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Texas A&M just joined the SEC...well maybe

  • SportsAndLady
    No thanks on Texas and their dictatorship approach to joining the Big 10..unless of course they're willing to join the democracy...aka get rid of that longhorn network
  • jordo212000
    I've heard that the guy on the message board is probably way off on Texas. Somebody said that one of the conditions were that if Texas were to keep the Longhorn Network, they wouldn't get a cut of the Big 10 money. That's not going to happen. Texas makes the money from the Longhorn, plus they get Big 12 money. Why on earth would they leave the Big 12 for the Big 10 for that deal? haha.
  • WebFire
    jordo212000;889800 wrote:I've heard that the guy on the message board is probably way off on Texas. Somebody said that one of the conditions were that if Texas were to keep the Longhorn Network, they wouldn't get a cut of the Big 10 money. That's not going to happen. Texas makes the money from the Longhorn, plus they get Big 12 money. Why on earth would they leave the Big 12 for the Big 10 for that deal? haha.
    But I don't think the B1G will just let Texas, or any school, be a bully like they are in the Big 12. Your right, it may not happen, but not because the B1G would try it. Texas would just go elsewhere.
  • WebFire
    jordo212000;889800 wrote:I've heard that the guy on the message board is probably way off on Texas. Somebody said that one of the conditions were that if Texas were to keep the Longhorn Network, they wouldn't get a cut of the Big 10 money. That's not going to happen. Texas makes the money from the Longhorn, plus they get Big 12 money. Why on earth would they leave the Big 12 for the Big 10 for that deal? haha.
    <br><br>But I don't think the B1G will just let Texas, or any school, be a bully like they are in the Big 12. Your right, it may not happen, but not because the B1G would try it. Texas would just go elsewhere.
  • WebFire
    WTF
  • the_system
    jordo212000;889800 wrote:I've heard that the guy on the message board is probably way off on Texas. Somebody said that one of the conditions were that if Texas were to keep the Longhorn Network, they wouldn't get a cut of the Big 10 money. That's not going to happen. Texas makes the money from the Longhorn, plus they get Big 12 money. Why on earth would they leave the Big 12 for the Big 10 for that deal? haha.
    Texas gets 15mil a year out of the LHN + whatever they make out of the Big 12. I think Big 10 schools are set to make close to 26mil a year. It's probably going to be close to the same. I agree that the LHN is something they won't want to kill off, but if the Big 12 is going to fold, or be filled with teams like BYU, Houston, SMU, etc. after other teams leave, you have to think the Big 12 funds will be reduced. They're going to try to work out a deal with the Pac-12 or Big Ten where they can double dip with their LHN. It will be more money than them going independent and ONLY having the LHN.

    http://northwestern.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=57&tid=162506546&mid=162506546&sid=901&style=2
  • Scooter1369
    Scooter1369;863663 wrote:Missouri to the BIG would be interesting, as apparently, they felt a bit butthurt when Nebraska got the invite and they didn't and sent an FOIA request wanting emails involving expansion.

    This FOIA included emails between Tressel and Osbourne and is what uncovered the Cicero emails, and led to where Ohio State is today, fending off the NCAA.
    Here is the evidence leading back to what I was saying about Mizzou really wanting that invite from the B1G and feeling pretty butt hurt that they didn't get it.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-big12-missouri
    ST. LOUIS (AP)&#8212;Missouri is hoping to join the Southeastern Conference but would have preferred an offer from the Big Ten that never came, a university official said Wednesday.
    Missouri hoped to join the Big Ten last year but the league instead chose Nebraska. The university official said the Big Ten remains Missouri&#8217;s top choice but that conference &#8220;has no interest.&#8221;
    &#8220;That&#8217;s what&#8217;s left,&#8221; the official said, referring to the SEC. The official, who is familiar with school discussions involving conference affiliation, spoke on condition of anonymity because the school has not commented publicly about its intentions.


    A year ago, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, an avid sports fan, was an outspoken supporter of a move to the Big Ten, noting that its schools, like Missouri, are members of the invitation-only Association of American Universities.
    The Big Ten instead chose another AAU school in Nebraska.
    Mizzou has wanted to join the B1G since the erly 90's
  • dtdtim
    Bringing TCU on is nothing more than a survival move. They financially add nothing (The Big XII already has the Dallas/FW market) but the Big XII has few choices left other than looking at Big East remnants, which still add nothing financially.

    Texas knows what's at stake if the Big XII collapses and they don't want to lose it. The B1G, specifically Ohio State and Michigan, would sooner burn down their own campuses than invite Texas to join and conduct themselves in the manner they do in the Big XII. It seems the Pac-12 feels much the same way. Both conferences are just waiting for the Big XII to crash and burn which, if Missouri leaves, is going to be likely. The Big XII television contracts without Missouri would pale in comparison to those being raked in by other conferences. Conferences can't lose media markets and expect bigger TV contracts and the Big XII is out of markets that would add much in revenue. Texas is going to quickly find out that a Texas-centric market won't even benefit Texas.

    If Missouri leaves and the Big XII can't be as financially successful as the Pac12, B1G or SEC, Texas' choices and arrogance will both be reduced. They will be reduced even more if the Pac 12 finally gives in and takes Oklahoma/Oklahoma State. When either/or happen, more conference shifting will also start to happen. That's not to say this happens in the near future, but my bet is that it eventually does happen.