Maybe FOX/ESPN want UW/UO in the B1G and are using a lowball on the PAC in tandem w pushing Big12, Deion, and perception in order to shake them free?
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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While I agree, it's funny how all fans bases can spin things to fit their narrative. Not too long ago, streaming was the future. Not saying that you said that @Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman.
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I hope this happens. Not because I desperately want Washington or Oregon, I just want to see Utah left out in the cold more.
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I actually believe what is here, and don’t think it’s too bad for the remaining PAC members…on the surface.
I just don’t see any way they hit many of the subscriber escalators.
Is this speculated deal saying that no PAC conference games would ever be on ABC or Fox or any over the air network? What about pre-con games? Does Apple basically own the PAC at that point?
If we are going with MHver3s details then I could make a guess that there would be an option for certain games to be aired on some sort of broadcast network. There is something similar with Apple and MLS with some sports networks for a handful of games each season.
Good questions. They would certainly have games on other networks (ie Oregon vs Texas Tech), but it would be safe to say that any games on media outside of the Apple exclusive would not get counted for subs though, which is the big driver.
The escalators seem aggressive even if they were priced low
The number of schools points to expansion but I don't see much out there that makes me want to subscribe to Apple PAC coverage
The ESPN angle is interesting too, but a lot of moving pieces and the baseline is pretty far off from the good guys.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays
Yeah I trust Thamel. I don’t think that’s good news for us because ASU and Utah would be willing to take a ****** deal rather than come to the Big 12.
Looks employment related. Supposedly Robbins is in talks with Stanford to be their next president. Supposedly that's where he was over the weekend. It may have something to do with that.
Streaming on 10-15 paid subscription platforms isn't going to be the future though. At least not where every platform is incredibly mainstream the way networks and the top 10 cable channels have been for decades.
Some day, probably soon, 2-4 of these streaming platforms will be the main stream thing the networks and top cable channels were.
AppleTV is not that thing right now and I'm really not sure it has much of a chance at it. Netflix/Max/Prime/Disney+/Hulu would all get more visibility right now for sure, especially Prime that's almost like a utility for a lot of people where they pay for it anyway and the streaming part is free like network TV has always been free.
I'm guessing 2-3 of the current players bow out. All this stuff with the layoffs, the SAG strike, the WGA strike...it's all related to that race to be the ubiquitous streamer. Youtube was the first one to read the tea leaves and go back to what it always was, some of these others will go back to being content providers rather than delivery mechanisms.
And here's the kicker...if/when streaming become EVERYTHING...the Pac is in even worse position because that's when metro markets stop mattering and only the amount of passionate fans matters.