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Houston Chronicle: Texas, Oklahoma reach out to SEC about joining conference

HG73

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I agree but I'm not so sure Patterson would relish having his star defensive players getting cut-blocked for one, two, or potentially three games in a given season by the academies anyway. I hate playing academy teams for that reason alone.

Plus, we'd have to listen to Patterson complain every year about how much time he's having to spend in Spring and Summer camps just getting his team ready to defend the vaunted option attack.

Patriotism aside, thanks but no thanks to being in a league with any of the academies. Nobody ever gets any credit for beating them anyway.
Agree, they are a bunch of cut blocking little sobs. But have you seen what is out there in the AAC or MWC? A bunch of teams that draw 30k or less per game.
 

Froggish

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BEND DON'T BREAK! Don't be stupid here! I know everyone is panicking but OU/UT owe the other teams in the league close to 15 Million each to break away early. Don't break until you have their cash!
 

TCUdirtbag

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Sure but you orchestrate that thing under the table until you have UT/OUs money

Sorry but if an offer comes you sign on the dotted line as fast as scheissing possible. The $16-20M you get from UT/OU leaving is pennies compared to how much you preserve (even just in the short term) going to another power [4] in lieu of relegation to a temporarily glorified AAC.
 

jake102

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Sorry but if an offer comes you sign on the dotted line as fast as scheissing possible. The $16-20M you get from UT/OU leaving is pennies compared to how much you preserve (even just in the short term) going to another power [4] in lieu of relegation to a temporarily glorified AAC.

It's literally less one year of revenue difference. Sign on the dotted line if that PAC offer comes around. Obviously need to make sure the PAC is going to add more teams and survive as a Power conference, but it's so easy.
 
If you are ESPN, would you rather:

- Incentivize the PAC 12 to go to 16-18 in the CT zone and pay the premium for that, plus buy/license the Pac Network into ESPN+ (same deal offered years ago, but lower terms), which means Fox is boxed out after the Big Ten deal, OR

- Incentivize the Big 12 to stay together with its current members + a few adds... Likely Cincinnati, Houston, UCF, and maybe (prepare yourself) UCONN or BYU... This path means you are going to pass on the PAC 12 A-tier rights and let FOX go it alone, probably, and maybe just get some basketball and other content for ESPN+. Fox would likely buy the Pac Network, streamline it into 1-2 channels, and fold it into its rights negotiations with cable operators.

This is a large, looming question. One route is likely much more expensive for ESPN but is more of a big bet that could pay off long term + completes your CFB roster. The other is cheaper by far, and thus will likely have a higher ROI, but could have long-term impacts that are undesirable as a rights holder.
 
Sorry but if an offer comes you sign on the dotted line as fast as scheissing possible. The $16-20M you get from UT/OU leaving is pennies compared to how much you preserve (even just in the short term) going to another power [4] in lieu of relegation to a temporarily glorified AAC.

In truth, we're going to do both. The remaining 8 are going to get a payday going out the door from OU/Texas, it'll be hush money in a sense. This money will help them cover their budget shortfalls in the interim while they adjust to whatever their new conference realities are.
 

Mean Purple

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Lol. “Joint statement” in burnt orange.

UT should relish the next few weeks. Soon, they will no longer be in control. That’s going to be a tougher pill for them to swallow than all the losing.

Yeah, that is a big issue that they won't get used to. In the SEC, they won't call shots on anything. Ole Miss will have just as much pull. And Bama, Florida and Georgia will have more pull. New place to be for those in Austin.
 
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