Big 12 Send Cease and Desist to ESPN

[Urbandale2013]

This is going to get ugly.

 

[NoCreativity]

This is going to get ugly.

Good, **** Espn.

 

[Cloneon]

I've said all along ESPN has been shifty Sam in this whole thing. With the longest existing contracts being the SEC and ACC, the best way for them to save money is to 'incentivize' the remaining members of the B12 into joining other conferences thus dissolving and/or shifting their debt.

 

[ManBearClone]

Is it safe to say that since ESPN and the ACC have a deal that it's KU to the ACC?

 

[Cycsk]

Is it significant that he gave them until noon tomorrow to respond?

who knows what UT/OU might do before then!

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Fans outside the Big 12 are laughing at this but whatever do what you can I guess.
Does ESPN do gameday at any big 12 campuses this year? Gotta think they’d be chased out of town.

 

[2122]

I've loathed ESPN since the hacks who run it imbued/infused the sports coverage with politics non-stop. Their being forced into a massive legal payout would be awesome.

 

[howellc33]

Dave Bautista is in a new Disney bundle (Hulu, Disney+ & ESPN+) ad that I saw on Twitter. At one point he was talking about watching football. What's interesting is that they showed him watching it on his laptop and it consisted of two short clips of ISU.

 

[Cycsk]

Is this mostly a legal move? Or a PR move?

 

[Rabbuk]

Is this mostly a legal move? Or a PR move?

I don't think legally this has much legs. I am not a lawyer though

 

[CYaeger]

Is this mostly a legal move? Or a PR move?

Both.

 

[Halincandenza]

I don't think legally this has much legs. I am not a lawyer though

Well too early to know. But if they have evidence if ESPN and another conference discussing poaching teams it can definitely lead to a lawsuit for tortious interference.

 

[Jkclone15]

Is it safe to say that since ESPN and the ACC have a deal that it's KU to the ACC?

No it's the AAC. Unclear which teams were contacted

 

[usedcarguy]

Fans outside the Big 12 are laughing at this but whatever do what you can I guess.
Does ESPN do gameday at any big 12 campuses this year? Gotta think they’d be chased out of town.

At this point, I don't think there's anyway a university could guarantee their safety.

 

[Hestia_Abnegation11]

No it's the AAC. Unclear which teams were contacted

If I had to guess, some combo of Texas teams (BU, TCU especially), K-State maybe, perhaps Oklahoma State...maybe even us or KU but less likely than the first ones.

 

[usedcarguy]

No it's the AAC. Unclear which teams were contacted

I seriously doubt the AAC is the only conference they conspired with.

 

[ForeverIowan]

Sue ESPN back to the stone age and burn that MF to the ground!

 

[MeanDean]

Sue ESPN back to the stone age and burn that MF to the ground!

Change the sign in Orlando to "Welcome to Big XII Disney World"

 

[joefrog]

Well too early to know. But if they have evidence if ESPN and another conference discussing poaching teams it can definitely lead to a lawsuit for tortious interference.

Just what I was thinking. People shouldn't just be dismissing things out of hand.

And if punitive damages come into play? Hooboy.

Link for you to peruse. Seems the hateful 8 could actually bank big money and setup their own thing.

Tortious Interference

 

[MeanDean]

Just what I was thinking. People shouldn't just be dismissing things out of hand.

And if punitive damages come into play? Hooboy.

Link for you to peruse. Seems the hateful 8 could actually bank big money and setup their own thing.

Tortious Interference

I just hope and pray we don't get a judge who's a graduate of UT or OU