PAC 8?
- By dcut03
- Rebel Football
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Our current contract (besides Boise and Hawaii) pays a little over 3 mil per year, and that was updated in 2019.Is there a copy of the media contract / MWC contract out there that we can see? I don't recall knowing about a reduction in the exit fees while the media contract is still in effect. I think that is what you are saying? The last year of the media contract gives us an exit fee of $5.5 million is what you are saying? So, somehow they eliminate the last year (3 x revenue) exit fee?
You could be right but that is new to me.
Report: Mountain West strikes TV deal with Fox; payouts to increase $2 million annually
The Mountain West is moving from ESPN to Fox Sports in a deal that will increase the payout per school by about $2 million annually. Sports Business Daily broke the news Monday, reporting the conference has reached an agreement with Fox Sports and CBS Sports Network, which renewed its package of...
nevadasportsnet.com
* *Edit: the Deseret news said the value was closer to 4 mil, but that could be including the PAC games**
- The Mountain West’s current media contract with Fox and CBS, which runs until 2026, pays out $4 million per school per year. That number is clearly not satisfactory for league members going forward.
I don't know the language, but the basic worth.
The value basically increased from the PAC guaranteed games to much more than that. But that is temporary, If we started in the New Pac 8 in 2026 we would not be on the hook for that unless there was another contract. Also the current MW deal would be over as well, so the MW has very little leverage.
I am guessing that the 5.5 mil may be a standard exit fee that would be addition to any left over TV contract funds. Not sure on that, but base on that article I can see that being the case. It is very possible there would be NO fees without a contract.
Add WAZZU and OSU to the current MW, how much is that contract worth? 5 mil per school? It would go up, and there may be generally increased value for college contracts these days vs 5 years ago, but I doubt it gets above 5 mil per school.
The new Pac 8 being worth 10? I can certainly see that.