Earlier today the Pac-12 officially announced the media deal that was widely reported yesterday. In addition to confirming that ESPN and Fox will co-own the rights it confirmed the formation of a Pac-12 network with the creation of Pac-12 Media Enterprises. This will encompass both a television network (ala the Big Ten Network) and a digital network (ala ESPN3.com). The… Read more »
Good news everyone! The Pac-12 media rights deal is done, and the conference looks to have hit the jackpot! Expected to be officially announced soon, the deal will reportedly bring in over $225 million annually for the next 12 years, for a total of approximately… THREE BILLION DOLLARS!!! That’s a major upgrade from the current deal, worth only $45 million… Read more »
NOTE: Given the subject matter of this post, I feel compelled to make clear this post in no way reflects the views, opinions, or positions of Brendan. A friend of mine posted a link to this note on the idea of jury nullification. Which got me thinking. The idea of a inalienable right to trial by jury came out of… Read more »
The Carolina Panthers chose Auburn QB Cam Newton with the number one pick of the 2011 NFL draft. Life should be much simpler for Newton now that he is in a league where getting paid to come play for a team isn’t a major rules violation. More draft coverage via the NFL Draft page.
So David Stern, idiot-in-chief Commisioner of the NBA, in his infiinte wisdom, has decided that Clay Bennett, who orchestrated the wholesale theft of the Sonic’s from Seattle to move them to his beloved Oklahoma City, is exactly the right person to be put in charge of the NBA’s relocation commitee. Stern also announced the following appointments to other positions: The… Read more »
Despite the University of Utah being invited up to the big leagues the Attorney General of the Mormon Beehive state still wants the BCS disbanded under anti-trust laws. It’s no surprise to anyone that the BCS is a system of big and small. The auto-qualifying conferences certainly derive more benefit from the system, but its also true that some of… Read more »
The Stanford Daily put together a great article outlining one of the biggest non-playoff related problems with the BCS bowls*. Schools are required to sell a given number of tickets, and any unsold tickets must be paid for by the school. The schools have no ability to decide how many tickets they want to sell; that decision is up to… Read more »
I don’t know if you heard, but the UConn men recently won a little something we call March Madness. Or the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship if you have no interest in fun. While the title game itself has been generally regarded as a bust—I choose to characterize it as a master class on defense—it is generally agreed that this year… Read more »
There has been a lot of virtual ink spilled on the topic of the NYT pay wall. Just visit Daring Fireball for a run down of some of the better comments on this. The short of it is this, the pricing model is confusing and complicated, and subscribing to a print edition (either weekdays or Sunday only) will net you… Read more »
In case you missed it — and if your silly belief in “American Exceptionalism” extends to gridron football, and you’re bored by the most-played and most-watched sport on Earth, then you did — Wayne Rooney scored on an instant-classic bicycle kick in the 78th minute of Manchester United’s 2-1 “Manchester Derby” victory Saturday over rival Manchester City. It’s already being… Read more »