BleedGopher
Well-known member
- Joined
- Nov 11, 2008
- Messages
- 60,765
- Reaction score
- 16,158
- Points
- 113
per CBS:
One of the most powerful persons in college athletics just put a timeline on his retirement.
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told reporters Tuesday at 2016 Big Ten Media Days he will not be around in six years when the league's media rights deal expires in 2022.
"I'm won't be here in six years. I'm 68," Delany said. "Anything inside six years, very likely."
The veteran administrator is considered one of the most powerful persons not only in college athletics but in all of sports. He has been Big Ten commissioner since 1989.
The league's newly negotiated rights deal with ESPN and Fox is worth $2.6 billion. The Big Ten's deal will be the first to expire among those signed by the Power Five conferences. Delany had sought a longer-term deal for his league similar to the one announced last week by the ACC, which links it to ESPN through 2036.
"That's really where the market was for us," Delany said. "It's really a balance between security and the dollars that can be generated in the short term. We've done 20-year deals. We've done 10-year deals. In this case, we thought six provided us some mid-term security."
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ootballs-most-powerful-figures-planning-exit/
Go Gophers!!
One of the most powerful persons in college athletics just put a timeline on his retirement.
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told reporters Tuesday at 2016 Big Ten Media Days he will not be around in six years when the league's media rights deal expires in 2022.
"I'm won't be here in six years. I'm 68," Delany said. "Anything inside six years, very likely."
The veteran administrator is considered one of the most powerful persons not only in college athletics but in all of sports. He has been Big Ten commissioner since 1989.
The league's newly negotiated rights deal with ESPN and Fox is worth $2.6 billion. The Big Ten's deal will be the first to expire among those signed by the Power Five conferences. Delany had sought a longer-term deal for his league similar to the one announced last week by the ACC, which links it to ESPN through 2036.
"That's really where the market was for us," Delany said. "It's really a balance between security and the dollars that can be generated in the short term. We've done 20-year deals. We've done 10-year deals. In this case, we thought six provided us some mid-term security."
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ootballs-most-powerful-figures-planning-exit/
Go Gophers!!