Pac-12 Collapse a Financial Disaster for Oregon State, a Cash Cow for Oregon

[SHGopher]

Oregon State paints ‘devastating’ financial picture, Oregon says move to Big Ten adds ‘stability and visibility’ at legislative hearing

During a public hearing before the House Interim Committee On Higher Education, school presidents and athletic directors detailed how the implosion of the Pac-12 — and Oregon’s defection to the Big Ten — will impact the schools and their athletic departments moving forward.

www.oregonlive.com

During Friday’s hearing in Salem, Oregon State President Jayathi Murthy said the “consequences” of the Pac-12′s collapse will be “devastating” for Oregon’s largest university, causing a $42 million budget shortfall created, mostly, by a loss of television revenue...

Conversely, Oregon President Karl Scholz said the university bolted from the Pac-12 to remain financially stable and self-sufficient.

 

[stocker08]

Got to beg and plead with the Big 12 to let Oregon State and Washington State into the conference. That.....or try and merge with the top of MWC and hope that those programs can scrape together some $$$ to upgrade facilities in order to compete at a (lower) P5 level.