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

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

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.

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

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

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.

3/18/23 3:23pm

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

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

krindorr

3/18/23 5:23pm

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