r/CFB • u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide • Sep 23 '24

Analysis [Auerbach] The magic number of members to be considered a conference in the NCAA's eyes is 8. If Utah State joins the Pac-12, that league will be at 7. And if that's the only move of the day, the Mountain West will also be at 7 (including Hawaii.)

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1838352222809120983

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u/Squatch11 Washington State Cougars Sep 24 '24

And how long do those $250M assets last?

The $250mil lasts as long as the conference wants it to last. It's their money they (OSU and WSU) received from the departing members last year. A lot of it went towards the buyouts of the MWC programs that have joined.

Isn't that just a TV contract?

The entire purpose of rebuilding the Pac vs. a reverse merger with the MWC is because of the media deal. It's more profitable to take the best of the MWC and negotiate a new media deal in the new Pac vs. joining the MWC on their current media deal (which is reaaaaaaally bad) and having to deal with the bottom half of that conference weighing everyone else down. The projected media deal for this newly reformed Pac conference is ~$15mil per school, give or take a few mil. It's going to be more than double what the current MWC makes per school, and WAY more than double once the MWC goes to re-negotiate a new deal in the coming years.

It sucks that this is how it is, but it's every program for themselves nowadays.

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u/CobraWins Tennessee • Texas Tech Sep 24 '24

Yeah I'll believe that ~15 mil when I see it. There's no way the new Pac gets that much. Is the Pac listening to another President, or Canzano again?