[Goose]

This game time scheduling issue seems like a good opportunity for the new Pac-12 Commissioner to step up and show that he has some huevos.

Having huevos when you have no leverage isn't going to help you much. The terms of a new media contract aren't going to be dictated by the PAC-12. If anything, they will be in a weaker position than when the previous ones were negotiated. If the PAC-12 wants certain scheduling rights, they are going to have to pay for them by accepting a lower offer. It is also possible that nobody will offer a contract at all without schedule options that the PAC-12 really doesn't like. Obviously, the PAC-12 should negotiate the best deal possible, but what that deal will be isn't really in their control. They can of course just walk away, but I don't thing that is a real option and the media companies know that.

[Goose]

This game time scheduling issue seems like a good opportunity for the new Pac-12 Commissioner to step up and show that he has some huevos.

Having huevos when you have no leverage isn't going to help you much. The terms of a new media contract aren't going to be dictated by the PAC-12. If anything, they will be in a weaker position than when the previous ones were negotiated. If the PAC-12 wants certain scheduling rights, they are going to have to pay for them by accepting a lower offer. It is also possible that nobody will offer a contract at all without schedule options that the PAC-12 really doesn't like. Obviously, the PAC-12 should negotiate the best deal possible, but what that deal will be isn't really in their control. They can of course just walk away, but I don't thing that is a real option and the media companies know that.