BrewingFrog
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Hell, he's only 55! A relative pup! Still wet behind the ears...
He does have some leverage with ESPN, in that their Crown Jewels of UT and OU are still chained to their Conference contractural responsibilities. Bowlsby declined to engage in legal action against ESPN, even though he has them dead-to-rights for tampering. That is another leverage point, one that wouldn't look terribly well for ESPN, or UT and OU, should discovery come to pass.
Delivering the stake to the heart of the PAC is an objective, with the hope of taking home four new Conference mates. Sending UT and OU into the rising Sun, while extracting maximum concessions out of ESPN for their exit is another. Guaranteeing the future of the new SouthWest Conference with a multi-year broadcast contract, leveraged with the two previous points, is the endgame.
He does have some leverage with ESPN, in that their Crown Jewels of UT and OU are still chained to their Conference contractural responsibilities. Bowlsby declined to engage in legal action against ESPN, even though he has them dead-to-rights for tampering. That is another leverage point, one that wouldn't look terribly well for ESPN, or UT and OU, should discovery come to pass.
Delivering the stake to the heart of the PAC is an objective, with the hope of taking home four new Conference mates. Sending UT and OU into the rising Sun, while extracting maximum concessions out of ESPN for their exit is another. Guaranteeing the future of the new SouthWest Conference with a multi-year broadcast contract, leveraged with the two previous points, is the endgame.