Red roundup: A closer look at Eric Weddle's $40 million deal

By Dirk Facer, Deseret News

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 3 2011 11:20 a.m. MDT

Summary

RED ROUNDUP: A sampling of Utah Utes related-news on the Web

A retired math teacher has crunched the numbers on former Ute Eric Weddle's new contract with the San Diego Chargers.

Weddle's $40 million deal comes with a lot of buying power.

— Utah State coach and former U. assistant Gary Andersen told ESPN 700 that the Utes will be "just fine" when it comes to having depth in the Pac-12.

— Former Ute C.J. Cron hit three homers for the Orem Owlz in a win over the Ogden Raptors.

— The San Jose Mercury News asks California and Stanford coaches and players if the Pac-12 will be better than the Pac-10.

— CBSSports.com has put together an offseason update on Pac-12 basketball.

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SoCalUtahFan

Irvine, CA

"...It's the exposure we've been able to get by adding two teams, selling our conference...."

So Utah will get:

1) AQ/BCS caliber competition
2) exposure
3) eventually...money

All of these without More..

5:42 p.m. Aug. 3, 2011
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Veritas Aequitas

Fruit Heights, UT

"Will Pac-12 be better than Pac-10?"

"It's not just the money," Shaw said. "It's the exposure we've been able to get by adding two teams, selling our conference. The fact we'll be able to show every single game on More..

4:08 p.m. Aug. 3, 2011
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Steve_Timmins

LAS VEGAS, NV

Will Pac12 be better than Pac10?

More competitive? Too early to accurately predict. But better? Championship game tv money alone makes this a no brainer. Yes. Absolutely. Unless you're one of those people who don't think that lots of More..

5:54 p.m. Aug. 3, 2011
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