[Spiny_Norman]

The LA Times published an interview today with Dan Guerrero, the UCLA AD.  This exchange especially caught my attention. Sounds like we cannot expect much to change with the football schedule and tv arrangements until 2024 or so.

LAT: What are your thoughts on the Pac-12 television contracts in light of the criticisms over things such as midweek games, basketball trips that can last five days, 8 p.m. start times and revenues that lag behind those generated by the other Power Five conferences?

Guerrero: The business model has been one that has been questioned by many, and we’re living within the confines and the construct of the deal points that exist. … We’re going to live with these deal points for the next six years, and … not going to be able to do anything relative to the negatives at this point and time, so the positives is really where you need to focus on — the exposure, the quality of the network, the content and what that meant from a positive standpoint for the institutions. The negatives … the most important thing that one can say is to be poised to deal with the next negotiating cycle to be able to optimize not only those things that are good about the network but also to shore up those elements as you’ve described that need to be remedied.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp...story.html

[Spiny_Norman]

The LA Times published an interview today with Dan Guerrero, the UCLA AD.  This exchange especially caught my attention. Sounds like we cannot expect much to change with the football schedule and tv arrangements until 2024 or so.

LAT: What are your thoughts on the Pac-12 television contracts in light of the criticisms over things such as midweek games, basketball trips that can last five days, 8 p.m. start times and revenues that lag behind those generated by the other Power Five conferences?

Guerrero: The business model has been one that has been questioned by many, and we’re living within the confines and the construct of the deal points that exist. … We’re going to live with these deal points for the next six years, and … not going to be able to do anything relative to the negatives at this point and time, so the positives is really where you need to focus on — the exposure, the quality of the network, the content and what that meant from a positive standpoint for the institutions. The negatives … the most important thing that one can say is to be poised to deal with the next negotiating cycle to be able to optimize not only those things that are good about the network but also to shore up those elements as you’ve described that need to be remedied.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp...story.html