Pac-12/Big 10/Big 12 Realignment

[DuckMastaFunk]

Just read a juicy rumor that originated on Dawgman that says Amazon is trying to negotiate a tv deal that would put Oregon and Washington into the Big 10. Anyone else see this?

Big 10 already has a media deal with FOX, NBC and CBS. and it is massive. They would have to blow it up to bring on Amazon. Doesn't make sense.

[buckmarkduck]

Just read a juicy rumor that originated on Dawgman that says Amazon is trying to negotiate a tv deal that would put Oregon and Washington into the Big 10. Anyone else see this?

Big 10 already has a media deal with FOX, NBC and CBS. and it is massive. They would have to blow it up to bring on Amazon. Doesn't make sense.

Why do you think that? The NFL didn’t have to blow anything up to sign with Amazon? I’m sure it would probably be something on a day they don’t already have a contract.

[Duck07]

Just read a juicy rumor that originated on Dawgman that says Amazon is trying to negotiate a tv deal that would put Oregon and Washington into the Big 10. Anyone else see this?

Big 10 already has a media deal with FOX, NBC and CBS. and it is massive. They would have to blow it up to bring on Amazon. Doesn't make sense.

Why do you think that? The NFL didn’t have to blow anything up to sign with Amazon? I’m sure it would probably be something on a day they don’t already have a contract.

Well I think the difference is that the NFL has their Thursday Night Football as its own right's package; I'm not entirely sure the B1G's media deals would allow them to essentially side-step their agreement for a similar TNF to say nothing of the absurdity of now adding UO/UW, which from a contractual and financial stand-point makes zero sense to me.

[buckmarkduck]

Maybe the refs know something OS and WSU don’t, or don’t want to admit?

[DuckMastaFunk]

Maybe the refs know something OS and WSU don’t, or don’t want to admit?

Help me out here Buck. I'm not understanding this comment. Can you give me some context? Thanks for being willing to explain it to someone a little slower, like myself.

[buckmarkduck]

https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/04/ ... -referees/


I was being sarcastic above, but seems we have lost a handful of refs.

[woundedknees]

https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/04/ ... -referees/


I was being sarcastic above, but seems we have lost a handful of refs.

Man. Riley must have some pull... ;b

[DuckMastaFunk]

https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/04/ ... -referees/


I was being sarcastic above, but seems we have lost a handful of refs.

Thanks Buck!

[DuckzRule]

Apparently some people on Twitter (mostly Big 12 insiders) are saying that the Big Ten completely shut down Oregon and Washington's chances of going there, I did read the article and apparently they only said that expansion isn't being discussed right now, but it hasn't been completely shut down, so I still believe there's a chance.

I know most people here want the Ducks to stay in the Pac-12, but guess what, I don't.

[woundedknees]

https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/04/ ... -referees/


I was being sarcastic above, but seems we have lost a handful of refs.

Thanks Buck!

Recognizing sarcasm, especially subtly delivered, is a lost art.

[pezsez1]

https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/stat ... 7707945995

Illinois chancellor Robert Jones tells
@TheAthletic
: “The notion of expansion is not really at the top of our list at the moment. That’s an honest answer.… We're only going to do what's best for our current membership. There has to be some value added for expanding beyond.”

This tells me the Big 10 wants profit, not brand value. Oregon has a great brand, but the Big 10 doesn't need additional help in that department. It solidified its brand as a premier super conference with the addition of the LA schools.

Oregon will not be joining the Big 10 anytime soon. It is what it is. The best Oregon fans should hope for right now is a media deal that beats the Big 12's. That is the best realistic option remaining on the table. It's also the most likely thing that will happen.

Also, a personal opinion here that I'm going to keep repeating: A brand is only strong until you choose to devalue it. Nobody should hope for Oregon to take a haircut for Big 10 membership "until we can negotiate again later." Once you set your price, your price has been set. The Ducks are better off being the premier team of the Pac-12 (assuming we get a decent media deal) than the Oregon State "little brother" of the Big 10.

Would I have felt better had we been invited to the Big 10 with a full revenue share? Absolutely. But we didn't, and we won't be until maybe later on this decade. Life goes on.

And who knows what will happen by then? Maybe we don't join the Big 10. Maybe we finally cannibalize the Big 12 between now and then. Maybe we form a super conference with the ACC. That's all speculation though and all that really matters is what's happening right now.

[buckmarkduck]

Keep hoping the pac 12 stays together Pez. Meanwhile CU will be meeting with the big 12 in 2 weeks

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[pezsez1]

Buck, do you have a source that hasn't been slapped down by Colorado's AD?

This isn't about hope. This is about what is and what isn't. You can't wish our way into the Big 10. You can choose to live in reality and deal with the hand we've been dealt, or you can keep wishing while reality passes by.

[greenyellow]

Dodd tried reporting that ESPN had quit negotiating with the Pac-12 on Tier 1 rights.

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He was then quickly countered by multiple journalists hearing otherwise.

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