MWC TV Deal Announced

[WYOFLETCH]

 

[Bryoming]

There are a lot of positive for the MW in this deal, along with some disappointments. All-in-all it's better than I expected, but worse than I had hoped.

 

[Bear Claw]

If I am reading the tea leaves correctly, the backstabbers will get about $1M more a year than the teams in the MWC. That is not chump change but one has to wonder what might have been had all the teams merged into one conference?

 

[Bryoming]

If I am reading the tea leaves correctly, the backstabbers will get about $1M more a year than the teams in the MWC. That is not chump change but one has to wonder what might have been had all the teams merged into one conference?

That's pretty easy to answer: It would have been roughly the same value of the combined TV deals. Why a merger didn't happen will be one of the most maddening questions to come out of realignment.

 

[Wyokie]

That's pretty easy to answer: It would have been roughly the same value of the combined TV deals. Why a merger didn't happen will be one of the most maddening questions to come out of realignment.

Basically, the media version of divide and conquer.

 

[Itsux2beaewe]

That's pretty easy to answer: It would have been roughly the same value of the combined TV deals. Why a merger didn't happen will be one of the most maddening questions to come out of realignment.

Because the PAC was hoping they could destroy the MW.

 

[cowpoke pride]

If I am reading the tea leaves correctly, the backstabbers will get about $1M more a year than the teams in the MWC. That is not chump change but one has to wonder what might have been had all the teams merged into one conference?

If a merger had happened, my guess is we all would have got what the PAC 8 just got.

 

[rich22]

If a merger had happened, my guess is we all would have got what the PAC 8 just got.

I would imagine more than what they got. I think by having 2 leagues competing for the same money and spots, gave the TV providers leverage that they wouldn't have had otherwise. If you have the only show on the west coast it helps with leverage. Could be wrong about that though. Just my 2 cents.

 

[TheRealUW]

I would imagine more than what they got. I think by having 2 leagues competing for the same money and spots, gave the TV providers leverage that they wouldn't have had otherwise. If you have the only show on the west coast it helps with leverage. Could be wrong about that though. Just my 2 cents.

I think you are right about that. Probably would have ended up around 125% of what PAC got. Would have been nice for Wyoming as it would mean more money outright and we wouldn't of had to give up a higher amount to UNLV and Air Force - still makes me grimace every time I hear these two referenced as our "flagship programs".

In reality, we will never know. PAC thought they could get better programs than what the bottom of the MWC had to offer. MWC though they could ring a bunch of money out of the PAC for poaching their teams. Both are likely to end up untrue and everyone will be in a worse spot for it. Yay!

 

[OrediggerPoke]

I think you are right about that. Probably would have ended up around 125% of what PAC got. Would have been nice for Wyoming as it would mean more money outright and we wouldn't of had to give up a higher amount to UNLV and Air Force - still makes me grimace every time I hear these two referenced as our "flagship programs".

In reality, we will never know. PAC thought they could get better programs than what the bottom of the MWC had to offer. MWC though they could ring a bunch of money out of the PAC for poaching their teams. Both are likely to end up untrue and everyone will be in a worse spot for it. Yay!

There are some winners in better spots. Such as UTEP who has done nothing on the field or court to support the extra money and promotion and Texas State.