Quote:In fact, driven by a global media distributor WME-IMG, the inaugural season of HBO’s college football reality series was set to feature the Arizona Wildcats, narrated by “Hard Knocks” voice Liev Schreiber and a small army of about 30 videographers and HBO-related personnel.

It would have been priceless exposure for Rich Rodriguez and his emerging football program. But before HBO could move its people to Tucson, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott and Pac-12 Networks president Lydia Murphy-Stephans scuttled the deal.

HBO, which has 134 million subscribers globally, has delayed its launch of a “Hard Knocks” college series until 2016.

The Pac-12 Networks, which has 11 million viewers, blocked Arizona to protect “The Drive.” Is that move good for the order, or just one of the league protecting its territory? I think the league would have benefited by the exposure. Lord knows, the Pac-12 Networks can use more viewership.