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Smells ofUT pushing for contract dissolution.

Posted on: August 1, 2016 at 10:05:26 CT
GapDaddy MU
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This has the feel of UT pushing expansion prospects that they know are untenable to ESPN in Fox - either the networks fold and UT gets its larger share of increased revenue OR contracts (including LHN) are ripped up, GOR dissolved, and UT is free to pursue its best deal elsewhere.
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ESPN/Fox could sue B12 over expansion - pro from dover MU - 8/1 09:17:40
     is suspect this is what's going on ... - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:01:51
          And never get a seat at the table in the future. B12 appears - TXStiger MU - 8/1 12:35:21
               if you believe the league will crater, why not ... - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:49:27
                    hitting the nuclear option will ensure it craters. - dangertim MU - 8/1 12:56:24
                         nm - dangertim MU - 8/1 13:01:38
                         then you don't believe the league will crater, which is it?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:58:31
                              when did I say it would crater?(nm) - dangertim MU - 8/1 13:05:33
                                   when you use the suicide analogy(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/1 13:07:37
                                        yes. if he hits the button it will commit suicide, - dangertim MU - 8/1 13:15:45
                              the league will survive - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 13:02:34
                                   that being the case, the league should take full ... - tmcats KSU - 8/1 13:05:05
                                        they should kick out ku, kstate, isu, ttech, tcu and baylor, - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 13:07:31
          GIVE US MORE MONEY OR WE'RE GOING TO DILUTE OUR - dangertim MU - 8/1 12:22:46
          Haha, you are trying to force less content than ku v I st - STRIPES - 8/1 12:09:13
               Would you pass the popcorn, please? - JimD MU - 8/1 12:31:06
          ESPN and Fox "in good faith" didn't screw you guys over - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 12:05:24
               that's why i think this is negotiating ... - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:28:27
                    Teams should be from - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 12:34:43
                         The Big 12 could easily justify taking - JimD MU - 8/1 12:58:40
                         I'm drawing a blank: who could they get from Chicago?(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/1 12:51:54
                              DePaul - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 12:59:28
                                   The b12-4+2 should add a school that doesn't even have - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/1 13:02:53
                                        Why not add 20 million people that way? - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 13:05:37
                                             So glad we're in the SEC.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/1 13:07:26
                                                  Henceforth refered to as one of the Power 4 conferences..(nm) - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 13:12:33
                              northern illinois(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:52:54
                                   Yikes. I don't wish this on the former Big 8 (except ku and - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/1 13:00:02
                                        From a financial standpoint BYU shouldn't be in the top 5 - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 13:35:41
                                        this is how absurd this is getting though ... - tmcats KSU - 8/1 13:02:40
                    it's a suicide bomber method of negotiation. - dangertim MU - 8/1 12:34:10
                         you're really talking out of both sides of the mouth here .. - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:50:46
                              I am not. The league is worse than it was 5 years ago. - dangertim MU - 8/1 12:53:51
                                   so, your analogy wasn't really appropriate, right?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/1 12:55:11
                                        it is. The analogy was speaking to your opinion that - dangertim MU - 8/1 13:04:39
                                             nonsense ... - tmcats KSU - 8/1 13:07:07
                                                  If I were fox and ESPN I would refuse to pay for a twelve - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 14:45:29
                                                  how many times do I need to tell you that the league will be - dangertim MU - 8/1 13:18:32
     I quit reading when their math was wrong. nm - Tigergrad MU - 8/1 10:17:03
     what a continuing fiasco - TigerJackSwartz MU - 8/1 10:11:44
     Smells ofUT pushing for contract dissolution. - GapDaddy MU - 8/1 10:05:26
     So let's get this straight.... - Mormad MU - 8/1 10:01:04
          Actually if they add 2 teams, they're not expanding - Diamond Dave MU - 8/1 10:45:53
          Agree. Very little upside -- except for Divisions and CCG. - GapDaddy MU - 8/1 10:16:14
               Having a Conference Championship Game in a league that plays - BB63 STL - 8/1 12:53:09
                    The Big 12-2-2+1+1+?? should not brag about - Bobk MU - 8/2 02:22:30
          RE: So let's get this straight.... - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 10:06:07
               BYU and Colorado State. - cooter KC - 8/1 11:06:24
               The claim that BYU adds a lot of value - Hbombtiger STL - 8/1 10:56:16
                    how do you squeeze money - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 11:25:15
     Let tmcats - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 09:56:49
     RE: ESPN/Fox could sue B12 over expansion - boonecountyman DET - 8/1 09:27:57
          Why would ESPN agree to the added cost if the XII... - Lerxst MU - 8/1 10:01:49
               sounds like a poor contract. - GapDaddy MU - 8/1 10:09:56
                    Agree with that 100% - in some ways its amazing how - MakeShift MU - 8/1 10:17:35
               ESPN wrote a terrible LEGAL - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 10:09:13
               Not only that, there might not be a renewal by either networ - Bobk MU - 8/1 10:07:09
                    RE: Not only that, there might not be a renewal by either networ - boonecountyman DET - 8/1 10:59:10
                         The GoR only goes another 6 though, IIRC - Bobk MU - 8/2 02:26:37
                         ala carte - catbirdseat MU - 8/1 11:26:33




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