If Jimbo gets fired from TAMU (unlikely but possible) he would be the front runner. 7. OKST has been too one sided lately to be a rivalry-hopefully we can change that. @MHver3. They know. Oh btw there is an AZ board of regents. Sign up“I’ve got a pretty big scoop to share that I’ve been sitting on for a few days. Transfer ownership of Pac12 networks to espn. Of course “official sources” are going to downplay the significance of any talks schools have had Witt other conferences BY has allegedly been engaged all evening with 1 particular school to the west. 11:57 PM · Apr 17, 2023 @MHver3 Question for conversation: This Century-Has there been any case where after switching from one BCS/P5 league to another that a school has seen better success on the field? Miami, VT, Neb, Mizzou, Colorado, WVU, Louisville, have all fallen off the map since their moves. The contact that shared this with my source is in a PAC school AD and their school was not satisfied with any of the update-said that the CEOs specifically told GK not to do a presser. ”“If Stanford would come they wouldn’t want to be the only CA school but Cal is not a good fit for B12 at all in so many ways. I actually don’t want more western schools. @MHver3 So if B1G Stops, then it seems the most likely outcome is the B12 raids the remaining members. MHver3. By my count there are 3 "Yes" teams in the ACC and 3 "Maybe" teams. 7h. ”We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Too many lower tier schools in ACC that won’t have a home if that conference blows up. One feels they were sold a false bill of goods when they joined. UConn is still in the air as there could maybe be an all sports invite coming if the right circumstances occur but may be a bball only. ”“@kiwicanuck76 I’m told it’s because the conference has 4 states and 8 schools on their no travel list. Replying to. @CFBKnights. " Arizona is the wildcard that could keep UConn from getting an all sports invite. ”“Alright! Got the go ahead to post it. 5 billion a year with their next contract (and BTN) and will now wait and watch the landscape. Retweets. 8 of them are. “@BobOThomson I mean it’d be a fun game to play on Saturdays 🤷🏻♂️. Also-though much quieter-there will be some zig-Zagging happening this week as well I’m my home state. 21 Feb 2023 23:32:48 Feb 24. @MHver3. It’s who is 14 that is still up in the air (izona?). ”“@BroncoJ415 @MrSamStone3 There’s a lot of things on the table. Then there’s also the chance that the NY6 bowls all become absorbed into the expanded playoffs as round 1 of a 12 team playoff. 5m. Look for a thread soon. B12 has a chance to get into 20m households with additions. They could very well join the four south schools in the B12… until the B1G change their mind. @MHver3. “Also being told that earlier suspicions confirmed. OMG I was wrong. I’ve got news but can’t leak it yet. @MHver3 FWIW my sources are telling me that FOX is NOT actively negotiating with PAC. 21. MHver3. UConn is still in the air as there could maybe be an all sports invite coming if the right circumstances occur but may be a bball only. ”“Going by remarks made at Pac12 media days by Oregon its looking like they are leaning into to shorter term offer from espn and unequal revenue sharing. Offering to join in football only at 50% of a full share of revenue after the buy in period. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 7:34 PM · Jul 20, 2022 MHver3. Also my Mountaineers are pretty terrible this year too lol. I said AAC (not ACC) invited PAC members. My source says it’s getting more and more likely a prodigal son returns. Someone mentioned the Saudis last night on here-might be a good option. Jul 12. Transfer ownership of Pac12 networks to espn. read image description. See new Tweets“@TreJacksonStan @kg4cy I guess that’s subjective. Quote Tweets. Sign up“Called my source. 