Today I looked a little more at the expansion rumors, where Kliavkoff has faltered, and how the Pac-12 is drifting toward something and nothing at the same time. I am a little worried right now because the catalyst driving further expansion for the B1G is gone (Kevin Warren) and that leaves the Pac with very few options that would put them anywhere on the same level as the B1G or SEC from a money standpoint.
I know we hear all the time "Oregon will be fin because they have Phil Knight" but the gap between the B1G/SEC (reportedly north of $80 million per team per year, and $100 million according to some press releases) versus what the Pac is projected to get ($30 million is what is currently expected, but let's just be generous and assume Kliavkoff somehow gets a deal that meets his promised $40 million per school per year) would put Oregon anywhere from $40 million to $70 million behind every single year. It is not a sustainable model to have Knight make up that difference in perpetuity.
Just some thoughts here:
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I know we hear all the time "Oregon will be fin because they have Phil Knight" but the gap between the B1G/SEC (reportedly north of $80 million per team per year, and $100 million according to some press releases) versus what the Pac is projected to get ($30 million is what is currently expected, but let's just be generous and assume Kliavkoff somehow gets a deal that meets his promised $40 million per school per year) would put Oregon anywhere from $40 million to $70 million behind every single year. It is not a sustainable model to have Knight make up that difference in perpetuity.
Just some thoughts here:
DuckSportsAuthority - Flock Talk: The Drift
Today in Flock Talk, the Pac-12 drifts toward something and toward nothing.
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