pezsez1 wrote:I think it would be better for Oregon's brand to go all-in on streaming than to be L1ttle Brother in the B1G. Our brand as an innovative program dies if we become Minnesota's ***tch.
Same goes for the rest of the Pac-12 schools. It's risky, but our brand isn't about jumping ship and following at any cost. It's about setting the tone, doing the unexpected, and winning.
That’s, imo, is suicide if we do anything but join the Big, or somehow work out a deal with the ACC. UO isn’t big enough to make it in the pac 12, or even big 12 and definitely not big enough to go it alone.
It's funny to think that the best thing Oregon has going in these negotiations is that UW is a potential pairing; that the thing that might save Oregon football is the mutual hatred with Washington. It's a more compelling rivalry that USC-UCLA.
Well if we start building an Ice Arena in Eug/Spfd then we'll know we're expecting to make the move. We'd likely be adding M/W Hockey to our sports program.
OregonFan4Life wrote:
How long would Oregon have to take a pay cut to be in the B1G?
Probably for the extent of the current TV deal, which is until something like 2031. At that point, Oregon's AD/President have as much a say as the rest of the conference's membership.
So about $25M/year deficit for about 8 years so total of $200M? Uncle Phil can make that up.
Duck07 wrote:Well if we start building an Ice Arena in Eug/Spfd then we'll know we're expecting to make the move. We'd likely be adding M/W Hockey to our sports program.
Any reason MKA couldn’t be converted to an ice arena? Attendance would be pitiful but seems like the easiest solution. It would just suck cause that could put the baseball team at risk, I still wish they’d adjust Title IX to exclude football as it’s a men’s only sport.
But here comes Mandel with some better news. Really seems certain media types are getting their info from Yormark and the Big 12 to tank the Pac-12's negotiations.
Pac-12: We need a straw man to create competition. How about ION. Leak it to Brett McMurphy.
ION: We are not involved. Tell that Stewart Mandel guy.
Pac-12: s***.
PAC-12 is screwed, again I won’t lump Kliavkoff with Scott or Hansen as those two were beyond incompetent but he clearly was not the right man for the job. Everyone knows the PAC-12 is desperate so why negotiate with them? At this point I think it’s more likely than not Oregon joins the B1G at a discounted price.
Oregon admin has been pretty quiet lately. But they usually are. I wonder what they
have up their sleeves when the media deal is not in their best interests. With the way
things are looking the Oregon brand will suffer. When the ducks have a coaching search
going you really dont hear anything other than rumors. Media deal and life of the
conference is a big deal. I just dont see the conference staying intact with whats going on.
duckfan22 wrote:Oregon admin has been pretty quiet lately. But they usually are. I wonder what they
have up their sleeves when the media deal is not in their best interests. With the way
things are looking the Oregon brand will suffer. When the ducks have a coaching search
going you really dont hear anything other than rumors. Media deal and life of the
conference is a big deal. I just dont see the conference staying intact with whats going on.
Both Oregon and Washington probably have options available to them, but waiting to see what the next media deal will be is the smart move at this point. There's no sense in making any sort of announcement until you know all your options
There are some rumblings about the big 12 picking off some of the pac12 south schools (4 corners)
I'm sure the Ducks administration is on top of it, but sitting around hoping everything will work out in the end does not sound like a viable option right now.
No brainer for those schools to join the Big 12. I kinda hope they do so Oregon will be put into a situation where we'll have to join one of these mega conferences.
UOducksTK1 wrote:No brainer for those schools to join the Big 12. I kinda hope they do so Oregon will be put into a situation where we'll have to join one of these mega conferences.
The less leverage Oregon has, the worse the outcome will be.
