(08-05-2022 11:50 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(08-05-2022 10:44 AM)OneSockUp Wrote:  

(08-04-2022 01:43 PM)PlayBall! Wrote:  The PAC's new TV contract(s) will require a GOR, and likey exit fees will be added too. So it probably will be much harder for PAC teams to be taken. Which is why some of us, with unfortunate experiences to guide us, are quite sure talks are progressing behind the scenes now.

If you were Oregon, why would you ever grant your rights to the Pac-12 in this climate?

If I was Oregon, Washington, Cal or Stanford I would not sign a TV deal longer than six years, nor a GOR or exit fee that extends beyond six years.

I was generally opposed to GoRs but also favored limits of conference sizes to 16 each maximum. My thinking has changed on that. Given that GoRs have become hand-in-hand with TV contracts, it is instrumental with negotiations.
Agree Quo, shorter-term GoRs may be the way to go.
The ACC’s GoR was defensively and punitively conceived and way, way too long in duration. At a minimum, their contract negotiations, while maintaining the base distribution, needed to have a window every 3 to 5 years, to discuss and pitch for revenue enhancements and other pertinent modifications sought.