ESPN on the Year of the Pac-12

gmo

how perfect for UW to win it all the year of the collapse of a once great conference (Pac-10).

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39054218/bittersweet-finale-pac-12-most-impressive-cfb-seasons-ever

rodmansrage

It should be noted Washington and Oregon had the power to stabilize the conference.

fuck that. fucking bullshit tv deal killed the conference.

whatshouldicareabout

rodmansrage said:

It should be noted Washington and Oregon had the power to stabilize the conference.

fuck that. fucking bullshit tv deal killed the conference.

The recent TV deal is the straw that broke the camel's back. But the seeds were sown long, long ago

The Pac-12 sealed its fate when the schools that thought they were hot shit and told ESPN they were going to fund their own Pac-12 Network on their own

gmo

whatshouldicareabout said:

rodmansrage said:

It should be noted Washington and Oregon had the power to stabilize the conference.

fuck that. fucking bullshit tv deal killed the conference.

The recent TV deal is the straw that broke the camel's back. But the seeds were sown long, long ago

The Pac-12 sealed its fate when the schools that thought they were hot shit and told ESPN they were going to fund their own Pac-12 Network on their own

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Reading this article made me realize the SI Sportsman of the Year awarded to Prime was real and not an AI prank.

FireCohen

pac-12 AD killed Pac-12 the moment they hired Larry Scoot and when they gave him an extension

haie

FireCohen said:

pac-12 AD killed Pac-12 the moment they hired Larry Scoot and when they gave him an extension

After they took in Utah and Colorado and came up with the Pac 12 Network, it's hard to say that it was ever reversible after that.

It's just a matter of when it became apparent that they were fucked. Probably when they started begging fans to call Direct TV and "demand" that they carry the network.