Colorado to wait until 2012 to join the Pac-12
Which means the Utes will have one season of play in a conference of 11 members. Thoughts about this?
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If the Big-12 stands by this, they're morons.
I believe that ultimately a deal will be reached for them to leave in 2011 at a reduced buyout, but it wouldn’t be the end of the world if that didn’t happen.
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Agreed...
I think this is CU calling the Big 12’s bluff. Truth is, the Big 12 doesn’t want CU to stick around for an extra season. They’re just trying to squeeze everything they can out of CU. That schedule would be a mess with 11 teams, not to mention the sharing plan that held the Big 12 (now 10) together would have to wait an extra year as well. No one wants that. CU will play in the PAC-12 next year. Book it.
I hope this is just negotiating and not really a done deal.
Personally I’d hate an interim 2011 year, especially since I expect us to win the PAC 12 that year so I’d like to have a PAC 12 championship game to showcase our team.
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
Agreed.
I don’t buy all of the talking heads that predict the Utes to go 7-5 our first year in the Pac12(11—or whatever number). While there will be a learning curve for the Utes to get used to all of the teams, the other teams will have to get used to playing the Utes as well. Furthermore, as for the pac10 being a tougher conference day in and day out—i don’t believe it is that much more difficult than the MWC. Even the bottom half teams in the MWC seem to be able to compete most of the time (see UT vs Wyoming 2009). But I guess the Utes’ switch to the pac12 will be the ultimate experiment and final word in that regard.
One thing's for sure.
It will be fun to watch.
by spencer peaty on Aug 24, 2010 4:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Lots of moving parts I think
The UTen wants their full buyout money, CU wants to pay as little as possible, and the Pac’s new, at the moment undetermined, TV deal wont kick in until 2012. Unless they can negotiate more money in 2011 off an existing contract, they would be splitting the current shitty TV deal more ways (already to 11 with UU).
As a Pac fan, I am not saying I am against expansion, I am for it, but from a $$ standpoint – 2012 was the best year for both CU and UU to join. Then the new TV contract could take effect vs splitting same small pie more ways.
I should be working right now...
Utah won't get any Pac money in 2011
See, for example, this article.
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I keep accidentally eating my pets. Maybe I should get something less appetizing, like a cat instead of a Twinkie.
Sort-of-daily sort-of-funny sort-of-thoughts at danoftheday.com
I knew that UU would not receive a full share...
and they were on a 3 year plan but my assumption was that they were still receiving partial shares as they steppped up to full, but I never saw definitive numbers (ie 25% in year one to 50% in year two, etc). That DenverPost article is the first I read that said UU would receive nothing. I am not sure if that is actually the case (I actually can’t imagine it is) – but you guys would def know more than me as far as what UU has been reported to accept from a conference payout standpoint.
I should be working right now...
Yeah, there was a Salt Lake article that went into more detail, but I can't seem to find it.
I keep accidentally eating my pets. Maybe I should get something less appetizing, like a cat instead of a Twinkie.
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2 seasons in a long time
i think they’ll work something out in time to join next year.
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