Tells them they won't budge on more money. Does the USC pres have the same resolution as Oregon State? I would think a network would overpay a USC / Oregon / Stanford for independent rights especially when they consider what they can save NOT paying the same (or anything close) to the rest of the PAC.
If I'm espn negotiating new deal with PAC...it's a certain amount based on the schools you care about and peanuts for the rest. They'll do that with every conference. The blue bloods are not going to say, "it's ok, we'll take a cut with everyone else so it's fare"
Get ready - no idea where that leaves BYU, nobody outside of top 10-15 schools will have anything to negotiate.