2:56 PM · Jul 4, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone. So that lines up with pretty much every other report coming out except for 1. ”“@DeathrowDerham They want first pick of the top game weekly, best out of conference games not beholden to the other schools tv contract, conference championship game football, and first choice basketball. Knight felt it was the best outcome for Oregon and the PAC with no B1G offer coming. Their additions brought stability. Air Force and Colorado State have also been in contact with Kliavkoff. By my count there are 3 "Yes" teams in the ACC and 3 "Maybe" teams. “So I was told the proposed breakdown for unequal revenue sharing for PAC. Life has been different since my brothers passing and priorities have changed a bit. As well as ESPN about triggering the reopening of their contract in the event of additions. ”Log in. As well as ESPN about triggering the reopening of their contract in the event of additions. ”“@blakeblahut @AveCope No. Tweet about Oregon and Washington 1,843 Views | 20 Replies | Last: 3 mo ago by historian ScottS 2:44p, 7/27/23 Breaking from my source: Oregon and. Taking the four will crush the P12. ESPN pro-rata is a given. Sign up. I’ve also heard that Pac12 may not have enough yes votes from members to add SDSU and SMU. Log in. ” March 7th. A few tidbits I did get:”7:34 PM · Jul 20, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone. “Those of you worrying about access to playoffs due to harder due to W/L record if B12 drops scheduling FCS and moved to 10 conference games-relax. ” Confirming through my B12 contacts that according to what has been shared between BY and a few PAC presidents that CW and ION are indeed in talks for PAC12 broadcasting rights. Huskies have come back to the table. OMG I was wrong. This helps justify the pro-rata increase for 8 teams. “@kenneyclone @JBWinstonTX No. B12 has been told by sources from WSU and Oregon State that they will be submitting applications to the B12 pending how successful the first round of merger talks go. I don’t think that’s an option for us. Someone mentioned the Saudis last night on here-might be a good. ”Log in. ”MHver3 on Twitter: "CU and AZ are NOT worried about exposure by joining B12 as most if their games would be lye window games so that report is most likely coming from Utah or AZSU. “@RChalk94 B12 100% takes Colorado if they want in. “And the killer for Utah is that even tough they are valued in the top half the one Power conference that they have a shot at may not really want them because they have a school in that market and lower valued schools like AZ are actually higher valued to B12. 22 Feb 2023 21:50:26Reposting this again at the request of my source with alternate phrasing: Colorado board will meet Monday to informally poll where votes would lie for leaving PAC. “The Buffs are an inevitability now. Retweets. 9. Quote Tweets. Log in. And they all already know the current numbers. Redirecting to /MHver3/status/1516166017319411713 Not sure if Apple Inc is well known in Appalachia but spoiler alert it’s not a fruit company 1:52 AM · Jul 26, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone. This happened sometime in the past few days. We’ve seen lots of tweets from reputable sources, but I’ve also seen a lot of interesting rumors from MHver3 on Twitter . An olive branch was extended by GK to BY with terms that favor B12 this time. 3. The truth is that’s where the PAC is valued at right now because the bottom half of the remnants are really dragging down the top half in. Idea:…Pls tweet what the time will in 5The soon to be PAC defections are “on the precipice” of sealing the deal. And it’s a huge sticking point with their BOG. Likes. WVU alone makes like $10m from theirs a year. My source (who is talking to an AD at a pac school) says the deal with Espn/Amazon is worth $220m a year. Likes. 31 May 2023 13:12:44. Jeff “Jelly” Stacks“Juicy tidbit just coming in. Mountaineer Steve. Talks are indeed dead for a merger. Replying to @MHver3. MHver3, a Twitter user who posts controversial and speculative tweets about college football, claims that BYU and Houston are the initial targets for the Big 12's. You ready for this? Oregon/Washington 16. The real question is who is number 2?”“Neat fact about the B12 tv extension: the can open it up for renegotiation if they add a minimum of 2 schools that play in the pacific time zone. The other $5m is from a variety of different T3 revenue streams. Staples: The realignment battle for No. Washington was their next choice. Again they did not have 8 yes votes for either school. Up to 75% would be streaming. Look for a thread soon. Clash of Champioms “Bowl” (more on that in next tweet””MHver3 @MHver3. It’s not the B12s fault that we see an opportunity to strengthen ourselves now. (I’m on a mini vacation right now so I haven’t been doing a lot of talking with him the past few days). ”Expansion notes thread since some of these are all over the place I thought I’d just consolidate into one place. That is all. 10:09 PM · Jul 26, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone. Rumors swirling today that there may be merger talks brewing between Pac12 and Big12 again. No $$ yet from the new partner-very early in talksWe would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. ”“Would a LHN converted into the B12 network, a 20 year Sugar Bowl contract and a guarantee of 8 SEC OOC games per year for 10 years be enough of a carrot for B12 to allow TXOU out early with only the exit fee penalty?”