(08-21-2019, 03:26 PM)bbm233 Wrote: As soon as the Pac-12 Networks offers a standalone streaming subscription I will be turning in my last cable box. My kids use Netflix, Amazon Prime and Youtube for their entertainment, and I would have already joined them there, too, if it wasn't for Stanford sports.
2024 at the earliest. Current contracts run until then.
Big-time lipstick here from the worst commissioner in all of D1 (Group of 5 included)
By the time they get to where the puck is going, the revenue gaps will have reached over $100M per school. That won't be overcome for another 20 years at least.
Long past time to start over. Fully split the conference and network and hire a separate & distinct CEO for each. Move both of them to much lower-cost cities in the conference footprint.
I've previously been a critic of the private equity model but on second thought it might not be a bad idea. At least then there would be shareholders who actually care about things like cost and profit - unlike University Presidents who often have bigger fish to fry. Having private equity-type shareholders would result in much greater accountability for leadership.