Oh that crazy PAC 12…

This ain’t news but…

That conference is doomed.
 
what's even more odd is that the cable guys didn't catch it.. even after being audited every year..
 
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News: Bally Sports bankruptcy, Pac-12 overpayment, Oliver

Bally Sports costs will plunge its parent company into bankruptcy. Plus: details on Comcast's overpayment for the Pac-12; a prominent NFL sideline
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While the Jon Wilner report from The Mercury News indicates this was met with widespread disbelief among Pac-12 officials at the time, it is unclear what exactly happened next, or what the motivation was for not revealing the information to Larry Scott, Pac-12 commissioner at the time. It is expected that Comcast will withhold payments for the next two years to make up the difference, which equates to approximately $2 million per school. (Wilner 1.25)
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I'm stunned.

It's unbelievable this happened in the first place, outrageous that it wasn't caught by Comcast and inexplicable that the PAC Network guys thought they just keep it.

The PAC should go after any bonuses they paid these two executives and any buyout that was paid to Scott.
 
CoalTrain said:
Not the entire sport, just non SEC/BIG conferences.
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sounds like a great plan to cut the viewership in half.

great plan, guy.

hope you enjoy the NFL
 
Hitman Hart said:
sounds like a great plan to cut the viewership in half.

great plan, guy.

hope you enjoy the NFL
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Serious questions, what would you do to change it?

- Anti-trust issues, plus the success of the sport, are going to require payment of the players.
- Same with the ability to transfer.
- SEC/B1G can't help it if they have more, and more passionate, fans and as such make more money.
- Demographics have shifted to the south such that Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, plus SoCal produce the most good players.
- The courts are almost at the point of not buying into the ideal of the amateur athlete, it's just a matter of time.
- You can't have a draft ... there still is a student athlete aspect of this for a large percentage of the players.

All of those things are out of the control of the NCAA/colleges.

And, ratings remain high, it's as popular today as it has ever been.

So, you are in charge of CFB, what would you do as an alternative plan?
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
Serious questions, what would you do to change it?

- Anti-trust issues, plus the success of the sport, are going to require payment of the players.
- Same with the ability to transfer.
- SEC/B1G can't help it if they have more, and more passionate, fans and as such make more money.
- Demographics have shifted to the south such that Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, plus SoCal produce the most good players.
- The courts are almost at the point of not buying into the ideal of the amateur athlete, it's just a matter of time.
- You can't have a draft ... there still is a student athlete aspect of this for a large percentage of the players.

All of those things are out of the control of the NCAA/colleges.

And, ratings remain high, it's as popular today as it has ever been.

So, you are in charge of CFB, what would you do as an alternative plan?
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If you are the NCAA, you need to get in front of US Supreme Court again to challenge or limit the previous ruling. The US Supreme Court created this mess with a vague ruling that didn't consider the full environment of college athletics and was based off political sound bites at the time.

Great post though, not much we or NCAA can do. Also a large number of CFB fans may like it because the current system had started to push the sport towards only having 4-5 good teams. With the ability to pay players, schools that have fans but are down (i.e. Nebraska) could pay to get better classes and turn their program around quicker.
 
lol NCAA knew about this coming for decades and chose to keep it's head in the sand. The P4/P5 conferences just need to institute it's own rules.. NCAA won't be challenging them because they are dependent on the March Madness Tournament to replenish it's coffers
 
Thiefery said:
lol NCAA knew about this coming for decades and chose to keep it's head in the sand. The P4/P5 conferences just need to institute it's own rules.. NCAA won't be challenging them because they are dependent on the March Madness Tournament to replenish it's coffers
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There definitely needed to be scholarship reform. Some of the NCAA violations are giving players $ 400 or $ 500 here and there to make ends meet. That shouldn't happen.

I know Scholarships look great on paper but from what I understand, they are very limited on living expenses and probably needed to be expanded in scope and amount offered.
 
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