“Oregon and Washington want to wait out the 30 day window on the exclusive period for Fox and espn to renegotiate Pac12 contract before making a decision on B12 application. @MHver3. Still planning for a possible defection or 3. Huge mistake. Replying to. Beating out even the 2004-2011 BIgEast. 251. ”“Just heard that Yormark meeting with Knight was basically Knight pleading to Yormark to keep the merger talks going and make it happen. Replying to . I don’t hate the PAC. “And what’s interesting as well is my B1G source is telling me if ND decides to join B1G then Stanford is the desired partner to come with ND and they will stop there for possibly forever. 4 PAC schools plus Kliavkoff pushed for the conference to take the ESPN money and the other 6 schools refused. Still waiting on my main source to give me the go ahead to share. 11/15 schools would have to vote to disband, and that's exactly what would get gobbled up by the BIG10, SEC, and Big XII. ”Log in. 10:33 PM · Sep 7, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone. ”“Sorry I’ve been away so long. THE OUTLAW @Cougarsportsfan · 19m. Pac12 additions in all sports are priority number 1. CBS and NBC expected to be huge players for the next B12 contract in addition to ESPN and Fox”We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. ALT. 31 May 2023 12:38:21. MHver3 @MHver3. 1. Baylor is too. “CU and AZ have been given “all the time they need to make a decision” by BY as B12 is in no hurry to add. Hearing that GK is telling some of the PAC presidents that he may not have any new developments in the tv negotiations to present at next weeks meeting. 19. “Thank you to everyone for your words of support as my family deals with the loss of a very close loved one. ”Uconn is going to win the championship. USC and UCLA moved the needle a lot. 7:34 PM · Jul. This happened sometime in the past few days. You are just regurgitating what you see on your twitter TL. That’s all I’ve got. Staples: The realignment battle for No. The third is a big market school with a great history that has underperformed in recent years. and @Mountaineer_Ste. 3. When information hits I have a duty to share (even if the text comes at 12:15am and I have to work at 6am!). ” Big12 financial consultants believe the B12 + the Pac6 would be valued at around $500-$600million per year on the open market. @MHver3 CU board is in lockstep to pursue B12 membership if GK doesn’t come through with promised deal by June 30th…. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 159. “Hearing BY is meeting with a school president from that conference on the pacific coast. 13 Apr 2023 02:07:57 @MHver3 They're all signing a shorter GoR, it's not so much giving up as letting the landscape settle and use the time to build their best case to join on the field. “Pac12 fans should redirect their anger at the B10 and USC and UCLA. I don’t hate the PAC. ”The apple deal would see apple absorb the production costs of all the games and give them the option to sub lease games to other networks and split additional revenues with the conference. Stanford has not applied to the B12 but has reached out to gauge interest. ”“I want to hear from Oregon fans. No football home for Uconn in exchange either. (Ralph Freso / Associated Press) Sources say preliminary talks have started on a merger between San Diego State’s current conference and the Pac-12, which is in. The in-fighting is bad currently with those schools. ”An excellent read that was just sent to me that really summarizes what has transpired in the past year and where we stand now-though if you’ve been following me you already know this tale. ”Hearing that Pac12 presidents have vehemently rejected 100% streaming proposal from apple. Houston and BYU applications are in. I’ll update as I get more info. March 7th. ”“Got some clarification on those Pac12 bylaws from my regular B12 source: leaving teams only forfeit revenues if they leave prior to August 2024. Ugh. 22 Feb 2023 21:50:26Reposting this again at the request of my source with alternate phrasing: Colorado board will meet Monday to informally poll where votes would lie for leaving PAC. . “RUMOR: Pac12 offer from ESPN: $220 million per year, no expansion. 