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The USA Today article is especially interesting. I knew nothing about the agreement the Pac-2 and MW West signed in December, which states: The two leagues made an agreement last December that says they will negotiate the “consummation, as promptly as reasonably practicable, of a definitive transaction pursuant to which all MWC Member Institutions join Pac-12 as Pac-12 member institutions with no MWC Exit Fee payable by any MWC Member Institution to MWC.”
Maybe I was asleep but I had never heard of this agreement (the article has more text on it).
But our new Commissioner sez: No. It’s just an option. Gould said Thursday that discussions haven’t even begun on that....... “We are very much in the infancy stages of talking about what happens beyond 2026,” Gould said. “We are not discussing one model or one option.
Well the agreement and her statement are about as opposite as you can get.
USA also sez the Pac-12 network will be "going dark", whereas in the MSN and I believe Brand X article Teresa sez it will remain in operation. I assume the reality is it will go down to 2 channels, and despite what Teresa directly infers on Brand X it should go dark for pretty much everything but games themselves. No more fluff.
And edit about the Pac-2 network. As I post this we are in the middle of 3 hours of "pac-12 FB in 60" on all 7 channels. Cheap to put on, although someone had to edit all those games down to an hour. Later there are a bunch of "Our Stories" episodes on, which are not filmed and produced for free. None of that shit needs to continue.
The USA Today article is especially interesting. I knew nothing about the agreement the Pac-2 and MW West signed in December, which states: The two leagues made an agreement last December that says they will negotiate the “consummation, as promptly as reasonably practicable, of a definitive transaction pursuant to which all MWC Member Institutions join Pac-12 as Pac-12 member institutions with no MWC Exit Fee payable by any MWC Member Institution to MWC.”
Maybe I was asleep but I had never heard of this agreement (the article has more text on it).
But our new Commissioner sez: No. It’s just an option. Gould said Thursday that discussions haven’t even begun on that....... “We are very much in the infancy stages of talking about what happens beyond 2026,” Gould said. “We are not discussing one model or one option.
Well the agreement and her statement are about as opposite as you can get.
USA also sez the Pac-12 network will be "going dark", whereas in the MSN and I believe Brand X article Teresa sez it will remain in operation. I assume the reality is it will go down to 2 channels, and despite what Teresa directly infers on Brand X it should go dark for pretty much everything but games themselves. No more fluff.
New Pac-12 commissioner discusses what's next for two-team league: 'Rebuilding mode'
The new commissioner of the Pac-12 discussed the future of a two-team league wrecked by college football realignment.
www.usatoday.com
And edit about the Pac-2 network. As I post this we are in the middle of 3 hours of "pac-12 FB in 60" on all 7 channels. Cheap to put on, although someone had to edit all those games down to an hour. Later there are a bunch of "Our Stories" episodes on, which are not filmed and produced for free. None of that shit needs to continue.
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