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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

NBA Draft Preview With Kevin O’Connor. Plus, the PAC-12's Mediocrity Under Larry Scott.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Ryen Russillo shares his thoughts on PAC-12 commissioner Larry Scott (1:30) before talking with The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor about the rapidly approaching NBA draft, the lack of consensus on some of the top prospects, potential pick swaps, and more (7:00). Finally, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:10:00). The Ringer's 2020 NBA Draft Guide by Kevin O'Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:13.3

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0:16.7

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I've been thinking about, spent a lot of time researching it, and that's Larry Scott

0:55.2

with the Pac-12. Larry Scott is a commissioner of the Pac-12 conference. He's had that job

0:58.6

for over 10 years. And in the last decade, I can't imagine anyone would argue that he's

1:01.9

done a good job. Let's start with the money. All right? The Big Ten hands out 55 million

1:06.6

per conference member. That's the most of all the power five conferences. The SEC is

1:10.6

second about 45 million, but that number is projected to go way up once the CBS game

1:14.9

on Saturday becomes an SEC game. The Big 12 is around 40 million. The Pac-12 is fourth

1:20.0

at 32 million per team, but they're going to be surpassed by the ACC with their new ACC

1:24.7

network deal with the SPN. So that'll mean that Pac-12 will be last of all the revenue

1:28.7

generated for its members. But Larry Scott makes more than every other conference commissioner.

1:33.6

Maybe you've heard this, maybe you haven't. He's over five million dollars a year for

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