2026 NCAA Convention: ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon

Описание: ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon joins College.town’s Daniel Gillman from the 2026 NCAA Convention to talk about the ASUN+WAC partnership, the benefits, the challenges, potential revenue resources gained and how decisions will be made moving forward in the landscape of college athletics.

00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - Talk about the partnership between the ASUN and the WAC?
03:05 - Were there some people against the idea?
04:33 - Moving forward to the fall, what will be the biggest challenge?
06:31 - Will there be any staff consolidation?
10:31 - Where are the potential new revenue sources?
13:34 - What areas of growth do you see in social media?
15:55 - What are some of the risks in this partnership that you were trying to mediate?
18:09 - Are there some benchmarks that you’re striving for?
20:30 - Since there’s not one commissioner over the alliance, do you and the other commissioner come together and make choices?
23:22 - What’s your opinion on adding more years of eligibility?