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Partnership talks between the Pac-12 and Big 12 have broken down, destroying hopes for an instant. Possible merger of two college football conferences, Sources from the Pac-12 and Big 12, in conversation with ESPN Baseball analyst Pete Thmel, disregarded their interests as the talks ended.
“Big 12 officials told Pac-12 executives on Monday that they were no longer interested in finding a partnership,” ESPN reported.
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A general view of the Pac-12 logo on midfield before the Pac-12 Football Championship football game between the Oregon Ducks and Utah Utes at Allegiant Stadium on December 03, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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according to source of the big 12The convention called for a full merger with the Pac-12, “the only scenario that could potentially have been value driven because of the sheer number of schools and the population.”
The source cited “multiple reasons” as to why the talks failed. “It just didn’t work,” the spokesman said.
The two sides have spoken through Zoom meetings on three separate occasions.
The Big 12 logo on the field before the college football game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the West Virginia Mountaineers on October 2, 2021, at Mountaineers Field at Milan Pusker Stadium in Morgantown, WV.
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The Pac-12 source said the Pac-12 was skeptical of a full merger because the league’s media rights expire at different times. A Big 12 source said the Pac-12 had expressed those ways. which they could work around it,” noted Thamel. The conference’s outlook looks grim after the Big Ten lost to powerhouse programs USC and UCLA.
Without partnerships available to boost the value of the Pac-12, partner Power Five programs will continue to close on the remaining Pac-12 teams.
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A high angle view of the Pac-12 logo on the field at Stanford Stadium during the NCAA Pac-12 college football game between the Stanford Cardinals and the UCLA Bruins on September 26, 2021 in Palo Alto, California.
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