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Tulsa World: Big 12 conference close to deal with TV partners
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist
NORMAN - Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday that the conference continues to work through some "complex" issues with television partners ABC/ESPN and Fox/Fox Sports, but said there was no reason for concern.
"We don't have anything that's insurmountable," Bowlsby said. "It could be completed by the end of day, it could be completed by the end of week."
Bowlsby is halfway through a tour of Big 12 campuses and, standing alongside OU president David Boren, held a 33-minute afternoon press conference at the University of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Club.
Bowlsby reiterated that the league has no plans to expand but said the issue needs to remain "on our dashboard at all times." He also said he routinely has conversations with schools inquiring about joining the Big 12. ...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=231&articleid=20120828_231_B8_NORMAN556327
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist
NORMAN - Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday that the conference continues to work through some "complex" issues with television partners ABC/ESPN and Fox/Fox Sports, but said there was no reason for concern.
"We don't have anything that's insurmountable," Bowlsby said. "It could be completed by the end of day, it could be completed by the end of week."
Bowlsby is halfway through a tour of Big 12 campuses and, standing alongside OU president David Boren, held a 33-minute afternoon press conference at the University of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Club.
Bowlsby reiterated that the league has no plans to expand but said the issue needs to remain "on our dashboard at all times." He also said he routinely has conversations with schools inquiring about joining the Big 12. ...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=231&articleid=20120828_231_B8_NORMAN556327
