he all but says it.
Agree to disagree. Nothing I say will convince you, because you see what you want it to say.
Well considering they are within 14mths of the current deal ending, they would have to announce sooner rather than later.
A comparable deal to Big 12's equals less than 40% of the B1G's deal.
https://www.750thegame.com/canzano-pac-12-dominos-will-start-falling-on-tuesday/
If you’re a fan of a Pac-12 school, circle next Tuesday, March 21st, on your calendar.
That is when the Pac-12 CEO group meets next. They will not meet again until April 10th.
Media rights remains at the top of the agenda, and John Canzano says the finish line is in sight.
“I think this meeting that’s coming up next Tuesday is really important,” Canzano said Wednesday on 750 The Game. “I do think there’s some motivation from the presidents and chancellors to wrap this.”
Canzano says he expects new players like Amazon and Apple to be part of the media deal in addition to ESPN.
“I do think what’s going to happen is I think the Pac-12 is going to end up with ESPN for its tier-1 rights, I think you’re going to see Apple and Amazon come in with a streaming service for the tier-two rights – the Pac-12 Networks games – I think it will be blended together.”
Canzano also says there could be news on conference expansion with the Pac-12 even before a media rights deal is finalized, and that San Diego State and SMU are the leaders in the clubhouse to be invited.
“I think we might get that [expansion news] before we get the media rights news,” Canzano said. “What I’m thinking is SMU and San Diego State will probably be informed by the Pac-12, ‘hey, we’re extending an invitation’, or, ‘we’re not’, prior to the announcement of the deal. Because they’re not going to want to be left going, ‘hey, we have a deal’, and a day later, ‘oh, we’re announcing SMU and San Diego State’. So I almost expect we’re going to get a leak on the expansion front first.”
Should the Pac-12 successfully announce expansion into southern California with San Diego State and the state of Texas with SMU, while also securing media rights valued in a range comparable or surpassing the Big 12’s most recent deal, Canzano says folks in Big 12 country will not be happy.
“I just don’t think that the chicken littles out there that are looking at the sky, saying ‘oh the Pac-12’s imploding, oh, the imminent demise!’, I think in the end they’re going to end up holding the bag.”
“I don’t see the ’12-anons’ – the Q-anon Big 12 people – I don’t see the ’12-anons’ walking away from this feeling very good.”