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31. Not entirely true -- watched/heard a whole thing on the collapse of the PAC-12 (PAC12 commissioner is mostly to blame)

They had discussion on how it all went down.

Years ago, when the Big Ten decided they wanted to cash in by having their own TV network, they teamed with a TV network so that they would not have to invest in all the TV infrastructure. They had instant negotiation power with satellite/cable companies and also did not have to buy TV trucks, camers, hire crews, etc. It would result in a little less profit but a lot fewer headaches as the risk was minimized. It also guided expansion into key TV markets even if they did not fit the Big Ten (top tier research institutes with at least one top program in the med school, law school, or engineering school...which is why Nebraska upgraded their research rating to get in and pissed off the conference when they did not maintain it). Rutgers was added to get NY markets, Maryland for the DC/Baltimore markets. That way the $x per household for every cable or satellite provider could be shared equally. Yes, FOX gets a cut but the revenue generated and shared helped all teh schools in the conference, especially with non-revenue sports. Pl

The SEC teamed with ESPN for the same reason.

The PAC12 commissioner thought -- we are the west coast we have connections with all sorts of people in TV and movie productions. We do not need ESPN or FOX stealing our money. We can create our own network and keep ALL THE $$$. He was wrong... without the existing infrastructure to get onto cable/satellite systems and the huge startup costs to physically have cameras and crews at literally dozens of sporting events every week, the PAC12 network was a money pit for the conference.

That is why teams left. His greed and mismanagement of the PAC 12 TV network,

Now, in hind sight if the NCAA had created an 8 team playoff to begin with -- 5 power conference champs (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, PAC 12, and SEC), highest ranking group of 5 conference champ, and two at large bids seeded 7 & 8 -- the PAc-12 commissioner may not have gotten so greedy and accepted a partnership with CBS, FOX, ESPN/ABC, or NBC.

The PAC-12 teams were tired of sending a check to the TV network when all the conferences were getting big checks from their networks even if FOX, ESPN, etc. were getting a cut.

It was greed, arrogance and ineptitude that killed the PAC12 not FOX.