George K’s Master Plan (Please be true) – for Discussion

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- 12/28/2022 at 3:15 PM #182814
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  Uphoric
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  I read the following on anohter fan board, the guy says he’s connected. I post it here for discussion.
  
  What do you think?
  
  Take this for what its worth but I just spoke with the only guy I know who knows things about college sports but this is George K’s master plan (and Amazon is now on board):
  
  1. Amazon is going to overpay for the PAC 10 media rights. It will be close to $40 million a year per school. They want all the PAC content.
  
  2. What is really going to get the PAC there is that Amazon is going to give every scholarship football player at each PAC school an NIL deal worth $50K a year. That is roughly another $40 million. George convinced Amazon to invest in the PAC product and get every athlete a minimum cash payment.
  
  3. After this is done the PAC is going to get aggressive with expansion. Like very aggressive. George K. and several ACC schools have been in constant contact since last summer when they were discussing a possible scheduling alliance. George and these schools supposedly believe that this is a win/win. ACC tv deal is awful. But if the PAC added FSU, Miami, Georgia Tech, Clemson, UNC, Duke, VaTech, UVA, Pitt, and Syracuse the PAC and Amazon have an understanding that they would again overpay and give each school $50 million a year. All 20 schools would sign a GOR through 2040.
  
  I was told timing on all of this is Spring 2023.
- 12/28/2022 at 3:25 PM #182815
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  dystopiamembrane
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  Exciting
- 12/28/2022 at 3:27 PM #182816
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  Utesbyfive
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  I think it sounds like BS.
  - 12/28/2022 at 3:35 PM #182817
    
    Utegator
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    I’m just not sure how this works financially for Amazon for just the PAC 10 schools. I feel like having the PAC on Amazon would limit our viewership almost 100% to PAC with out many others tuning in. it works for the NFL because it’s a rotating fan base all season. I could be totally wrong though.
    - 12/28/2022 at 4:18 PM #182819
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      EagleMountainUte
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      Amazon has a reputation for overpaying. I would love to just pay for games and would subscribe to that plan through Prime.
      
      But I feel like this is unrealistic. Also Amazon really dicks up the IP’s they have paid for. Rings of Power was ass. I watched two episodes and could not believe the budget for that. Wheels of time is crap from what I hear.
      The Thursday Night Football lineup is total crap games. NFL got them to overpay for that.
      
      While I would this overall reputation of Amazon paying for something checks out. For national prestige I think it will be viewed as a joke.
      - 12/28/2022 at 4:25 PM #182820
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        Ute Dub
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        I liked Rings of Power but have no logical reason as to why. Maybe it had nice scenery and was my relaxation show at the eod?
        
        12/28/2022 at 6:16 PM #182827
        
        EagleMountainUte
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        Don’t think I am judging you or anyone else that may enjoy it. I would say I side with a majority of the Tolkien fans with this. I wasn’t a giant fan of Hobbit but Cumberbatch NAILED Smaug.
        Taste in these things is obviously subjective. I love Manga and Anime. I am 40 next year. I read Berserk regularly, I pay for subscriptions to Crunchyroll and Shonen Jump. I am not ashamed of anyone’s tastes because for a white guy raised in Salt Lake I am far from normal.
      - 12/28/2022 at 4:26 PM #182821
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        HoosierUte
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        i feel like espn and fox would completely ignore the pac, we wouldn’t get any coverage except in the non-con.
        
        12/28/2022 at 5:07 PM #182824
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        EagleMountainUte
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        It is a less than ideal situation for sure. I wouldn’t brag about it because it is basically the equivalent of the TDS fans bragging about their HD truck.
- 12/28/2022 at 3:53 PM #182818
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  UteFanatic
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  Sounds like complete and utter horse s**t.
- 12/28/2022 at 5:07 PM #182825
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  Waybackutefan
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  For gods sake it’s CBanon consider the source.
  - 12/28/2022 at 7:25 PM #182831
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    BD
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    Who is CBanon?
    - 12/28/2022 at 7:50 PM #182833
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      Waybackutefan
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      Well um if I told you I would probably banned for life on 4chan.
- 12/28/2022 at 6:28 PM #182829
  
  Central Coast Ute
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  Not sure how they would add ACC schools. They’re locked up in a GOR that’s expensive to get out of. If anything, I would think theu would be looking to poach Big 12 schools. Yormark was quick to make a deal to try to lock everyone up. My guess is because the PAC was looking to take a couple schools. And if I’m not mistaken, they haven’t signed the gor yet.
- 12/28/2022 at 6:53 PM #182830
  
  PhiladelphiaUte
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  If it sounds too good to be true…
- 12/28/2022 at 7:31 PM #182832
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  uteof
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  A friend suggested that the conference should poach the Big 12. Several are research universities with medical schools and good athletic departments, so they’d be good fits and are regionally more appropriate.
  - 12/28/2022 at 8:32 PM #182838
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    PlainsUte
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    Well the biggest research Universities in the Big-12 left, or are leaving soon, for the SEC, namely Texas A&M, Texas and Oklahoma. What remain are Kansas, two land grant Universities (Oklahoma State, Kansas State), Texas Tech, WVU, two smallish private schools Baylor and TCU and the newcomers (BYU, UCF, Cinci, Houston). Kansas (very basketball focused) and Baylor may be of interest to the Pac-12, I suppose. Not sure how either would fit with the West Coast culture of the Pac-12.
- 12/28/2022 at 8:48 PM #182844
  
  noneyadb
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  ACC GoR is locked up until 2034 then FSU and Clemson are going to SEC. PAC needs to shore up Cali- so Fresno, SDSU and likely Houston will be added.
  - 12/29/2022 at 12:14 PM #182899
    
    Ute Bc
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    Not sure I agree with Fresno. SDSU makes sense. I would also add SMU for Dallas $$$’s
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