[OutsiderFan]

No, you can't solve a problem unless you are aware one exists. But being aware of it doesn't matter much unless you can solve it. All this is to say I don't know if it matters that the commish knows the conference can't beat teams OOC because it struggles recruiting "big guys in the trenches," unless he has some magic elixir to fix it. I don't see one based on what I gather.

Interesting how Commish K says the schools need to get control of when games are played. Kind of tracks to my suggestion fans should be allowed to pick the times Pac-12 football games are played. 

I'm gonna make a prediction and say CBS will end up with the Pac-12. It's losing the SEC to Mickey Mouse and it has the CBS Sports Network. That means a lot of empty Saturdays on the schedule.  Allow CBS to cary Pac-12 Network content and you can cut the cost for CBS to fill its schedule and expand Pac-12 Network access. To me, the Pac-12 Network not having a network affiliation now, while the Big Ten Network is 50% owned by Fox Sports, will provide the leverage/synergy to get it done.

The Pac-12 will take less money than the Big Ten demands, in a "let's take less money to increase our distribution" approach like Formula One took with ESPN. Of course, CBS will want to pay the schools enough so they can invest in the arms that lead to fielding competitive, entertaining teams that get ratings.

[OutsiderFan]

No, you can't solve a problem unless you are aware one exists. But being aware of it doesn't matter much unless you can solve it. All this is to say I don't know if it matters that the commish knows the conference can't beat teams OOC because it struggles recruiting "big guys in the trenches," unless he has some magic elixir to fix it. I don't see one based on what I gather.

Interesting how Commish K says the schools need to get control of when games are played. Kind of tracks to my suggestion fans should be allowed to pick the times Pac-12 football games are played. 

I'm gonna make a prediction and say CBS will end up with the Pac-12. It's losing the SEC to Mickey Mouse and it has the CBS Sports Network. That means a lot of empty Saturdays on the schedule.  Allow CBS to cary Pac-12 Network content and you can cut the cost for CBS to fill its schedule and expand Pac-12 Network access. To me, the Pac-12 Network not having a network affiliation now, while the Big Ten Network is 50% owned by Fox Sports, will provide the leverage/synergy to get it done.

The Pac-12 will take less money than the Big Ten demands, in a "let's take less money to increase our distribution" approach like Formula One took with ESPN. Of course, CBS will want to pay the schools enough so they can invest in the arms that lead to fielding competitive, entertaining teams that get ratings.