The conference could try to lure a few teams from the Big 12 into the Pac-12, but barring a major gap in revenue, it's unlikely a team from the Big 12 would depart.
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The late-night television windows the Pac-12 can provide are extremely valuable to ESPN, and the Big 12 has teams stretching from the East Coast to Texas and Utah - giving the league plenty of windows to stage games on a Saturday.ĮSPN is likely to be heavily involved in bidding for Pac-12 rights, but it's unclear if the conference will expand or stick at 10 teams. It's unclear how big of a player CBS will be in these discussions, but Fox is certainly capable of pushing ESPN for this package.Īlso, a streaming service like Amazon or Apple could get involved for rights after missing out on the Big Ten. With ESPN out of the mix for the Big Ten, it's safe to assume the network will go hard for Pac-12 and Big 12 rights. Is this Good News for the Pac-12 and Big 12? However, the Fighting Irish have a media partner (NBC) that's dedicated more resources to covering college football and no change is expected to impact its path to the playoff.įor now, everything suggests the Fighting Irish are content where they are.
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Could that change in the future? Of course. Although things can change quickly in college football, Notre Dame doesn't appear to have any immediate interest in joining the Big Ten.