I think he's trying hard not to say anything definite until the deal is offered.

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Mar 18, 2023
2:28:05pm

Courtimedes Truly Addicted User

He's trying to both get the best deal possible via the PAC without burning any (Big12) bridges.

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Courtimedes

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I don't think Arizona is playing 3D chess to justify leaving

krindorr Truly Addicted User

3/18/23 2:14pm

Saying "we are confident we will get a good deal" means....

WJCougar

3/18/23 2:16pm

Just means he's getting the concessions he wants, which is equal revenue sharing

qwerew

3/18/23 2:17pm

the PAC staying together for now is much better than utes in Big12.

qwerew

3/18/23 2:18pm

let them play on streaming devices for less pay. Recruits will notice soon enou

qwerew

3/18/23 2:19pm

As long as athletes get good NIL money I doubt they care that much about...

lbmango

3/18/23 3:17pm

I agree NIL money is a big factor for now. I predict it will start drying up.

qwerew

3/18/23 4:53pm

That's the big concern; not an immediate effect

krindorr

3/18/23 4:56pm

Or rather, NOT notice.

AZcougLawyer

3/18/23 4:24pm

"all" minus USC and UCLA, and likely Oregon and Washington in a couple years. We

OnEMoReTrY

3/18/23 2:18pm

They want the best deal possible. If people think them and Colorado why would

P-Boy Squad

3/18/23 2:22pm

If they wanted to go, they'd be gone. It's that easy. But he's made it clear

Corn Pop

3/18/23 2:22pm

Why would anyone go before having final details on the TV deal?

HairyCougar

3/18/23 4:15pm

I think he's trying hard not to say anything definite until the deal is offered.

Courtimedes

3/18/23 2:28pm

I don’t think that’s the consensus at all

travelcoug

3/18/23 2:36pm

The AZ president is playing both sides. He has a big incentive to do so. I do

BlooCoog

3/18/23 2:40pm

I guess I just don't see "we're not going to the Big 12" as carefully straddling the fence

krindorr

3/18/23 2:47pm

You are the king of out of context

travelcoug

3/18/23 2:50pm

My discussion of Utah's ratings is that they're much better than Arizona, Arizona St and Colorado

krindorr

3/18/23 3:01pm

So here’s one thing to consider when it comes to ratings:

moknowssports

3/18/23 3:43pm

I don't really have the data, there just isn't enough

krindorr

3/18/23 3:50pm

Here's the link I mentioned where you'd possibly expect better viewership for Utah, given how successful they've been

krindorr

3/18/23 4:49pm

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Benfica1

3/18/23 3:22pm

Responded via boardmail

krindorr

3/18/23 3:25pm

That's because he's going to the Big-14, no lies detected

machete

3/18/23 3:03pm

It was a weird thing for him to say. But the rest of his comments straddled the

BlooCoog

3/18/23 3:24pm

Yeah, that's the one that stood out to me

krindorr

3/18/23 3:26pm

He arguably has a duty to play both sides…

Ski-U-Mah

3/19/23 12:06am

There are legal and practical reasons why, even if you were heavily leaning on leaving, you would not publicly state

Bob Vance

3/18/23 2:44pm

Tortious interference claims

jre85

3/18/23 7:40pm

Are you certain they don't have a preliminary agreement in place? No other obligations? That would be unusual

Bob Vance

3/18/23 8:10pm

FWIW, I'm less convinced that Colorado is uninterested

krindorr

3/18/23 2:56pm

The guy's not going around trying to bare his soul. He has a PR motive.

akbarishiwatsu

3/18/23 3:23pm

If anyone switches conferences it looks more and more like it would just be

Countcougula

3/18/23 3:25pm

You are selecting the quotes you want to favor this narrative. Everyone is

HairyCougar

3/18/23 4:13pm

I can select quotes that say just the opposite

2FarGone

3/18/23 4:41pm

I haven't heard anything as definitive as "We're not going to the Big 12" to support the opposite position

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