Left out: How Larry Scott and the Pac-12 continue to lose ground in the college football arms race

Never ever trust tu.

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Internal budget projections for the Pac-12 Networks obtained by the Hotline (below) show a six percent ($8.1 million) year-over-year decline in total revenue, a 22 percent drop in net advertising revenue and a 30 percent plunge in digital revenue. Net affiliate revenue, the largest bucket, by far, was expected to drop by five percent.

The declines were caused by the termination of the carriage agreement with U-verse.

Perhaps most significantly, the Pac-12 Networks aren’t expected to increase the amount they distribute to the campuses: The $33.475 million projected for the schools in the current fiscal year — split 12 ways, that’s $2.8 million per campus — was the same amount pegged for FY18.

All in all, the networks were budgeted to generate $127.4 million in revenue against $92.5 million in total operating expenses in FY19.

“It’s in line with expectations, but given its current structure, it has to figure out a way to cut costs,” said one of three media industry experts asked by the Hotline to analyze the budget.

USC ‘Originally operated in affiliation with the Methodist Church’. Just sayin’.

Big difference in being an OG member, and a new kid on the block. Plus the Methodist cut USC loose a long time ago.

Not to mention the difference in dealing with Methodist specific doctrine, which by and large is fairly permissive about things, and Mormon doctrine which is the polar opposite.

TLDR: No way the PAC adds BYU

It’s also a matter of control. It looks like 90+% of both students and faculty are Mormon at BYU and it’s led by the church. That’s not the case at places like USC or SMU.

It is going to be fascinating how the networks will help the PAC12. The networks needs the PAC12 to be successful. The sheer number of viewers alone is a prime reason.

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That was back in the days of the Pacific Coast Conference almost a century ago. That was a related, but separate entity from what would later become the old PAC 8.

They really didn’t get Houston. If they had take UH and A&M they would have.

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They got into the Comcast Houston market for this area, that’s all they needed in order to capture the in state money. Adding us wouldn’t have gained any more money for the SEC.

Adding to that, the Big Ten Network is on Comcast but the B1G can’t get premium subscription money unless they have a school in Texas.

The PAC12 network is hardly anywhere and the ACC Network hasn’t started yet but if ACC, B1G or PAC12 conferences get a school in Texas, they will get premium subscription money.

How much more would “premium subscriptions” bring in for one of those conferences if they could get it in Kansas - Oklahoma - Texas? Does anyone know or have an educated guess?

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If I recall correctly it was about a dollar per subscriber if they had a team in the market/state. With out a team it is only pocket change.

They need regular games in Htown- a city loaded every year with quality lineman.

Also interesting.

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I bet if the food had glutens they’d get big enough

California athletes have different characteristics than those from the East and South.The East and South has many more athletes with a particular DNA than does California and those in California tend to be smaller.

High school football participation in California is declining. The declining
recruiting pool means there are fewer outstanding players coming from that
state and there will be even fewer in the future.

Poor exposure with the Pac Network works against recruiting.

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I guess PAC12 schools need new recruiting grounds and the network needs to expand to new regions.

They need to do something soon to stop the bleeding.

The PAC 12 networks (note that there are 6 regional networks) are a disaster. Expanding without reorganizing the current business model is doubling down on something that everyone knows is broken.

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Maybe kale and salads don’t bulk you up like beef and potatoes.

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