I get the difference and agree that BYU is worth more in the Big 12 than alone,

Mar 25, 2023
7:45:14am

Countcougula All-American

but I'll still not convinced BYU wasn't obtained on the cheap by ESPN (if the info here is correct), especially the last several years where the schedule really improved. I'm not mad at ESPN, they had the leverage because BYU had no other options.

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How BYU Cost the PAC12 $240 Million - John Kurtz video

Dryfire

3/25/23 6:56am

Why doesnt Utah just make up the difference, surely the 2x RB loser is worth it?

panacablue

3/25/23 7:03am

"Pac 12 is not progressive enough"

notaboy

3/25/23 7:03am

The most important part, imo, is at the very end. BYU saved B12

panacablue

3/25/23 7:12am

PAC 12 needs BYU more than the BIG 12 does. Big 12 would be fine without BYU.

Vert der Frick

3/25/23 7:20am

BYU adds more to BIG 12 than PAC. Adds another partial broadcast window

NYC and Japan

3/25/23 7:38am

It would be poetic if BYU ultimately ended up the deciding factor between P12

Bluedomination

3/25/23 7:23am

I don't think BYU 'saved' Big12. But they definitely added more value than others.

John Doe

3/25/23 9:01am

This is a great point. If PAC had taken BYU, the roles right now would be

Mitty

3/25/23 9:36am

“There is a parable in here somewhere.” Yep, it’s the parable of the sewer.

CougarGeorge

3/25/23 2:46pm

If that is true then ESPN really ripped BYU off.

Countcougula

3/25/23 7:24am

Maybe. Part of the value comes with having BYU matched up with Big XII opponents

gwalker

3/25/23 7:26am

It's didn't...BYU's value as an Indy is different than part of a conference.

ordinary tri guy

3/25/23 7:29am

I get the difference and agree that BYU is worth more in the Big 12 than alone,

Countcougula

3/25/23 7:45am

Isn't it know BYU prioritized exposure over compensation

novacoug1

3/25/23 8:18am

I know BYU liked the exposure and talked about it a lot but are we saying that

Countcougula

3/25/23 8:45am

The value is strategic, the sum of all parts is more than the pieces alone.

VegasCoug

3/25/23 8:33am

ESPN gave us games. Helped us. That was huge.

Dr MoBYU

3/25/23 9:22am

It was a win-win. ESPN got us in the cheap. And byu got ESPN to treat us

Cougarclaw

3/25/23 11:00am

I think you mean “How the woke PAC cost itself $240M by passing on BYU.”

TrueBlue67

3/25/23 7:26am

Yeah. BYU didn't cost PAC anything, they did it to themselves.

John Doe

3/25/23 7:42am

It could have been even more than that

Belboz

3/25/23 8:55am

Let's face it...only reason ESPN or Fox wanted the Pac 12 before was the...

WJCougar

3/25/23 7:31am

I’d say a big reason but not the only

RWaters

3/25/23 8:38am

BYU likely brought more value to the Big XII than they would to the PAC

snowcat

3/25/23 8:56am

+$4M/school/yr might be the difference in Big12, but that may be $6-7M in Pac12

Hill4Heisman

3/25/23 10:25pm

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