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Mar 18, 2023
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Courtimedes
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I think he's trying hard not to say anything definite until the deal is offered.
He's trying to both get the best deal possible via the PAC without burning any (Big12) bridges.
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I don't think Arizona is playing 3D chess to justify leaving
krindorr
Truly Addicted User
3/18/23 2:14pm
Saying "we are confident we will get a good deal" means....
WJCougar
3/18/23 2:16pm
Just means he's getting the concessions he wants, which is equal revenue sharing
qwerew
3/18/23 2:17pm
the PAC staying together for now is much better than utes in Big12.
qwerew
3/18/23 2:18pm
let them play on streaming devices for less pay. Recruits will notice soon enou
qwerew
3/18/23 2:19pm
As long as athletes get good NIL money I doubt they care that much about...
lbmango
3/18/23 3:17pm
I agree NIL money is a big factor for now. I predict it will start drying up.
qwerew
3/18/23 4:53pm
That's the big concern; not an immediate effect
krindorr
3/18/23 4:56pm
Or rather, NOT notice.
AZcougLawyer
3/18/23 4:24pm
"all" minus USC and UCLA, and likely Oregon and Washington in a couple years. We
OnEMoReTrY
3/18/23 2:18pm
They want the best deal possible. If people think them and Colorado why would
P-Boy Squad
3/18/23 2:22pm
If they wanted to go, they'd be gone. It's that easy. But he's made it clear
Corn Pop
3/18/23 2:22pm
Why would anyone go before having final details on the TV deal?
HairyCougar
3/18/23 4:15pm
I think he's trying hard not to say anything definite until the deal is offered.
Courtimedes
3/18/23 2:28pm
The AZ president is playing both sides. He has a big incentive to do so. I do
BlooCoog
3/18/23 2:40pm
I guess I just don't see "we're not going to the Big 12" as carefully straddling the fence
krindorr
3/18/23 2:47pm
That's because he's going to the Big-14, no lies detected
machete
3/18/23 3:03pm
It was a weird thing for him to say. But the rest of his comments straddled the
BlooCoog
3/18/23 3:24pm
Yeah, that's the one that stood out to me
krindorr
3/18/23 3:26pm
He arguably has a duty to play both sides…
Ski-U-Mah
3/19/23 12:06am
There are legal and practical reasons why, even if you were heavily leaning on leaving, you would not publicly state
Bob Vance
3/18/23 2:44pm
Tortious interference claims
jre85
3/18/23 7:40pm
Are you certain they don't have a preliminary agreement in place? No other obligations? That would be unusual
Bob Vance
3/18/23 8:10pm
FWIW, I'm less convinced that Colorado is uninterested
krindorr
3/18/23 2:56pm
The guy's not going around trying to bare his soul. He has a PR motive.
akbarishiwatsu
3/18/23 3:23pm
If anyone switches conferences it looks more and more like it would just be
Countcougula
3/18/23 3:25pm
You are selecting the quotes you want to favor this narrative. Everyone is
HairyCougar
3/18/23 4:13pm
I can select quotes that say just the opposite
2FarGone
3/18/23 4:41pm
I haven't heard anything as definitive as "We're not going to the Big 12" to support the opposite position
krindorr
3/18/23 5:23pm
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