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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 5162916, member: 628"]
Interesting take from the Sports Business Journal that addresses some of my bewilderment from yesterday...

[I]But why did the MWC schools leave? The short version: Cash. The four departing schools represent four of the highest revenue generating schools in the Mountain West. Combine that with aspirations to distance themselves from lower-budget conference-mates such as Utah State and San Jose State, and the impetus for leaving is clear.

“Movement creates opportunity,” Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey said during an interview with local TV station KTVB on Thursday. “I said it when I got here, ‘It’s always what’s next.’ We are not going to sit back and let things happen.”

The other key driver in leaving the MWC centers on media rights. The conference's deal with ESPN and CBS Sports, which is up in 2026, distributes around $5 million on average annually to its members. A league source said the hope was to see that distribution climb to somewhere around $7.5 million with a new deal, while a per-school payout in the $10 million range was unlikely.

Could a rebuilt Pac-12 net more on the open market? That’s what those involved are betting on -- albeit there’s ample skepticism in the industry around a valuation in the $15 million-$20 million neighborhood.[/I]
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