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No excuse at this point for the Pac-12 Net to continue to set up shop in SF. It made no sense in the first place and it’s irresponsible to keep flushing exorbitant rent $$ down the toilet without any benefit to being in a city/region that couldn’t care less about college sports.
You can run a network from anywhere. Go to Phoenix. Go to Portland. Go anywhere with reasonable cost of living in the footprint. This isn’t complicated.
2012: “Being in SF will help the conference’s relationship with tech giants!!”
2020: Pac-12 Net is not on YouTube TV but the Big Ten Network is.
Pac-12 HQ is 13 miles from YouTube TV HQ.
2020: Pac-12 Net is not on YouTube TV but the Big Ten Network is.
Pac-12 HQ is 13 miles from YouTube TV HQ.
From 2018 990 tax returns
Occupancy expenses
ACC $176,894
B1G $916,429
Big 12 $173,711
SEC $312,225
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Total: $1,579,259
Pac-12 $8,091,386
Occupancy expenses
ACC $176,894
B1G $916,429
Big 12 $173,711
SEC $312,225
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Total: $1,579,259
Pac-12 $8,091,386
From the Pac-12 990:
Briefly describe the organization's mission:
"SUPPORT STUDENT-ATHLETE ATHLETIC & ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CONCERT WITH MEMBER UNIVERSITIES"
Salaries:
Briefly describe the organization's mission:
"SUPPORT STUDENT-ATHLETE ATHLETIC & ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CONCERT WITH MEMBER UNIVERSITIES"
Salaries:
Anyways, it was a bad day for the conference, but it didn't have to be *this* bad. @wilnerhotline has the details as usual: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/26/pac-12-headquarters-cuts-staff-in-half-in-the-aftermath-of-shutting-down-football-for-the-2020-season/