1. FSU is the most attractive maybe. Yormark has a vision. ” “@BroncoJ415 @MrSamStone3 There’s a lot of things on the table. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Do you prefer to move to the B10 for the money that you really don’t need with Phil Knight’s checkbook-where you will play 2nd fiddle to many? Or do you prefer becoming the top dog in the B12 conference?”We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I have nothing to gain-no monetization, no click bait links, no podcast. If 4 teams get taken from the ACC by the Power 2, there is a good chance FSU is not one of them. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. “And hearing that Washington State, Oregon State, and Cal have reached out to the Mountain West to talk about a landing spot. 4. Taking a small break from sharing. 6:21 PM · Jul 5, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone. Replying to. I’ve maintained that schools are still waiting on the deal to come in before making a decision. Sign upLog in. @MHver3. Sources from Colorado are telling B12 contacts that no deal is being presented tomorrow. Retweets. I’ve even called it that myself. 4:22 AM · Jul 19, 2023. Power5 (or 4) will most likely have an autobid for their champ after playoffs expand. If the ND/Big 12/NBC rumors have any truth to them, I imagine the Big 12 became even more attractive for those schools. Miguel. There’s so much information to pour through and so many moving pieces that B12 leadership alone can’t keep up. Become an Annual VIP member today and get access. ” The latest tweets from @MHver3@MHver3 It is expected that tonight, Az and CU leadership will officially sign off on moving forward with officially applying for membership with Big12. 26 Mar 2023 03:01:53Ah-here’s where the subscriber metrics come into play for Apple TV deal: subscription service add on that would see a majority of the baseball games, half the basketball games, and some football games locked behind a paywall. That’s it. Who stands to benefit the most?“@USFBullTampaBuc They should’ve built these a decade ago. They are looking at 1. Evening tidbit: as of today’s meeting BY had with networks, any combination of 4 of the following schools (all sports) will be acceptable for ESPN and FOX to pay. We currently get about $4m for that same content. 2. 33. ” ACC again proposed an aggressive expansion to 20 teams and has been talking with OR/WA/Stanford/and Cal. 19. 11. SawyerBrown94 @RChalk94 · Jul 20. ”“The first show to drop was Notre Dame and NBC and the whole “shoulder programming” proposal. Army/Navy make the most sense from a. Again they did not have 8 yes votes for either school. There’s no reason to add anyone else to dilute the tv money just to have an even number. So not just a. All 3 tiers. Current Pac10 members are looking at about $200-$250m per year on the open market. @MHver3. Learn more. As soon as I’m allowed to it’ll be up. ”What did I tell you? No new movement to share with PAC presidents. 🤷🏻♂️ I honestly feel sorry for most of the schools in the PAC. This person isn’t a high level employee and I’ve verified they are who they say they are. ”That scenario was floated by Fox. ·. ”Log in. Oregon was the third choice as a. @MHver3 17h Amazon only wants the top game every week fb and bb from the PAC12 and is offering $100m a year for 2 years with an option for 2 more years and a review of the terms if the viewership is there. Of course it’s more financially attractive to do that with the “right” schools. WVU also saw success going from Independent to BIgEast. Sign up“So my new source just told me some of the terms to NDs offer to the ACC: 7 conference games a year with 4 of them home games, 1st choice scheduling, not signing the GOR for football, and something to do with eliminating the exit fee from the charter. Replying to @MHver3. They want no part of unequal revenue sharing. @MHver3 If B10 is still shopping then that means NBC is getting aggressive with trying to get in on their contract and it’s driving $ higher. One that seems to have a lot of steam is that Pac12 and Big12 leadership will be meeting Tuesday to discuss a full-on merger. @MHver3. “Still haven’t gotten confirmation or info of the possible meetings for Utah and AZ…”“@MurrDCU They’d be a decent add just for the recruiting area. ”“@IceDevilCA @TheAPBerry I was meaning had the second ACC raid not occurred. Hearing ESPN is taking (or already has taken) their $250m total package offer to the Pac12 off the table. 