It also makes you wonder if ESPN would have interest in pulling some strings to accelerate some sort of merger or partnership between the Pac-12 and ACC. ![]() Thoughts on the CFP, Notre Dame and moreĮSPN is the exclusive rights holder of the SEC, and losing out on the Big Ten could provide further incentive to get Texas and Oklahoma into the SEC before 2025. The Big Ten is setting the market with this deal. The Pac-12, should it remain together, could certainly provide that with its remaining members. ESPN wants live sports to broadcast, particularly in late-night windows. Still, this has to be viewed as a positive development for the Pac-12, which began its media rights negotiating window early last month (the Big 12’s deal expires in 2025). ![]() Without those marquee members, particularly in the Pac-12’s case, the media rights of those conferences are nowhere near as lucrative as they once were. To fill that void, ESPN could turn to the Big 12 and Pac-12.īoth conferences lost major members in realignment with Texas and Oklahoma departing the Big 12 for the SEC, and USC and UCLA leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. If ESPN is indeed out on the Big Ten negotiations, a significant portion of the network’s inventory goes by the wayside. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) A lifeline for the Big 12 and/or Pac-12? ![]() The Big Ten is close to finalizing its new media rights deal, per multiple reports.
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