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Post by rgeorge on Jan 6, 2024 16:08:06 GMT -8
I do love the speculation that any reverse merger is a deadly to OSU/WSU and/or puts them in some financial disadvantage when they currently have no media deal, leverage, and $0 coming in. It seems for some that $0 is better than some media deal that adds $ to the Pac12 revenue coming in over the next few years. Barnes has already stated that the revenue "won" is not enough to sustain OSU. So, in the next two years ANY media deal/$ is better than the current deal. And, in that negotiation (which purported to be in process for home football and other sports) it is pretty simple to have it be short term until future conference issues are known. I'd also guess the Pac12 network assets will somehow be involved to create inventory and help with whatever media deal(s) are made for the next 2+ seasons. It will not be Pac12 $, but a media deal offers exposure and revenue that is more than nothing. That is not a disadvantage at this stage. It is a necessity. And, I trust Barnes and Murthy to structure a new deal so it is indeed not a disadvantage in future dealings... conference or media. There will be a media deal over the next two+ seasons and it will not be because of the ACC or B12. OSU/WSU will figure out how to keep future revenue and add to it until a time where conference issues are settled. I imagine these guys will be making a bid. Whether their needs and our needs match up, who knows? northwest.rootsports.com/And, the CW is making a move into live sports also. Mostly the ACC secondary games and racing. But, could easily see then utilizing the Pac12 network to get into west coast stuff. The physical plant is there and so are ex staff. www.cwtv.com/sports/ |
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Post by RenoBeaver on Jan 6, 2024 17:13:58 GMT -8
If the ACC implodes and FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia league, the leftovers will be worse than the Big 12, which won't have a nationally-recognized big-name powerhouse once Texas and Oklahoma leave. I want nothing to do with playing conference football games east of the Rockies, and especially with playing conference games east of the Appalachians. I totally agree with you. I don't want to see the P2 Join the ACC leftovers as replacements. But if it somehow was a P4 alliance/merger between leftovers on east coast and whatever west coast conference is formed (with OSU, WSU, Stanford and Cal) I think financially it could be an attractive media package, certainly better than the PMWC option with the entire MWC. Induce the top MWC schools to join on their own as opposed to P2 buying them out of MWC. Massive speculation but mayhem very well may ensue when ACC falls apart. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 8, 2024 10:15:53 GMT -8
I do love the speculation that any reverse merger is a deadly to OSU/WSU and/or puts them in some financial disadvantage when they currently have no media deal, leverage, and $0 coming in. It seems for some that $0 is better than some media deal that adds $ to the Pac12 revenue coming in over the next few years. Barnes has already stated that the revenue "won" is not enough to sustain OSU. So, in the next two years ANY media deal/$ is better than the current deal. And, in that negotiation (which purported to be in process for home football and other sports) it is pretty simple to have it be short term until future conference issues are known. I'd also guess the Pac12 network assets will somehow be involved to create inventory and help with whatever media deal(s) are made for the next 2+ seasons. It will not be Pac12 $, but a media deal offers exposure and revenue that is more than nothing. That is not a disadvantage at this stage. It is a necessity. And, I trust Barnes and Murthy to structure a new deal so it is indeed not a disadvantage in future dealings... conference or media. There will be a media deal over the next two+ seasons and it will not be because of the ACC or B12. OSU/WSU will figure out how to keep future revenue and add to it until a time where conference issues are settled. A media deal provides a floor but also sets a ceiling. If there is no media deal, you can make millions on each home football game, and you do not have to split it. The same is true with baseball. You can sell your individual home baseball game stream to whomever you would like at whatever price you can get, and you do not have to split it. When the PCC split up in 1959, Oregon State actually made more money than they were making before and more money than they would be making in the AAWU. But that was because the Beavers were generally good at the time. The reason that Oregon State joined the AAWU (Pac-6) was there was a concern that a couple of consecutive bad seasons would destroy the athletic department. |
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