PAC-12 2025 Media Deal is now official

[Dave_86]

Go to google.com and search for "PAC-12 media deal" and there's lots of stuff on it. Note that they have determined the kick-off times for all the games.


USA Today on the 2025 PAC-12 Media Deal

For those of you travelling to Corvallis this year for the WSU-OSU game, book your hotel room now. Even though Portland is nearby, every hotel room in a 50 mile radius from Corvallis is booked well in advance.

 

[ttowncoug]

Apple Cup is prime time on CBS. Should be a big ratings draw.

 

[BiggsCoug]

$40
Free Costco membership
$40 Starbucks gift card

 

[UberCougars]

Can’t wait to see which vendors have chosen to accept exposure in lieu of payment.

 

[95coug]

Go to google.com and search for "PAC-12 media deal" and there's lots of stuff on it. Note that they have determined the kick-off times for all the games.


USA Today on the 2025 PAC-12 Media Deal

For those of you travelling to Corvallis this year for the WSU-OSU game, book your hotel room now. Even though Portland is nearby, every hotel room in a 50 mile radius from Corvallis is booked well in advance.

Underwhelming. And the fact that they are only releasing the schedule, not the terms, tells me that we're not making much money.

I was initially a little irritated that this highly touted return of Pac-12 football to ESPN includes....two Beaver games. But then I looked at our home schedule and realized that there isn't a game in Pullman that would interest ESPN anyway.

 

[702coug]

Love it...I can pick up CW on the digital antenna for free. Looking forward to the Oregon St Wake Forest game.

 

[mikalalas]

Underwhelming. And the fact that they are only releasing the schedule, not the terms, tells me that we're not making much money.

I was initially a little irritated that this highly touted return of Pac-12 football to ESPN includes....two Beaver games. But then I looked at our home schedule and realized that there isn't a game in Pullman that would interest ESPN anyway.

Googled up that experts say that the media deal is 1 mil a game despite terms not being released.

At least that's what insider sources are saying, and what expectations are.

So 13 games, 1 mil a game. 13 mil total. 6.5 mil for each of WSU, Ore St, the 2 Pac 12 colleges.

Not bad. If every team in the 2026 PAC 12 media deal got 6.5 mil per team, that would be a 52 mil, 6.5 mil per team per year media deal.

 

[chugspig]

Googled up that experts say that the media deal is 1 mil a game despite terms not being released.

At least that's what insider sources are saying, and what expectations are.

So 13 games, 1 mil a game. 13 mil total. 6.5 mil for each of WSU, Ore St, the 2 Pac 12 colleges.

Not bad. If every team in the 2026 PAC 12 media deal got 6.5 mil per team, that would be a 52 mil, 6.5 mil per team per year media deal.

They won’t release official terms until the ‘26 one is essentially done. Would be really dumb to let numbers out while they try to negotiate not only with new schools, but other networks as well.

 

[95coug]

They won’t release official terms until the ‘26 one is essentially done. Would be really dumb to let numbers out while they try to negotiate not only with new schools, but other networks as well.

Unless those numbers are big enough to make networks up their bids and get schools attention.

If they’re what’s expected - or smaller - then there’s not much point in talking about them.

 

[chugspig]

Unless those numbers are big enough to make networks up their bids and get schools attention.

If they’re what’s expected - or smaller - then there’s not much point in talking about them.

Assuming everyone is negotiating in good faith - which is why you hire octagon - there is no reason to do that publicly yet. I’m sure all networks and schools in question have communication with direct access to numbers they need. Releasing numbers will only cause speculation on all sides on how good and bad it is and which schools are or are not coming and why they should or shouldn’t. I’d like to know too, but it doesn’t really help.

 

[95coug]

Assuming everyone is negotiating in good faith - which is why you hire octagon - there is no reason to do that publicly yet. I’m sure all networks and schools in question have communication with direct access to numbers they need. Releasing numbers will only cause speculation on all sides on how good and bad it is and which schools are or are not coming and why they should or shouldn’t. I’d like to know too, but it doesn’t really help.

But, damnit, I want to know...

Speaking of what schools are coming, did anyone see that Sac State hired Shaq as their basketball GM?

 

[Wazzubrooz]

Too many freaking night games.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Deal is signed, but mum's the word. What a double crock of shit (links below). Isn't a public University subject to full disclosure of basically everything? It was when I was there. Feel free to opine. I told you so......

