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FWST: Big 12 ADs back alliances with other conferences
By Jimmy Burch
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IRVING -- Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said league athletic directors expressed unanimous support for exploring a scheduling and marketing alliance with the ACC and other conferences during a Monday meeting but did not close the door on the possibility of future expansion.
Bowlsby said Big 12 administrators seek to prepare themselves for "any eventuality" on the realignment front and went over multiple options during a three-hour discussion about the league's future. But he stressed that league officials would not rush to expand from the existing 10-member configuration unless it makes financial sense.
Based on a recent Forbes projection for the current school year, the Big 12 is expected to have the highest average payout of any conference in terms of television, bowl and NCAA Tournament revenues, roughly $26 million per school. Prospective new members would have to bring a comparable amount of value to the table to trigger voluntary expansion. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/28/4581906/big-12-ads-back-alliances-with.html#storylink=cpy
By Jimmy Burch
[email protected]
IRVING -- Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said league athletic directors expressed unanimous support for exploring a scheduling and marketing alliance with the ACC and other conferences during a Monday meeting but did not close the door on the possibility of future expansion.
Bowlsby said Big 12 administrators seek to prepare themselves for "any eventuality" on the realignment front and went over multiple options during a three-hour discussion about the league's future. But he stressed that league officials would not rush to expand from the existing 10-member configuration unless it makes financial sense.
Based on a recent Forbes projection for the current school year, the Big 12 is expected to have the highest average payout of any conference in terms of television, bowl and NCAA Tournament revenues, roughly $26 million per school. Prospective new members would have to bring a comparable amount of value to the table to trigger voluntary expansion. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/28/4581906/big-12-ads-back-alliances-with.html#storylink=cpy
