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CBS Sports: Realignment Fallout, What's Next
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<blockquote data-quote="BrewingFrog" data-source="post: 3031208" data-attributes="member: 28"><p>Gentlemen, I don't think it is possible to overstate just how important Bowlsby's letter and statement is. ESPN has literally gotten away with tampering, interference, extortion, coercion, and a host of other esoteric legal jargon through the years. They were able to do so because they had the checkbook, and were the Only Game In Town. Cross them, and be blackballed. They wield enormous power, and are well aware of it. But, through the years of being the Biggest Bully, they got sloppy. Someone spilled the beans on what they were up to.</p><p></p><p>As I understand matters, ESPN still owes the BIGXII $1.08 billion for the remainder of their broadcast contract. They have been caught conspiring to lure other Conference Members to competing Conferences, thus bringing the BIGXII membership below the level needed to enforce the Contract, in order to get out of paying their Contractural Obligations. Further, they disclosed their schemes with UT and OU as a way for them to avoid paying their obligated GOR fees to the BIGXII in order to gain those rights back before the Contract expired. Bowlsby correctly called this "tortious interference" and methinks he has a pretty strong case.</p><p></p><p>The absolute <em>last</em> thing ESPN wants is to be sued by a Conference, and have all their foul dealings dragged out of them in discovery and/or open court. No one has any love for them, and to be placed in legal jeopardy is quite rightly terrifying. They have a lot of sins to answer for, and they will do very nearly anything to avoid answering.</p><p></p><p>Again, <em>leverage</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrewingFrog, post: 3031208, member: 28"] Gentlemen, I don't think it is possible to overstate just how important Bowlsby's letter and statement is. ESPN has literally gotten away with tampering, interference, extortion, coercion, and a host of other esoteric legal jargon through the years. They were able to do so because they had the checkbook, and were the Only Game In Town. Cross them, and be blackballed. They wield enormous power, and are well aware of it. But, through the years of being the Biggest Bully, they got sloppy. Someone spilled the beans on what they were up to. As I understand matters, ESPN still owes the BIGXII $1.08 billion for the remainder of their broadcast contract. They have been caught conspiring to lure other Conference Members to competing Conferences, thus bringing the BIGXII membership below the level needed to enforce the Contract, in order to get out of paying their Contractural Obligations. Further, they disclosed their schemes with UT and OU as a way for them to avoid paying their obligated GOR fees to the BIGXII in order to gain those rights back before the Contract expired. Bowlsby correctly called this "tortious interference" and methinks he has a pretty strong case. The absolute [I]last[/I] thing ESPN wants is to be sued by a Conference, and have all their foul dealings dragged out of them in discovery and/or open court. No one has any love for them, and to be placed in legal jeopardy is quite rightly terrifying. They have a lot of sins to answer for, and they will do very nearly anything to avoid answering. Again, [I]leverage[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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