8 of them are Power5 schools located west of Texas. Phillips had a call this afternoon with Kliavkoff and Yormark/Bowlsby about an alliance of the 3 conferences. Yormark has a vision. ”“How BIgEast conference’s demise as a power conference is playing a role in Big12’s current thought process regarding expansion, tv contract, and GOR. The desire of B10 is to bring both Washington and Oregon into the fold but Fox is balking at overpaying for both west coast schools considering the actual value they bring. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. If B12 adds the right 6 PAC schools it can see its yearly payouts go above that $35m per school number the way the current deal is structured. ”Log in. ESPN has ACC and PAC over a barrel in different ways and isn’t likely to pay more. 3. PAC media: Hearing that no concrete numbers were presented and that the mystery partner that was coming back to the table was ION. ”We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. He was dealt a horrible“Oregon is as good as already out the door as talks between the Ducks and B10 are intensifying. $320m per year for 12 years. ”Log in. 30 Mar 2023 18:54:47Gonna say it again for everyone in the back playing with graphs and charts on Excel: Fox has already approved pro rata for the B12 to add specific teams so they will not get “only $20m” they will get the full share. If it takes their exit for Cal, Stan, Utah,. 2. one president is telling B12 contacts that there is a feeling GK. 12:57 PM · Jul 27, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone Sorry for deleting the previous tweet. com. Retweets. We aren’t privately funded like Stanford is. ACCN/Pac12N broadcasting agreement talks fell apart when the Comcast Pac12 scandal broke. Retweets. 5m. My source says B10 won’t expand until at least new commissioner has been hired but this option was discussed at a recent B10. Washington has now reached out to the B12 about membership options that include an out of the GOR for B10 membership. The ESPN offer wasn’t $25m per school. ”“My source just informed me that Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona State have applied for membership with the B12. “@RChalk94 Governance would make the final call though. FSU is the most attractive maybe. The BIG12 would be stupid to go. 1 — and for No. Things are getting crazy!”“And the endgame is probably 16 teams. Most of it was in depth financials done by our media consultants. (Read full thread)”We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I don’t think anyone is getting in with a negotiated out clause. MHver3 @MHver3. Got a PAC update. Stanford/Cal 13. Oregon, Washington, Stanford, and one other might be the best move. But I would be remiss to not leave a parting gift. MHver3 on Twitter: "@StevO_1960 It’s in the ESPN contract. @KStateKyle. As the Pac-12 deals with losing UCLA and USC to the Big Ten and the Big 12 explores a raid on the Pac-12, audience data can be instructive. The other 6 split the remaining 40% equally. I’m being told there will be a Big12 meeting that evening that could potentially have huge ramifications for the Big12 and the college sports landscape in general. St Johns has trouble competing in the Big East and would be over their head in the Big 12. ”MHver3 @MHver3. Pitt actually did improve after the move. @MHver3. MHver3 @MHver3. After months of back and forth, with things really heating up since the NCAA tourney started, looks like BY is very close to getting 2 new members a for B12. See new Tweets“And B12 may just add those 3 and stop and wait to see what happens 5-10 years from now. Hearing Colorado President and AD will be meeting with BY on campus in the near future. I’d be thrilled if Colorado and Arizona came in, regardless of whether any others did. ACC adding west coast schools could severely affect B12 expansion plan because its really just about that late window. ACC adding west coast schools could severely affect B12 expansion plan because its really just about that late window. 