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Sep 12, 2024
10:46:40am

Mitty Truly Addicted User

Meh, it was inevitable.

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Mitty

Previous username: ArchbishopMitty
Bio page: Mitty
Joined: Nov 16, 2012
Last login: Sep 17, 2024
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The MWC made the stupid decision to have a scheduling agreement with the Pac 2

Archaea

Sep 12, 10:45am

Meh, it was inevitable.

Mitty

Sep 12, 10:46am

scheduling agreements have not proven very helpful lately have they?

runnincoug

Sep 12, 10:47am

Mountain west should have added OSU and WSU and then changed their name.

RalphWiggam

Sep 12, 10:47am

I'd be surprised if that wasn't offered, but would you have accepted? I think

EM_Puma

Sep 12, 11:00am

They had discussed a merger but could not figure out the terms.

BYULAWGUY

Sep 12, 11:03am

I'm wondering if legally there are assets, contracts with the Pac12 & benefits

runnincoug

Sep 12, 11:17am

The MWC got $143M between buyouts and scheduling fees.

jackcrack7

Sep 12, 10:49am

This is correct. The MWC was going to get raided either way. At least they were

cougarfan84

Sep 12, 10:55am

The MWC cleaned up on this deal.

Sep 12, 10:59am

where is the money coming from? OSU/WSU don't have that much right?

runnincoug

Sep 12, 11:18am

The remains of the TV money and the exit fees from Oregon, UW, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, ASU, Stanford, Cal, USC and Ucla

BYU Grounds

Sep 12, 11:48am

When everyone bolted the PAC12, they didn't realize that, per their contracts,

EM_Puma

Sep 12, 11:51am

They got $250M from the Pac-12 revenues that the other schools forfeited.

jackcrack7

Sep 12, 1:03pm

interesting! That's a lot of cash.

runnincoug

Sep 12, 1:03pm

I thought the two were going to merge. I guess the PAC 2 and some MWC schools didn't want some of the other schools....

BYU Grounds

Sep 12, 11:11am

Well, to keep some of the money, the PAC12 conference needed to stay viable

EM_Puma

Sep 12, 11:53am

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