Media Rights:
Commissioner George Kliavkoff will update the board on the media rights landscape, but the situation is highly fluid.
The Pac-12 won’t begin formal negotiations with ESPN, Fox and possibly other networks until later this year for the contract cycle that begins in the summer of 2024.
Scheduling:
Should it keep or eliminate the divisions?
Without divisions, how would the schedule rotation work?
8 or 9 conference games? The move to eight conference games is extremely unlikely. Unless the Big Ten does the same — and there’s no indication that move is coming — Pac-12 teams would lack quality opponents for the extra non-conference slot.
Sale of data:
A relatively new topic but one that carries immense revenue potential.
In March, the conference announced a partnership with Tempus Ex Machina designed to improve the aggregation of statistical data for the campuses.
The deal was seen as the first step along a fraught path toward the eventual sale of Pac-12 data to gaming or technology companies.
NCAA issues:
Not just NIL. The NCAA Transformation Committee is reimagining the structure of college sports. When the deregulation process ends later this year, the Power Five leagues are expected to have greater autonomy.
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Commissioner George Kliavkoff will update the board on the media rights landscape, but the situation is highly fluid.
The Pac-12 won’t begin formal negotiations with ESPN, Fox and possibly other networks until later this year for the contract cycle that begins in the summer of 2024.
Scheduling:
Should it keep or eliminate the divisions?
Without divisions, how would the schedule rotation work?
8 or 9 conference games? The move to eight conference games is extremely unlikely. Unless the Big Ten does the same — and there’s no indication that move is coming — Pac-12 teams would lack quality opponents for the extra non-conference slot.
Sale of data:
A relatively new topic but one that carries immense revenue potential.
In March, the conference announced a partnership with Tempus Ex Machina designed to improve the aggregation of statistical data for the campuses.
The deal was seen as the first step along a fraught path toward the eventual sale of Pac-12 data to gaming or technology companies.
NCAA issues:
Not just NIL. The NCAA Transformation Committee is reimagining the structure of college sports. When the deregulation process ends later this year, the Power Five leagues are expected to have greater autonomy.
Previewing the Pac-12 board meeting: Agenda items include football strategy, media rights, NCAA issues and sale of data
Pac-12 presidents and chancellors, along with the athletic directors, will meet Monday to discuss a slew of momentous issues facing the conference and college sports.
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