(01-18-2020 08:37 PM)Sactowndog Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 04:32 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 12:56 PM)Sactowndog Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 12:29 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 12:18 PM)Sactowndog Wrote:  Boise is enough of a pain in the ass, I think most of the MWC schools don’t care. I doubt Thompson’s comment was an idle threat.

Boise’s options are:
1) Renegotiate the terms into a true performance bonus available to all
2) See their rights sold to stadium as a streaming only option
3) Leave and become independent for football and X for all sports

I stopped by to get a sense of option 4
4) Leave and join the AAC for football and X for all sports.

Or have Boise sue their ass for reneging on the contract... You can't just change the terms of the deal because you don't like it.

Before you talk about reneging you might want to read the terms of the deal. Notice nowhere does it say “media rights”.


Just so it is available again for this thread, here is the 2012 term sheet.

http://www.usufans.com/Forums/download/file.php?id=1724

Thanks for the link. Links to the actual text are always good. But the language doesn't really support your idea that it's limited to TV rights, and so the MWC can get around it by selling the games to a streaming service. Some things are very clearly stated.

Looking at section 3, "Television Rights" by sentence:
Sentences 2, 3. MWC has to sell the Boise STate package separately.
Sentence 4. Boise State and the MWC must mutually agree to the Boise State TV package.

So the MWC can't sell the Boise games to anybody without Boise's signature. And if they sell the games to a streaming service to get around that provision, the MWC is in breach because they're obligated to sell the Boise football TV rights.

Are you a lawyer?

Then please describe the point of section 5 which talks specifically about web streaming rights. You are applying the conditions specified for Broadcast Television rights to web video which is specifically described differently. Where by your read does broadcast TV stop and web streaming start.

Mountain West and Stadium want to stream Boise's football games under Section 5? Go ahead. As long as they are televised in accordance with Section 3.