Actually, that's not correct. It was reported the day of:

Mar 19, 2019
6:22:53pm

Richbyu Walk-on

Some BYU fans were just eager to over-state it. Plus, it is easy to conflate neutral game payouts that BYU now frequently gets (not part of the ESPN TV deal) with being part of the ESPN deal.

The Salt Lake Tribune

BYU signs long-term deals with ESPN, Notre Dame

Provo • Brigham Young University athletic director Tom Holmoe described the process of tu

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=50203188&itype=CMSID

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AAC cashes in big time

CommodoreCoug

3/19/19 2:52pm

good for them

UberDeek

3/19/19 2:55pm

BYU will get even more than AAC. Awesome

Coogar2

3/19/19 7:41pm

But the AAC doesn't have to play in the WCC. I don't think one team would trade.

blackshirts

3/19/19 7:47pm

Uh yup. Aac>indy

Deleted

3/19/19 2:55pm

a little knee jerk there... remember, our contract is in negotiations still

UberDeek

3/19/19 2:59pm

Aac suits our talent and coaching better

Deleted

3/19/19 3:07pm

AAC athletes >>>>> BYU athletes

BYU Fan

3/19/19 3:33pm

LOL

LaVellIfIKnow

3/19/19 3:20pm

Isn't BYU's old/current contract for more than that?

Florwood

3/19/19 4:43pm

Snowflake post...

Heinz57

3/19/19 7:50pm

This is a good sign for all college sports. Even with all the cord cutting going

Scratch

3/19/19 3:27pm

It's good for the upper level G5 conferences....

Richbyu

3/19/19 3:44pm

CUSA Just got a new deal and they are only getting $400k.

molodyets

3/19/19 4:11pm

You're right about the lower levels. They could be in trouble. Also, I

Scratch

3/19/19 4:19pm

Pretty sure BYU is married to Independence

TNT

3/19/19 3:53pm

BYU is married to INDY... she's ugly and fat!!! But people say she has a good

blackshirts

3/19/19 7:22pm

Holmoe: BYU is not a hot or not university

TNT

3/19/19 9:11pm

how does that compare to MWC? P-12?

PJMort

3/19/19 4:00pm

In 2018, PAC 12 received $237M from their Fox/ESPN contracts.

Everyman

3/19/19 4:12pm

This is great for BYU

YIsForBrigham

3/19/19 4:36pm

BYU’s current contract with ESPN runs through the end of this year, right?

Delicate Genius

3/19/19 5:01pm

I'm guessing football media day and it will be more than the AAC deal.

molodyets

3/19/19 5:04pm

It will probably be a bit more, but we won't know for a couple of years given

Scratch

3/19/19 5:19pm

Actually, that's not correct. It was reported the day of:

Richbyu

3/19/19 6:22pm

Did you read the article? It says exactly what I just said, that the rumors

Scratch

3/19/19 6:33pm

What a dumb question. Of course I read the article...I posted it.

Richbyu

3/20/19 8:43am

It didn't "report the numbers" and it wasn't right. BYU has confirmed that with

Scratch

3/20/19 8:50am

In 2016, the athletic dept said TV & Radio $$ was 7% of total revenue.

Everyman

3/20/19 9:31am

Yep. This is what I'm talking about. I believe there were similar disclosures

Scratch

3/20/19 9:37am

It’s being negotiated right now. I’d guess they’ll have a final agreement sometime in the next couple of months.

BYU signs long-term deals with ESPN, Notre Dame

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