Max Olson put this up on twitter:
While the PAC tries to reach a media deal, Yormark is bringing a new spin to college athletics.
You may like it. You may not. It's going to be different.
Rucker Park is one of those New York landmarks that people outside of New York don't think about. It is a basketball court, built in the 1950s, and games are played there all the time. Guys like Julius Erving and Willis Reed played there, but it's also accessible to any kid that wants to go out and shoot hoops. This will get publicity.
Here's another one. The B12 is doing a combined Pro Day at the Star in Frisco. It's going to be televised on the NFL Network. None of the other conferences are doing that. It will bring in revenue and TV eyeballs. Also, they're going to have recruiters there for other industries, kind of a job fair. Public can't watch directly, but can watch on big screens outside the venue. The Big 12 partnering with the NFL is a good thing.
Here's the one that may be controversial.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.c.../21/big-12-closes-in-on-data-rights-deal.aspx
The B12 will be working on a partnership where a company will pay them for access to to their data and statistics. This partnership may involve allowing the company to sell those statistics to gambling interests.
While the PAC tries to reach a media deal, Yormark is bringing a new spin to college athletics.
You may like it. You may not. It's going to be different.
Rucker Park is one of those New York landmarks that people outside of New York don't think about. It is a basketball court, built in the 1950s, and games are played there all the time. Guys like Julius Erving and Willis Reed played there, but it's also accessible to any kid that wants to go out and shoot hoops. This will get publicity.
Here's another one. The B12 is doing a combined Pro Day at the Star in Frisco. It's going to be televised on the NFL Network. None of the other conferences are doing that. It will bring in revenue and TV eyeballs. Also, they're going to have recruiters there for other industries, kind of a job fair. Public can't watch directly, but can watch on big screens outside the venue. The Big 12 partnering with the NFL is a good thing.
Here's the one that may be controversial.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.c.../21/big-12-closes-in-on-data-rights-deal.aspx
The B12 will be working on a partnership where a company will pay them for access to to their data and statistics. This partnership may involve allowing the company to sell those statistics to gambling interests.