21 Feb 2023 23:32:48Feb 24. Likes. 03 Apr 2023 22:41:17Morning tidbit:A very prominent booster for Colorado is now threatening to pull all funding from the school If they do not start to actively seek to get out of the sinking ship that is the Pac 12. MHver3 @MHver3. But again, aside from Rutgers going to B10, Pitt had the most room for improvement. 3:14 AM · Jul 24, 2021. “Looks like we have a new ESPN offer for PAC12. “Boise State making their case for inclusion into the B12. Quote Tweets. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Valuation of per school is higher if omitting 2 of the 6 because the projected media dollars are very similar with or without those 2. That’s it. Could also mean NBC/B12 won’t happen. 7. There’s a catch. 5m was for 6 years” @MHver3 I’m hearing that Kliavkoff has plans to visit UNLV, Fresno St, and Boise St over the next few weeks. I’m packing it up. and @TheAPBerry. Found. “RUMOR: Pac12 offer from ESPN: $220 million per year, no expansion. “Morning tidbits: Fox is done with Pac12 as an entity and has no plans to even bid on a new tv contract. “So this was considered sensitive info for awhile but the silence of these 2 universities is about to be over. They are content to sit at 16 and wait out Notre Dame. ”“So ESPN takes more games than the current contractual obligation and uses them in the late window. 19 Feb 2023 01:05:52We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The other two have been flirting with B12 for years and few they are a better fit with B12 in culture and philosophy. “I’m going to go out in on a limb here and predict that the 2022 back yard brawl will have a higher rating than any regular season ACC conference game last season. 23. 131. As did VT. Meanwhile ND maneuvered their way to a sweetheart deal with ACC and was able to leave the faltering BIgEast. I’m being told there will be a Big12 meeting that evening that could potentially have huge ramifications for the Big12 and the college sports landscape in general. Retweets. and @JimUSFSig. ACC would like to lock up the pacific coast with WA/OR/Cal/Stanford additions as it would be a huge infusion to ACCN. Retweets. @MHver3 BYU will raise that profile as they would come in and immediately be at least the second most valuable media rights member behind KU (as much as I hate that) due to their worldwide following. And several mid tier schools that would be shaky getting a new home as well”“I’m also hearing a lot of people describing espns offer to PAC as a lowball offer. Sounds like he expects a number of his current members to go else where. ”“Since everyone is regurgitating Mandel’s garbage today allow me one last time to explain why the ratings don’t matter here and are in fact flawed. Apologize in advance for spelling or grammatical errors-glasses are off and I’m squinting in the dark. ”“@SHUWalshgym They’d only need to share about 7-8m per each of the 4 schools. But it’s looking like B12 needs to make the next move. Replying to. 35 seconds to PACmidnight. ”“@JamieExorcistof You are correct. #PACinShambles”“ACC hoped that by getting Stanford it would compel ND to join. “@ConfCommandos Schwartzwalder wasn’t really a ratings boon after McNabb finished his 10 year career at Cuse though. “Morning tidbits: Fox is done with Pac12 as an entity and has no plans to even bid on a new tv contract. “@DwayneF77 I’ll say it one more time. ” @MHver3 Jul 22 How BIgEast conference’s demise as a power conference is playing a role in Big12’s current thought process regarding expansion, tv contract, and GOR. Grant of Rights required or will come with a clause for reductions assigning each school a percentage of what their worth is to the overall contract. and @Mountaineer_Ste. ”“I don’t normally get a lot of MWC rumors but I did get a good one this morning that the MWC is fully expecting the PAC to be either dissolved or weakened severely enough that they fully expect ASU, WSU, OSU and maybe even Utah to be partners in the very near future. U conn not make this stuff up!New development to share: 2 PAC presidents plan to call for a vote of no confidence in GK at next weeks meeting. “@BobOThomson Yes. “@BIG10Bruin When did I say we weren’t getting some combination of the 4 corner schools.