AD Anne McCoy stays mum on finer details of Pac-12 media deal, WSU budget

'We've had really good conversations and updates about the future,' WSU AD says

247sports.com

What They're Saying: What 2025 Pac-12 TV deal might mean for long-term media rights agreement

'ESPN's renewed partnership in 2025 with the Pac-12 raised some eyebrows,' one writer says

247sports.com

 

[425cougfan]

But, damnit, I want to know...

Speaking of what schools are coming, did anyone see that Sac State hired Shaq as their basketball GM?

Bibby as coach, too, and now they landed some former top recruit.

 

[moxeecoug]

Assuming everyone is negotiating in good faith - which is why you hire octagon - there is no reason to do that publicly yet. I’m sure all networks and schools in question have communication with direct access to numbers they need. Releasing numbers will only cause speculation on all sides on how good and bad it is and which schools are or are not coming and why they should or shouldn’t. I’d like to know too, but it doesn’t really help.

I agree. They will let us know when the time is appropriate but for right now, there are too many moving parts in the longer term media deal and negotiations for additional members. I would guess the company they hired to help them to work out the media deal is advising them to keep quiet on what is occurring while negotiations for the long term deal is occurring.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Googled up that experts say that the media deal is 1 mil a game despite terms not being released.

At least that's what insider sources are saying, and what expectations are.

So 13 games, 1 mil a game. 13 mil total. 6.5 mil for each of WSU, Ore St, the 2 Pac 12 colleges.

Not bad. If every team in the 2026 PAC 12 media deal got 6.5 mil per team, that would be a 52 mil, 6.5 mil per team per year media deal.

Assuming everyone is negotiating in good faith - which is why you hire octagon - there is no reason to do that publicly yet. I’m sure all networks and schools in question have communication with direct access to numbers they need. Releasing numbers will only cause speculation on all sides on how good and bad it is and which schools are or are not coming and why they should or shouldn’t. I’d like to know too, but it doesn’t really help.

Two things:
Mik - define "not bad" with regard to a $6.5M media deal.
chug - as I recall the 2026 media deal was supposed to be finished BEFORE signing mystery team #8. And this magical Octagon, what exactly have they accomplished? re-signing the CW for 2025? Well the 3 blind mice could have struck that massive (snicker) deal.

 

[95coug]

Two things:
Mik - define "not bad" with regard to a $6.5M media deal.
chug - as I recall the 2026 media deal was supposed to be finished BEFORE signing mystery team #8. And this magical Octagon, what exactly have they accomplished? re-signing the CW for 2025? Well the 3 blind mice could have struck that massive (snicker) deal.

Wait...wasn't Mik the one telling us a couple months ago that this deal was likely to be 13 to 15 to 18 to 21 mil per team? But now $6.5M isn't bad?

 

[mikalalas]

Two things:
Mik - define "not bad" with regard to a $6.5M media deal.
chug - as I recall the 2026 media deal was supposed to be finished BEFORE signing mystery team #8. And this magical Octagon, what exactly have they accomplished? re-signing the CW for 2025? Well the 3 blind mice could have struck that massive (snicker) deal.

I did not say that it was a 6.5 mil media deal, and I did not say that a 6.5 mil media deal , wouldn't be bad. A 6.5 mil 2026 media deal would be about 800k per each of 8 teams, per year. That would be bad. Again, I did not say a total of 6.5 mil. I said 52 mil total, 6.5 mil per team, per year, would not be bad. 52 million total, would not be bad.

If the PAC 12 were to get 6.5 mil per team, per year in the 2026 media deal, the PAC 12's media deal would be 52, FIFTY TWO Million media deal, NOT a 6.5 mil media deal.

Just to put things into perspective, if the Pac 12 were to get 6.5 mil per team, per year in 2026, that would be 52, FIFTY TWO mil 2026 media deal would be BIGGER then the 30 mil media deal the disintegrated Pac 12 rejected, and bigger then the Big 12's 31 million media deal.

A 52, FIFTY TWO MILLION media deal would be NOT BAD, and bigger, better then what the Pac 12 rejected, and bigger, better then the Big 12.

Now I am not saying that the Pac 12 will get a 52 million media deal.

BUT IF IF IF the Pac 12 were to get a 52 million, 6.5 mil per team per year 2026 media deal, just like WSU, OSU get a 13 mil, 6.5 mil per team, per year, for each of Pac 2, WSU, OSU, for 2025, then that wouldn't be bad.

