This is a really good -and far reaching - article. Sounds like the Arizona president can't keep his mouth shut, lol.
A couple highlights:
A couple highlights:
- Arizona / ASU are trying to be a package deal. Sounds like both presidents are unified on this and want to avoid a breakup like Texas - Texas A&M.
- The four corners schools don't see travel as a big problem if they move to the Big XII. Lubbock and Stillwater aren't that far away.
- The tipping point is $31.6 million. That's what the Big XII would pay. If the Pac can pay more, the four corners schools likely all stay.
- The B1G originally was looking at USC and Oregon, not UCLA. But Fox pushed back and wanted to capture the entire Los Angeles market and not leave behind an LA-based Pac-12 school.
- The Pac-12 doesn't want to expand further (SMU, San Diego State, etc) until they get their media deal locked down. So, I wouldn't expect them to try and sign a bunch of schools in an effort to jack up the media price.
Arizona president talks keeping Pac-12 together, TV deal expectations, deadlines, Big 12 interest and more
In an extensive conversation, Robert Robbins explains the state of the Pac-12 may not be what it seems
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