The Mountain West debuted on the Fox family of networks in 2020, in accordance with their new media rights deal. It was a new era for the MWC, signaling an end to their relationship with ESPN. Was it the right move? This post will review a few of the major categories, evaluating each one over the past year. Of course, everything should be taken with a grain of salt due to the pandemic, but regardless, first impressions can still be made about the move from ESPN to Fox.
Money
While there is no doubt the new deal gave the Mountain West teams a considerable boost of money (nearly four times what the old deal paid out), it’s not quite that straightforward.