Your twisting, misrepresenting what I said.

So the Pac 2 getting 1 million per game, for 13 mil total, 6.5 mil per each of the 2 teams, per year, for the 2025 year, is not bad, and is, would be comparable to how IF IF the 2026 Pac 8,9,12 were to get 52 million total, 6.5 mil per team, per year, which wouldn't be bad, which would be bigger, better then the 30 mil total deal the Pac 12 rejected, and bigger, better then the 31 total mil the Big 12 got, which would not be bad, IF that were to happen.

Again you twisted, misrepresented what I said, my comparison, my point, etc.

 

[mikalalas]

Two things:
Mik - define "not bad" with regard to a $6.5M media deal.
chug - as I recall the 2026 media deal was supposed to be finished BEFORE signing mystery team #8. And this magical Octagon, what exactly have they accomplished? re-signing the CW for 2025? Well the 3 blind mice could have struck that massive (snicker) deal.

It's not just the CW.

It's the CW AND ESPN AND CBS. And it's not CBS Sportsline, ESPNU, etc, it's the MAIN CW, CBS, ESPN on the FLAGSHIP, MAIN, PRIME CHANNELS that everyone gets, in, during PRIMETIME, so that EVERYBODY in USA can easily watch if they want to.

So Pac 2, WSU, OSU is getting BIG TIME EXPOSURE, and 1 mil per game for 13 mil total, 6.5 mil per team, per year, for the 2025 is not bad, and pretty good.

Also ESPN, CBS, is probably not just only doing this for the 2025 season.

ESPN, CBS, CW will probably do the 2026 deal, and TNT, might also be involved for 2026.

Yes it sucks that it took the 2025 deal so long to get done, and that it's taking the 2026 deal so long to get done.

But Canzano, Wilner, Bob Thompson(Retired President of FOX), etc, have said that the reason the 2025 deal took some long to get done, was Houston taking so long to agree to change the Saturday game to a Friday Night game.

They said things like that not only held up the 2025 deal, but is also holding up the 2026 deal.

Yeah that sucks, but that's unavoidable. The 2026 deal will probably get done by, between mid May, and near end of May, and that the 8th team will probably be announced a few days, 1, 2 weeks after that, at end of May, beginning of June, according to experts like Canzano, Wilner, Bob Thompson, insider sources.

Yes that timing sucks, and yes that could cause problems, but in the end it likely gets done, comes together, etc, in time, meets the deadline, etc.

And the 8th football team will probably be Texas St, IF Teresa Gould, PAC 12 does not low ball them again. And maybe even UNLV, IF Pac 12 either wins their lawsuit against MWC, or gets a big enough settlement by mid May to near end of May at latest.

 

[PeteTheChop]

If the PAC 12 were to get 6.5 mil per team, per year in the 2026 media deal, the PAC 12's media deal would be 52, FIFTY TWO Million media deal, NOT a 6.5 mil media deal.

Just to put things into perspective, if the Pac 12 were to get 6.5 mil per team, per year in 2026, that would be 52, FIFTY TWO mil 2026 media deal would be BIGGER then the 30 mil media deal the disintegrated Pac 12 rejected, and bigger then the Big 12's 31 million media deal.

A 52, FIFTY TWO MILLION media deal would be NOT BAD, and bigger, better then what the Pac 12 rejected, and bigger, better then the Big 12.

Mik, didn't the Pac (or at least Commissioner Klinkoff) reporedly turn down a media rights deal in 2023 that would've paid each of the remaining 10 schools $30M apiece each year — or almost 5 times $6.5M annually?

 

[BiggsCoug]

So all this negotiating for $40, a free Costco membership and a Starbucks gift card.

Pac 12 is better off finding a streaming partner and selling subs. Or even on youtube.

 

[mikalalas]

Mik, didn't the Pac (or at least Commissioner Klinkoff) reporedly turn down a media rights deal in 2023 that would've paid each of the remaining 10 schools $30M apiece each year — or almost 5 times $6.5M annually?

Pete the deal Klinkoff, Pac 12 president's turned down, was a 30 mil total, about, around 2 million per team per year media deal.

It was not 30 mil per team per year.

Big 12 got a 31 mil total, and about 2 mil per team, per year deal.

The Pac 12's media deal was less then Big 12's media deal, which is 1 of the reasons why Klinkoff, Pac 12 president's stupidly rejected the deal, instead of counter offering 35 mil to 39 mil.

