×
Rock Chalk Talk: Basketball
Anything pertaining to basketball: college, pro, HS, recruiting, TV coverage
Anything pertaining to basketball: college, pro, HS, recruiting, TV coverage
Big 12, ESPN & Fox to begin contract talks early
2 years 2 months ago - 2 years 2 months ago #29546
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
ESPN - Thamel: Fox, ESPN to open talks with Big 12 about conference's next television deal
New Big 12 commissioner Yormark being proactive as anticipated. Two thumbs up from this Jayhawk reviewer.
Here’s a JayhawkSlant post by Jolebo, a solid Slant contributor on KUFB.
He starts with a long quote from a media article, then ends with his comments.
{BEGIN QUOTED POST}
Prior to the Big 12 planning talks, the Pac-12's advantage in the television landscape had been that the conference could give tangible numbers to its member schools and any potential additions. With the Big 12 having three years remaining on its deal, the prevailing thought had been that the conference could give only projected numbers, which would present a risk for any school considering joining the league.[...]
Yormark's comments about the Big 12 being "open for business" at media days were received coldly by Kliavkoff. At Pac-12 media days, Kliavkoff fired back: "With respect to the Big 12 being open for business, I appreciate that. We haven't decided if we're going shopping there or not yet."
Yormark later expanded on his "open for business" comments, telling the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: "It means that this conference is no longer going to be stagnant. We're going to be very proactive. We're going to explore and identify any and all opportunities that create value in every respect. Is expansion a part of 'open for business'? A hundred percent. But it's only a small piece."
Yormark could showcase another option for the 4 corner schools to consider. If the equal distribution with the Big 12 is higher than the equal or unequal distribution with the Pac 12, that adds another layer of questions for some schools.
{END OF QUOTED POST}
Stay tuned…
New Big 12 commissioner Yormark being proactive as anticipated. Two thumbs up from this Jayhawk reviewer.
Here’s a JayhawkSlant post by Jolebo, a solid Slant contributor on KUFB.
He starts with a long quote from a media article, then ends with his comments.
{BEGIN QUOTED POST}
Prior to the Big 12 planning talks, the Pac-12's advantage in the television landscape had been that the conference could give tangible numbers to its member schools and any potential additions. With the Big 12 having three years remaining on its deal, the prevailing thought had been that the conference could give only projected numbers, which would present a risk for any school considering joining the league.[...]
Yormark's comments about the Big 12 being "open for business" at media days were received coldly by Kliavkoff. At Pac-12 media days, Kliavkoff fired back: "With respect to the Big 12 being open for business, I appreciate that. We haven't decided if we're going shopping there or not yet."
Yormark later expanded on his "open for business" comments, telling the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: "It means that this conference is no longer going to be stagnant. We're going to be very proactive. We're going to explore and identify any and all opportunities that create value in every respect. Is expansion a part of 'open for business'? A hundred percent. But it's only a small piece."
Yormark could showcase another option for the 4 corner schools to consider. If the equal distribution with the Big 12 is higher than the equal or unequal distribution with the Pac 12, that adds another layer of questions for some schools.
{END OF QUOTED POST}
Stay tuned…
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Share this page: