Petitti's first move to show he's in charge will be to suspend Alan Griffin THREE games.
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TONY PETITTI NAMED SEVENTH COMMISSIONER OF THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Former Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball Brings Thirty-Plus Years of Sports Business Experience to the Rolebigten.org
Or to acknowledge "University of Illinois " rather then "Illinois University " . What a clown that dude was. Glad I'm not a bears fan.Petitti's first move to show he's in charge will be to suspend Alan Griffin THREE games.
Not the least bit surprised that Warren screwed a few more things up. Admirably on-brand for him, really.excellent parting gift from Warren
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How an unfinished TV deal led to an unexpectedly hectic first month for the new Big Ten commissioner
New Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti has been sprinting to finish his league's massive TV deal -- and key athletic directors and coaches aren't happy with the details.www.espn.com
Here’s the link to the article.
Kevin Warren was a train wreck. If I were the bears I would run not walk away from him.
I would think this is highly doubtful.I would hope there is a way to make him pay at least a portion of the $40M.
There is no Big Ten or SEC anymore. They are wholly owned subsidiaries of Fox and ESPN, respectively. And those are the SUCCESS stories in college sports.To me, the main issue is Fox owning big ten programming rights via BTN...and nobody really knowing about it. Apparently, this wasn't a Warren doing, that's Delaney. And the fact that it's been kept so hush hush, and Delaney continues to get paid bonuses on that deal, should raise red flags. And the schools apparently didn't read the agreements closely enough before signing off on them.
There is no Big Ten or SEC anymore. They are wholly owned subsidiaries of Fox and ESPN, respectively. And those are the SUCCESS stories in college sports.
Good times ahead!
Then we divide the conference up again.2. Expansion. USC lead their and UCLA's entrance into the Big 10. Warren was along for the ride. Then after he wanted to continue expanding while presidents and athletic directors were good where the membership stood. Also some blame Warren for being unaware Texas and Oklahoma were possibly available.
Yeah something is going on behind scenes..building a narrative. Through in possibility of just highlighting a much larger deal, BIG will get bigger payout than anyone else etc, like an NFL contract with inflated value. Maybe it’s networks? Maybe it’s the new guy. Negotiations ongoing it seems. Wonder if this is holding up a PAC deal as well???I’m no fan of Warren, and he definitely goofed here, but I’m a little wary of an article about the major screwups of this deal coming from the major media outlet that is now the direct competitor of said deal.
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Yeah something is going on behind scenes..building a narrative. Through in possibility of just highlighting a much larger deal, BIG will get bigger payout than anyone else etc, like an NFL contract with inflated value. Maybe it’s networks? Maybe it’s the new guy. Negotiations ongoing it seems. Wonder if this is holding up a PAC deal as well???
Sounds good.I'm going with Occam's Razor (a screw up) over conspiracy theories. The TV package was done by a team, but it was clearly Warren's baby, so he gets the blame.
PAC deal: what?