That's only a small part of it. TV market was the driving factor in the P12

Apr 24, 2015
6:50:10pm

rainorsnow

picking up CU. The P12 also had hopes of landing Texas by raiding the B12 and grabbing CU in the process.

Texas stayed and Utah was invited.

Geography and TV market were the main reasons.

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Gunther was arguing this afternoon that Colorado got into the PAC-12 because it

SandYFan

4/24/15 6:44pm

Colorado got in because their TV market size, university's prestige and

Zach Morris

4/24/15 6:48pm

Market size is great, but if you suck, who's watching? And if the other factors

SandYFan

4/24/15 6:49pm

These are long-term decisions. CU is near Denver and CU won't be the worst

rainorsnow

4/24/15 6:51pm

You may be too young but there was a time that Colorado was a national player.

Zach Morris

4/24/15 6:51pm

Exactly .. they do have a NC in football

ManicBlue

4/24/15 10:18pm

It matters little who's watching. Market size trumps all.

Conan O'Fresno

4/24/15 6:54pm

In the current paradigm high ratings are not king

concolor couguar

4/24/15 7:26pm

So they do that?

SandYFan

4/24/15 7:37pm

PAC Network is on Comcasts Digital Starter Package

concolor couguar

4/24/15 8:03pm

Prestige? Colorado? And I say that as someone who grew up

Monomachos

4/24/15 9:00pm

Look who ESPN ranked as 22nd most prestigious Football program, LINK

Zach Morris

4/24/15 11:33pm

Yeah, Colorado living off their great period, 20 years ago; but I

Monomachos

4/25/15 3:52pm

That's only a small part of it. TV market was the driving factor in the P12

rainorsnow

4/24/15 6:50pm

Yeah ask the Big East about that...

titlecoug

4/24/15 6:53pm

Meh, they were only in the Big East for a few years.

LiveCoug

4/24/15 6:55pm

Colorado got in because BYU is a faith based school. Plain and simple.

Big Daddy D

4/24/15 6:55pm

You don't think TV market played a major role?

Regal Ute

4/24/15 7:01pm

If that was the main factor, it would have been BYU and Colorado

Big Daddy D

4/24/15 7:03pm

I thought BYU's TV ratings haven't been that strong.

Stringer Bell

4/24/15 7:16pm

Utah brought enough of the Utah market to get the conference channel

concolor couguar

4/24/15 7:30pm

I live in Denver and nobody and I mean nobody

Dangerous

4/24/15 7:07pm

Now if they changed their name to Mary Jane.

WJCougar

4/24/15 7:11pm

Colorado was picked before Utah.

Hinta

4/24/15 7:01pm

You mean Utah.

AndyDwyer

4/24/15 7:21pm

No, that's why utah got in.

Japan Coug

4/24/15 9:13pm

how many schools have lost their P5 status?

I'mBatman

4/24/15 8:23pm

BM the AAC

Japan Coug

4/24/15 9:13pm

how many schools were in what are now P5 or were BCS conferences?

jrj84105

4/25/15 12:21am

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