Have seen multiple posts about New Mexico looking for loopholes in the GOR… also with the MWC looking at tiered media payouts to cover for the failed lawsuit… things could start happening soon!
kinda just a recap. But a good media piece obviously thrown out for national consumption.
There's the full amount.
How much revenue do you think it can generate for the Pac 12? How much is it worth? Can it grow to be a major sports production company? Possible future customers?
Per Canzano
"I’m told by sources that Oregon State and Washington State also paid the MW approximately $10 million each to settle the $55 million ‘poaching penalty’ lawsuit. These figures are similar to the numbers thrown around in early settlement discussions in the summer of 2025."
Obviously I’m biased in this, but 4 (-ish if you count old WAC and MW teams with BYU) rivalry matchups before getting to conference play is dreamy as hell. A noco matchup with UNC, the border war, and then two P4 opponents that includes the Rocky Mountain Showdown. Additionally it’s very reasonable to be able to attend all of these games as a CSU fan. Balanced and extremely fun. Every non-conference matchup should look like this.
The Pac-12 has 5? teams spending over $10 million on their rosters.
18 of the 21 lowest spending P4's are in the ACC and Big12 - so 18 of their 33 combined programs. So most the Pac-12 teams would slot into the Big12 with little problem, where spending is concerned.
Progressive is set to announce one of the most significant field logo sponsorship initiatives in college sports history with a deal across 13 schools -- Boise State, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Purdue, SMU, Syracuse, Texas Tech, USC and Wake Forest -- that will see its logo featured on the field at each school. The placement will vary from the sideline to the 50- and 25-yard line.
Andrew Pistone of College Sports Wire is reporting that the 5 departed schools will pay the MWC $49 million EACH.
Pretty sure that’s just not accurate.
Couldn’t find an Oregon State sub so figured this is the best place to post this, going on my honeymoon in Portland and got my wife tickets for a band she likes, so she got me tickets for this game as I’m a CFB head who eats up anything CFB related.
Grew up going to UGA and Georgia Southern games, very familiar with the culture of the SEC and such, but have lived in South Florida for the past decade or so, have gone to a few Miami and FAU games in that time. Loving the smaller schools and teams these days, which is why this sounded so appealing.
What to expect from the experience? Should we go early and walk around campus? Is the stadium on campus? Does OSU have good merch? Any cool things we must do while there? Any good ideas or recommendations would be welcome.
Realistically speaking
Source: Canzano: Pac-12 Commissioner starts with 'Border War'
Texas State's president is in a very big position of power for the Pac-12, that's insane to think about.