Leaping into the arms of the ACC carries significant risk for the Bay Area schools.
The ACC's proposed payments for Cal and Stanford don't seem that much higher than what they'd earn in the Mountain West or American. And travel would be worse. So why are Cal and Stanford pushing for the ACC? — @ebrohinho
Now here they are, with the ACC as the lone lifeline to power conference status, the only option for linking arms with the major college elite. Cal doesn't have the institutional wherewithal to cover the revenue disparity, but it does have UCLA. The more consequential issues are locking in their media rights until 2036 and sending their Olympic sports back and forth across the country.
Meanwhile, ESPN would have plenty of inventory available with Stanford and Cal in the ACC and Utah, BYU, Colorado and the Arizona schools in the Big 12. It's their choice. And just as the Pac-12 chose radio silence for all those months as rumor and speculation eroded trust and patience, it's a colossal PR risk.
Title IX is one reason the schools are in this position: By treating football, with its massive scholarship numbers and operational expenses, the same as golf and swimming, Title IX distorted the financial models used by athletic departments and created a system in which they must forever chase the media dollars.
What are the exit fees for the teams that are leaving the Pac-12? We've heard of San Diego State and their $34 million exit fee. Surely, there must be something for the Pac-12. — Tom Zupan But for Washington State and Oregon State — and perhaps Cal and Stanford — the situation isn't as simple as leaping into the Mountain West.
However, we don't know the force majeure piece: Do the contracts allow the bowls to sever ties in the event of a monumental unexpected event?
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