A bevy of momentous points will likely be mentioned when Pac-12 presidents and chancellors collect Monday in San Francisco for the annual Could board assembly, which incorporates the athletic administrators for a portion of the session.
There’s no assure of conclusions drawn, votes taken and official pronouncements. Many challenges going through the convention are ongoing; some are past its management; just a few may strategy decision.
Key agenda objects are anticipated to incorporate (however gained’t be restricted to):
— Media rights
Commissioner George Kliavkoff will replace the board on the media rights panorama, however the state of affairs is extremely fluid.
The Pac-12 gained’t start formal negotiations with ESPN, Fox and presumably different networks till later this yr for the contract cycle that begins in the summertime of 2024.
However nothing within the contracts prevents Kliavkoff from plotting technique, surveying the marketplace and holding casual discussions with varied community officers.
He has one eye on the Massive Ten’s media negotiations, that are presently underway. The result may influence which media entities are most excited by partnering with the Pac-12.
— Soccer technique
With School Soccer Playoff (CFP) growth extraordinarily unlikely previous to the 2026 season, the Pac-12 should decide which mannequin maximizes its possibilities of taking part within the four-team occasion.
Ought to it play eight convention video games or 9?
Ought to it hold or eradicate the divisions?
With out divisions, how would the schedule rotation work?
Lastly, how would the Pac-12 Soccer Championship Recreation (FCG) contributors be decided, by convention report or CFP rating?
The transfer to eight convention video games is extraordinarily unlikely. Until the Massive Ten does the identical — and there’s no indication that transfer is coming — Pac-12 groups would lack high quality opponents for the additional non-conference slot.
However there may be assist for eliminating divisions, altering the schedule rotation and exploring choices for the FCG matchup.
Our suspicion is the convention will delay any ultimate choices, partially as a result of the NCAA’s Division I Council should problem a procedural ruling earlier than the division format could be jettisoned.
The ruling is anticipated subsequent week.
— Sale of information
A comparatively new matter however one which carries immense income potential.
In March, the convention introduced a partnership with Tempus Ex Machina designed to enhance the aggregation of statistical information for the campuses.
The deal was seen as step one alongside a fraught path towards the eventual sale of Pac-12 information to gaming or know-how corporations.
The presidents and chancellors should approve the transfer. Some undoubtedly could have ethical and moral questions, however the marketplace for information utilized in real-time wagering is scorching. It’s one of many few untapped income streams out there, and the Pac-12 is determined for income.
— NCAA points
The Pac-12 board will focus on the newest strikes to wrangle management of the identify, picture and likeness (NIL) market, together with Kliavkoff’s assembly with U.S. Senators in regards to the potential for congressional oversight.
However the record of agenda objects gained’t finish with NIL.
The NCAA Transformation Committee is reimagining the construction of faculty sports activities. When the deregulation course of ends later this yr, the Energy 5 leagues are anticipated to have larger autonomy.
On that and all different issues, the Pac-12 intends to be proactive.
“I don’t suppose any of us (the presidents) see the Pac-12 as a passive entity,” Oregon president and board chair Michael Schill advised the Hotline.
“We've got a model. We care about college students. We care about educational integrity. We’re not win-at-all-costs. We care about Olympic sports activities. We care about girls’s sports activities. We care about racial justice.
“Most individuals would agree the Pac-12 embodies all that in methods which are larger than lots of different conferences. And I believe individuals would say the identical in regards to the Massive Ten.
“We need to guarantee that wherever we find yourself, wherever the Energy 5 goes, that our values lead the method, and we wish George to be a participant in shaping the way forward for intercollegiate athletics.”
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