Maybe it's time to amend the contract. It's not like Fox and ESPN are giving the Big 12 "prime" slots anyway.
*Weeks 1-3 announced during the summer (same as now).
*6-day holds not available prior to Nov. 1.
*Max of four 6-day holds allowed; no exceptions.
So essentially the entire month of November becomes a six-day hold? Is that much better than status quo?
I haven't thought this through but would it be that difficult to at least slot teams into "11:00 or 2:30" and "6:00 or 7:00" type slots, then confirm at the six-day?
Somehow there just has to be a way to make this fan-friendlier.