Away from public view, George Kliavkoff and his advisers are plowing forward in pursuit of a media contract that will make or break the Pac-12’s future.
Jon Wilner Not a week goes by without news, quasi-news or non-news related to the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations and fight for survival.
The Hotline has written dozens of stories on the topic over the past four months, including the role Pac-12 Networks infrastructure could play in saving the conference, our vision for the future of the sport and a proposal to sign an all-in deal with Amazon. But the Big Ten appears likely to stand down this fall, leaving Oregon, Washington and the Bay Area schools with no option but to remain in the Pac-12.We believe Arizona, ASU, Colorado and Utah prefer to stay in the Pac-12 — their alumni bases are on the West Coast, after all — rather than join a conference rooted in the Southern Plains.
But the move was based on a desire for security, binding the eight continuing members and keeping the four newcomers out of play .We believe the conference is waiting on the University of California Board of Regents to make a final determination on UCLA’s planned move.
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