Instead they stupidly rejected the deal, and stupidly countered for 50+ million, which caused ESPN, etc, to reject, walk away from the Pac 12.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Pete the deal Klinkoff, Pac 12 president's turned down, was a 30 mil total, about, around 2 million per team per year media deal.

It was not 30 mil per team per year.

Big 12 got a 31 mil total, and about 2 mil per team, per year deal.

The Pac 12's media deal was less then Big 12's media deal, which is 1 of the reasons why Klinkoff, Pac 12 president's stupidly rejected the deal, instead of counter offering 35 mil to 39 mil.

Instead they stupidly rejected the deal, and stupidly countered for 50+ million, which caused ESPN, etc, to reject, walk away from the Pac 12.

Mik. It WAS $30M PER TEAM. Not $30M in total. C'mon buddy - did that Arizona sun already bake your brain or what? The deal that the Big-12 took ($30-31M per team) was almost identical to the deal that ESPN offered and the then Pac-10 turned down. Thanks Utah.

 

[PeteTheChop]

Pete the deal Klinkoff, Pac 12 president's turned down, was a 30 mil total, about, around 2 million per team per year media deal.

It was not 30 mil per team per year.

Big 12 got a 31 mil total, and about 2 mil per team, per year deal.

The Pac 12's media deal was less then Big 12's media deal, which is 1 of the reasons why Klinkoff, Pac 12 president's stupidly rejected the deal, instead of counter offering 35 mil to 39 mil

Thought I read "$30M per team" a while back.

Thanks for the clarification Mik

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Thought I read "$30M per team" a while back.

Thanks for the clarificaion Mik

Geezus, you too? I repeat - IT WAS $30/M PER TEAM (SCHOOL). Go over to Brand X and pose the question. They will straighten you out.

If you don't believe the All-Knowing Loyal One, perhaps you will believe Sports Illustrated. Link below.

ESPN Shut Down Pac-12 Talks After Counteroffer of $50 Million per School, per Report

The Pac-12 board had a high price in negotiations.

www.si.com

I'm suddenly wishing for another political thread. The fools and trolls in those at least are somewhat (albeit occasionally) in touch with reality.

 

[dgibbons]

Deal is signed, but mum's the word. What a double crock of shit (links below). Isn't a public University subject to full disclosure of basically everything? It was when I was there. Feel free to opine. I told you so......

AD Anne McCoy stays mum on finer details of Pac-12 media deal, WSU budget

'We've had really good conversations and updates about the future,' WSU AD says

247sports.com

What They're Saying: What 2025 Pac-12 TV deal might mean for long-term media rights agreement

'ESPN's renewed partnership in 2025 with the Pac-12 raised some eyebrows,' one writer says

247sports.com

Make a public records request if you want.

What are you claiming to be right about?

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Make a public records request if you want.

What are you claiming to be right about?

Right about the then-Pac-10 passing on the $30M/school media offer as opposed to our friends who think it was $30/conference. Was there something else I said?

 

[dgibbons]

Right about the then-Pac-10 passing on the $30M/school media offer as opposed to our friends who think it was $30/conference. Was there something else I said?

Well, that doesn’t really appear in the post I quoted.

 

[CougEd]

So all this negotiating for $40, a free Costco membership and a Starbucks gift card.

Pac 12 is better off finding a streaming partner and selling subs. Or even on youtube.

Short term bs long term

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Well, that doesn’t really appear in the post I quoted.

Well then WTF were you referring to?

Oh wait - now I get it. You are referring to the suck up Brand X links I posted. Well if you have a counter point let's have it buddy. Oh our media deal is all about "exposure", not money. What a crock of shit. Translation: Nobody gives a shit about the Pac-X, exposure doesn't mean shit. Money does. Which we ain't getting in 2025, and won't get in 2026. IMHO. Feel free to opine.

 

[dgibbons]

Well then WTF were you referring to?

Oh wait - now I get it. You are referring to the suck up Brand X links I posted. Well if you have a counter point let's have it buddy. Oh our media deal is all about "exposure", not money. What a crock of shit. Translation: Nobody gives a shit about the Pac-X, exposure doesn't mean shit. Money does. Which we ain't getting in 2025, and won't get in 2026. IMHO. Feel free to opine.

You seem to be claiming victory in a game no one else was playing. Like I said, whatever you're claiming to be right about doesn't come across in your post.