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daveinop

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The independent Tier 3 deals in the Big 12 will kill it(more)


A few years ago, the PAC's decision not to allow the media revenue disparity, i.e., Texas to have a LHN, cost them a bunch of TV sets in their conference media deal, but in the long run, may have saved the conference.

The ACC has no network, but it can negotiate as a unit. ND is an outlier, football revenue-wise, but ND does not receive a share of conference football revenue.

The Big 12 allows Texas and Oklahoma to not only have their ND-like football deals, but those schools also share equally in the conference football pie. From a free enterprise standpoint, the Big 12 model looks great. But it cements a class system within the conference and the fact that there are 10 media contracts in addition to the conference deal makes negotiations with the Big 12 something like herding cats. The conference doesn't, and can't, speak with one voice. Bowlsby represents only a portion of Big 12 interests.

The Big 12 went on life support when ND linked up with the ACC. As a conference, it will not survive a head to head war of media deal attrition with the ACC unless Texas is willing to take one for the team; the disparity in media markets is simply too great. With Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas A&M leaving, Texas has thus far demonstrated it is not.


[Post edited by daveinop at 04/02/2016 2:12PM]

(In response to this post by ColumbusHokie)

Posted: 04/02/2016 at 2:12PM



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