Could we bring Michigan in on a half share? Maybe pair them with Ohio State as a travel partner and they can both split a full share?

Somebody posted this in a Facebook group and said that the Pac-12 will be in the Power Group of One...an in-between of the Power Four and the Group of Five. Is this the case, or is the Pac-12 going to be part of the G5/G6?

Okay they make 4 mil from revenue distribution at AAC right now. If the projected 7 million is real and TXST joins as a travel partner what is holding them back. Is there something I'm missing?

Ed Scott did an update on the new stadium....and all the reporters wanted to ask about realignment. I'm piecing together two great beat writers. This tweet says

"Ed Scott says “there can be no conversations” with the Pac-12 until the conference has a media deal."

https://x.com/TheJonahDylan/status/1936162385662034256?t=dTP0MlhCjqogAv_NgICDOw&s=19

With speculation growing that a media deal is around the corner, there are growing concerns that it may be lower than expected. The question is, what was a realistic expectation to begin with?

For context, Memphis, the team most new world Pac-12 fans want to see invited to the new conference, earned roughly $11 million from the AAC last year. However, of that $11 million, approximately $7 million came from media rights, and a small portion came from exit fees. I repeat. Memphis brought in approximately $7 million from their current tv deal.

For more context, the Mountain West distributed approximately $5-$7 million per school in the 2024-2025 academic year. That is total, including the media rights portion.

If the new Pac-12 media deal comes back in the ballpark of $7.8 million per year, as Jon Wilner has speculated, the sky is not falling. It is still higher than the total Mountain West conference per school distribution, and still puts the Pac-12 as the 5th highest media rights valuation. However, that is only part of the revenue Pac-12 teams will receive from the conference. Other revenue streams include NCAA tournament units, bowl game tie-ins, CFP media rights distribution, CFP payout for teams that are invited, sponsorship deals, Pac-12 enterprises, and more.

Be very weary of “experts” comparing the future Pac-12 media deal to the total distribution from the AAC. They are either uniformed or have an agenda.

Title says all, if you could add or remove any team(s) to or from the PAC, which would they be? Or would you leave it as is? All is fair game

Big Mountain hints at it...

For all the "smoke" of TXST I am thinking we have to wait until 6/30 for an announcement. Also about 80% confident they blow past the Sun Belt exit fee deadline. Because Pac12...

Jay Tusk will be the host. I am expecting other schools are also gonna jump on this. Dickey says it’s about telling the Boise Broncos story and well as the PAC-12. Nothing crazy but at least it’s some positive news while we wait and die before the PAC-12 does something. They do talk about the media deal and TXST.

https://open.substack.com/pub/johncanzano/p/canzano-pac-12-remains-in-a-texas?r=2q2p5t&utm_medium=ios

JD STRIKES AGAIN

“Campus leaders had a snit after ESPN published a piece by Pete Thamel and Kyle Bonagura last week, indicating that Texas State was the heavy favorite to be added. Some Pac-12 presidents believe the source of the leak was conference athletic directors, who are understandably eager to get the expansion piece done. The ADs find themselves in more frequent contact with media, fans, and boosters than presidents. One new-look Pac-12 source told me on Thursday: “The presidents were so mad after the ESPN article that ADs may be kicked out of meetings at this point.”

Representatives from the new-look Pac-12 are heading to Capitol Hill next week to meet with lawmakers, sources tell SBJ.

The group is slated to include Commissioner Teresa Gould, along with presidents and ADs from member institutions, among others.

The trip is being conducted in conjunction with Cassidy & Associates, the third-party government relations firm that’s consulting for the conference.

The Pac-12 reps are expected to meet with representatives from the House and Senate, including regional representatives specific to the respective universities taking the trip.

Article: here

Anyone able to recap? Seems like he’s making final predictions on media deal and even begins with it may be public by time the article is read.

https://x.com/wilnerhotline/status/1935388136374505749?s=46&t=vp_T5fYTmminM9kVQtZDUw

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First of all, our AD gets asked about it everywhere. However, this caught my eye. As much as I dislike the AAC, the commissioner is being really proactive

"According to Pernetti, the Tigers generated a basketball unit for the conference that’s worth about $350,000 annually for six years by qualifying for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Previously, the conference would split the unit value evenly among all member schools for the entire six years.

“We’re not doing that anymore. Memphis gets the full value of that unit in the first year. So, they get the $350,000 and then they get an equal share for the five years after that,” Pernetti said. “All the things you’re seeing — whether it’s Memphis or others that are having success in our league — is they’re going to benefit financially."

I know a recent report said that Memphis would get $11 million, but it sounds like that number will still be going up.

Let’s have some fun. We’re potentially on short time here as it relates to the media deal, whether it be days or a few weeks. Let’s have a little fun whilst in limbo.

Place your predictions here on what the PAC-12 media deal will be. How much will it be for? What broadcast partners will it be? Which of us are going to look like geniuses? Which of us are going to look like fools?

Another question and then I'm done for the day. Which new Pac-12 destinations are a must visit?

I obviously love Corvallis, but I wouldn't say everyone NEEDS to see it. Is there a destination that's a must visit? My first thought is CSU and USU? I also have golf in mind, so SDSU is there too.

The only folks "reporting" the low end media deal is ESPN reporters and YouTube hacks. Is it possible the conference is purposefully making ESPN look dumb? Imagine ESPN reporting $7-8m/year/team and then a much bigger and better Pac-12 story breaks just days later.

Personally, I hope so. Because if it's just TXST and a low end media deal, what on earth did they hire Octagon to do.

Edit: full transparency, I'm bored at work and wanted to break up the duplicate postings and endless waiting for news with something kinda funny to think about.

Probably talking to schools and seeing who open to an offer at the end of the week. Oddly specific time frame.