Actually they turned down a 30 mil deal from ESPN after the LA schools left.
So how low were OSU and WAZZU's value to drop the overall value of that deal.
Well the big 10 and big 12 thought those schools were worth about 30 mil a piece. Neither conference thought that the remaining 2 schools were but there is no way they are worth less than 10 each on average. The math doesn't make sense if they were.
Now those schools are obviously worth less now tham with the others but I think many are really undervaluing their media worth.
Follow the money. The Pac 2 said no to merger for a reason and it wasn't just pride. They broke off because they knew they would make more even with potentially high up front costs.
Obviously things did not go as planned, but there is no way they are worth anything near what the new MW will be. We have some really poor markets and I think that will hurt us down the road.
PAC deal will be better than MWC deal. There's no doubt there. The pertinent questions in my mind are:
First being, how much better?
Second being, at what number would it make sense for UNLV to ditch the MWC (assuming there's still an invite to be had) ? I have to imagine nything North of 10 million per year would be pretty damn enticing.
Third being if the PAC number comes in at 10 mil or more and UNLV again turns it down what would we make of that?
The Big12 is really in play and UNLV wants it's free pass from MWC?
Because I can't see any reason to stay in the MWC if an opportunity to double your media revenue is on the table.
