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Kevin Lee's avatar

Thank you John, consistently excellent articles on just a terrible topic for PAC 12 fans. I don't blame the schools, no individual if placed in similar circumstances would have done anything differently. You would turn down doubling your salary and joining a much more stable organization? Please, contact your mental health provider if you answered yes.

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JimS's avatar

This all leaves me to wonder if CFB is in an economic bubble. Only ESPN and Fox are mentioned as vying for conferences’ media rights. NBC, CBS, and streaming service providers that are not connected to networks seem to only be dipping toes in. Couple that with declining attendance and decreased participation in pre-college football. Not to mention the souring by transfer portal, pay for play, and realignment. Seems like this might be the last big hurrah of CFB. For me, I have decided not to resubscribe this fall after 20 years of pretty avid following. And that was before the USC/UCLA move.

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