Most likely Scott was also thinking about ways to get Alibaba interested in Pac12 broadcasts as a sponsor/partner. I would guess the players, coaches and other team members would have loved a trip to China at top cost, I would have. It may have been a failed experiment to garner interest in China for Pac12 sports broadcasts. No way to ga…
Most likely Scott was also thinking about ways to get Alibaba interested in Pac12 broadcasts as a sponsor/partner. I would guess the players, coaches and other team members would have loved a trip to China at top cost, I would have. It may have been a failed experiment to garner interest in China for Pac12 sports broadcasts. No way to gauge that in a one-and-done try. Not sure Arizona State and Hurley were hurt by this adventure... didn't they finish 2nd that year in the Pac12. Let's face it, since Colorado played AZ in the first game, one of them was going to be 0-1. No harm no foul.
Most likely Scott was also thinking about ways to get Alibaba interested in Pac12 broadcasts as a sponsor/partner. I would guess the players, coaches and other team members would have loved a trip to China at top cost, I would have. It may have been a failed experiment to garner interest in China for Pac12 sports broadcasts. No way to gauge that in a one-and-done try. Not sure Arizona State and Hurley were hurt by this adventure... didn't they finish 2nd that year in the Pac12. Let's face it, since Colorado played AZ in the first game, one of them was going to be 0-1. No harm no foul.
Alibaba was definitely one of the several targets of the China agenda.