Post by grayman on Sept 14, 2024 11:23:37 GMT -8
So if the Pac-12 were to offer say Tulane and Memphis, how would that work out financially?
The AAC exit fee is $10 million with a 27-month notice. So the fee would probably be negotiated and go up some if done right now with a 22-month bumper. I guess there's always the possibility to Pac-12 pays for some or all of it.
The other issue would be whether or not the Pac-12 can supply enough information regarding potential media deal earnings to draw AAC teams. The AAC media deal brings in about $7 million a team and the ability to bump that up a little.
So it seems as if the Pac-12 would have to be in line to get a deal of at least $15 million a team or so in order to have a strong chance of landing any AAC schools.
The Mountain West media deal brings in $5 million a team, so if the Pac-12 deal is potentially around $10 million or even a little less, it would make sense from that standpoint but it seems unlikely that the Pac-12 is laying out so much money to bring in teams if they thought the media deal wasn't going to be reasonable lucrative.
My guess is that it has to be at least $15 million for the Pac-12 to have convinced the four MWC members to join.
The AAC exit fee is $10 million with a 27-month notice. So the fee would probably be negotiated and go up some if done right now with a 22-month bumper. I guess there's always the possibility to Pac-12 pays for some or all of it.
The other issue would be whether or not the Pac-12 can supply enough information regarding potential media deal earnings to draw AAC teams. The AAC media deal brings in about $7 million a team and the ability to bump that up a little.
So it seems as if the Pac-12 would have to be in line to get a deal of at least $15 million a team or so in order to have a strong chance of landing any AAC schools.
The Mountain West media deal brings in $5 million a team, so if the Pac-12 deal is potentially around $10 million or even a little less, it would make sense from that standpoint but it seems unlikely that the Pac-12 is laying out so much money to bring in teams if they thought the media deal wasn't going to be reasonable lucrative.
My guess is that it has to be at least $15 million for the Pac-12 to have convinced the four MWC members to join.
