I mentioned this info in the Notebook a few days ago, but because this is such a big $ deal for the Pac-10 Conference, it deserves front page exposure.
Larry Scott has spent his nearly two years as Pac-10 commissioner bolstering the conference's brand by expanding its reach. The former professional tennis player unfurled his latest and greatest ground stroke on Wednesday, announcing the launch of the conference's own television network and a joint 12-year deal with ESPN and Fox the's the richest in college sports at a hefty $3 billion.
The roughly $250 million a year for the conference puts the new Pac-12 (Colorado and Utah are set to join the next two years) ahead of the Big Ten ($220 million) and SEC ($205 Million) for top dog in TV deals. For a conference that made less than $60 million in media rights this past season, that's a big deal.
Sounds like the Pac-10 has a "get things done guy" for a commissioner.
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Larry Scott has spent his nearly two years as Pac-10 commissioner bolstering the conference's brand by expanding its reach. The former professional tennis player unfurled his latest and greatest ground stroke on Wednesday, announcing the launch of the conference's own television network and a joint 12-year deal with ESPN and Fox the's the richest in college sports at a hefty $3 billion.
The roughly $250 million a year for the conference puts the new Pac-12 (Colorado and Utah are set to join the next two years) ahead of the Big Ten ($220 million) and SEC ($205 Million) for top dog in TV deals. For a conference that made less than $60 million in media rights this past season, that's a big deal.
Sounds like the Pac-10 has a "get things done guy" for a commissioner.
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