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    For the Pac-12 to reach the $300 million per year mark to basically match the deal the Big 12 received from ESPN and Fox Sports, the most likely platform to pay that at this point would be Apple, as we reported last month.
    To be clear, we aren’t saying that is happening, but Apple is the company that could potentially reach that number, and adding Pac-12 rights does fit what Apple seemingly is trying to do in sports. But it figures to be an all-Apple deal.
    However, Apple goes on Apple Watch time, which is to say it doesn’t jump for anyone. They didn’t do it for the NFL in its failed negotiations for Sunday Ticket. They didn’t do it for MLS. So if the Pac-12 wants answers by April 15, maybe it gets them from Apple, but it is not a sure thing. It is one of the most powerful and richest companies, and its decision-makers know it.
    The Pac-12 could turn back to ESPN/ABC, but the deal that was once on the table — the same $31 million per year per team that the Big 12 got — is no longer there. If the Pac-12 returns to ESPN, it will likely mean it is willing to take less money in exchange for exposure. At this point, a deal with ESPN is not close.
     
    Amazon Prime Video is an option, but they don’t want tonnage. A Friday night game might make sense with the promotion from Thursday Night Football, but, as we’ve said many times, Amazon will only do it if it makes sense. Amazon isn’t going to go crazy for the Pac-12.
     
    This brings it back to Apple. The company is trying to figure out what it is doing in sports on Apple TV+. They have the $2.5 billion all-in MLS deal for a decade. With MLB, they pay $55 million a year in a rights fee and a guarantee of $30 million worth of advertising. Though it is just a start, a college football deal sort of fits in.
    That said, Apple is persnickety and takes forever on deals. There is no proof that college sports being exclusively on a streamer would work.
    And we don’t know for sure exactly where Apple stands in negotiations with the Pac-12. If not Apple, then who?
    There always could be other wild cards, but they aren’t apparent right now. That’s why when University of Arizona president Robert Robbins says he has to see the numbers to compare with what the Big 12 could offer, that is the money quote from his interviews with CBS Sports and The Athletic.

     

  2. 23 hours ago, wild_turkey said:

    Considering they knocked Joel out and separated him from Ellie without discussing any of those things, he has to be pretty damn skeptical of the operation.

    I didn't see this addressed in the game or the show, so anyone feel free to correct me but the whole point was that Joel is supposed to deliver Ellie to the fireflies in exchange for supplies. Guns, a vehicle, etc. He gets her there and Marlene tells him "I owe you" and her payment is to have Joel escorted to the highway and dumped. Not once does she mention paying him, not once does he ask about the payment he was supposed to receive. I can understand Joel not caring at that point but shouldn't Marlene have said "Hey, don't worry. You're getting the supplies we talked about. our men will hook you up"? Instead, she just stiffs him. 

  3. 12 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    He's a wrestling ref/part time coach

    If he ever leaves town, it won't be due to racist taunts. It'll be because he's tired of hearing the Iowa mating call of "STALLING! STALLING! " all winter and spring.

    /disgruntled OSU fan

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  4. 10 hours ago, HamsterHookah said:

    My first instinct is to find a tony suburb of OKC to investigate

    How tony are we talking? Nichols Hills isn't a suburb per se, but a small municipality inside of OKC. It's what I'd consider "old money". Think of places where all the doctors and attorneys lived in the 60s & 70s. Large, older homes in a very secluded locale.

    Gaillardia is another rich enclave, Kevin Durant lived there for a while. It's pretty much just a country club with mansions built around it. Edmond is an actual "upper class" suburb, north of OKC. Pretty snooty IMO, I lived there (as a poor person) for 8 years. The traffic is horrible, though. 

    Or do you want some semi-rural action? Deer Creek is a very popular choice, it's NW of OKC. Piedmont is another, it's out west. A good rule of thumb is just don't go south.

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  5. 10 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

    Why would he want to go there? It makes zero sense

    They'll pay him millions of dollars. He's 31, not gonna get another big deal after this IMO. Taking the money is a no-brainer. 

  6. 4 hours ago, GoPokes83 said:

    Grew up on the Chiefs. Otis Taylor died yesterday and I’m old.

    I've lived in the OKC metro for 35+ years, never saw any Chiefs fans out and about until they won the SB a few years ago. Now those fuckers are everywhere. Piss off, bandwagon jumpers.

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  7. 6 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Wasn’t it the guy that stabbed Joel at the monkey school?  

    That was my assumption but it's not like they ID'd the guy at the time. They had the cult guy blurt out "He killed Kenny!" like we were supposed to know who that is. 

  8. This recently happened to me. My buddy had told me he got suspended from facebook (again) and he was dealing with getting reinstated, or whatever the fuck they do. I told him to just...not use it and go live his life but whatever. But then a couple of days later, he sent me a message (on FB messenger) that he needed some code and coud I send it to him. We're always busting each other's chops but he wasn't really saying much. I sent him the code and then I texted him on the phone and asked him about it and he said he hadn't sent me anything. I immediately changed my password and nothing came of it. I then got a message from the hackers, asking for gift cards. I said I would do it if he sent nude pics of his wife. So far, no pics but I'll share them if I get any.

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  9. 15 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    I moved to houston when I was 12 dickhead. And then, you know, became a fan of the local team. Like normal people do. 

    I moved to Oklahoma when I was 13. Are you telling me I should've become a sooner fan, like 80% of those dipshit kids????

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  10. 14 hours ago, Nicole44 said:

    Y’all should really look up Mandy Matney. She moved to Islandton SC and was covering basically shark sightings and boat crashes until Mallory Beach was killed in the boat crash that if you haven’t seen any documentaries about this case lit the fuse. She’s a hero in my estimation. She’s been threatened and bullied since. 

    I tried to listen back when she first started but I couldn't handle her horrible voice and delivery. Then she started bitching about people who made comments about her shitty voice. I gave up on her. 

  11. On 2/28/2023 at 8:35 PM, CooterBrown said:

    I have a hard time believing anyone has shaken QEII’s hand. That doesn’t seem to be something a royal would do. Especially with some random ass person that met them once.

    You just need to tie her to a politician. I shook hands with my former governor and a current senator. Both shook hands with Trump, he shook hands with QE2/Phillip when they met. Both Liz and Phil shook with her dad and uncle, then Hitler. 

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