Big 12 board votes to share TV revenue - Dallas Cowboys Forum

**ABQCOWBOY** · 10-03-2011

Big 12 board votes to share TV revenue

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

The remaining Big 12 schools have taken a major step toward staying together by agreeing to equally distribute Tier I and II television revenues, a deal that will be complete with all nine institutions' individual OKs.

The conference, after going through a second straight year of dealing with at least one defection from its membership, announced that its board of directors had adopted the plan Monday after discussing it over the weekend.

The football and men's basketball revenue from Tier I and Tier II contracts will take effect once each of the nine schools commit to a grant of rights for at least six years.

Tier I includes nationally televised games on a broadcast network such as ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox. All cable football, ESPN basketball and Big 12 network games produced by ESPN Regional fall under Tier II.

If all nine schools sign off on the agreement, it would end speculation that Missouri would bolt to the SEC.

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The30YardSlant · 10-03-2011

Missouri's Chancellor supposedly "excused" himself from Big 12 conference call today and never came back. They have no intention of staying. If the Big XII wants to survive, they're gonna have to find 2-4 solid programs to add.

joseephuss · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by The30YardSlant

Missouri's Chancellor supposedly "excused" himself from Big 12 conference call today and never came back. They have no intention of staying. If the Big XII wants to survive, they're gonna have to find 2-4 solid programs to add.

There aren't 2-4 solid programs to add. The Big XII is dead. If they stay around they will be the walking dead.

**ABQCOWBOY** · 10-03-2011

To my knowledge, Missouri has no offers from any other Major Conferences. I don't know where they would go?

Aikbach · 10-03-2011

The Big 12 has lived to fight another day, or even six years. Expect to see programs such as BYU, Louisville, Cincinnati and TCU given consideration to join, a severe dark horse even being West Virginia and possibly Boise State, all are in the discussion and/ or rumor mill of interest.

Aikbach · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

To my knowledge, Missouri has no offers from any other Major Conferences. I don't know where they would go?

there's an out there rumor that the SEC might want them to even the conference out but it's conjecture and internet chatter.

The30YardSlant · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by joseephuss

There aren't 2-4 solid programs to add. The Big XII is dead. If they stay around they will be the walking dead.

Exactly, that was my point. There isnt any real way for the conference to survive more than a few years. Sure, they can add BYU and Houston and other various nobodies, but that won't save the conference.

Rogah · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

To my knowledge, Missouri has no offers from any other Major Conferences. I don't know where they would go?

I think there's talk of them going to the Big East, which right now would be happy to take any team that can bring a football and 11 guys wearing the same jersey to a game (they'll have to play both ways though).

Hoofbite · 10-03-2011

All this conference stuff is stupid.

Every school is so desperate to get into a favored conference because the system is rigged to pay those schools the most and put those schools into big games.

Scrap the current system and just model college football after the NFL.

**BrAinPaiNt** · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by Aikbach

The Big 12 has lived to fight another day, or even six years. Expect to see programs such as BYU, Louisville, Cincinnati and TCU given consideration to join, a severe dark horse even being West Virginia and possibly Boise State, all are in the discussion and/ or rumor mill of interest.

WVU is going to the SEC.

**ABQCOWBOY** · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by The30YardSlant

Exactly, that was my point. There isnt any real way for the conference to survive more than a few years. Sure, they can add BYU and Houston and other various nobodies, but that won't save the conference.

Easy with that Slant. I think BYU might be able to beat TAMU. They are not just nobodies.

**ABQCOWBOY** · 10-03-2011

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Originally Posted by Rogah

I think there's talk of them going to the Big East, which right now would be happy to take any team that can bring a football and 11 guys wearing the same jersey to a game (they'll have to play both ways though).

Actually, there is a lot of talk that the Big East needs the Big 12 to stay intact. I doubt that the Big East would offer them. At least, that's what I have heard reported.

The30YardSlant · 10-04-2011

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Easy with that Slant. I think BYU might be able to beat TAMU. They are not just nobodies.

That's irrelevant. As a program, BYU isnt going to save the Big XII from extinction.

Sam I Am · 10-04-2011

LSU is going to Conference USA.

Sam I Am · 10-04-2011

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That's irrelevant. As a program, BYU isnt going to save the Big XII from extinction.

Angry you are. Anger leads to hate, hate leads to frustration, frustration leads to University floundering in the SEC.