He did not say yes or no...he said he didn't want to talk about hypotheticals
Also hearing OU is getting close to their own network and they seem excited about it.
If you want to watch the OU Presser....
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He did not say yes or no...he said he didn't want to talk about hypotheticals
Also hearing OU is getting close to their own network and they seem excited about it.
OU wants the = revenue sharing to be phased in over time rather than an instant. They are willing to "make a financial contribution" to the conference members (ie. possibly lower TV revenue).
However, phasing it in would minimize their "loss" especially if it lines up with the negotiation with ESPN.
However, phasing it in would minimize their "loss" especially if it lines up with the negotiation with ESPN.
And by that time we've re-upped the first tier rights, which hopefully provides enough incentive to stay in the conference.
And hopefully transitioned into an equal revenue sharing model. Or at least more equal than it is now.
Yeah, I think the lack of specifically addressing the SEC "rumor" is being way overblown. Talking about it now would be like talking about your mistress at your own wedding. It was their out when it looked the Big 12 would implode, but now it's not, so Missouri stays. End of story for the near term.
Wait. Someone explain the 6 year grant of rights to me. I'm not quite grasping this concept, apparently. This is an exit penalty of sorts?
NO, EQUAL, not more equal.
This league DOES NOT BEGIN TO BE STABLE without being equal. you want people to take us seriously (ia state), make our own conference members respect us, EQUAL EQUAL EQUAL.
Last year I was a ***** and said more equal, after this fiasco, equal or get screwed later.
I believe so. It would mean the B12 would own their television rights, I think. They couldn't go anywhere because the B12 would just keep all their TV money if they did.
Correct me if I am wrong, but thats what I think it means.
Correct..even if they left and the B12 would get their TV money from their new conference as well. If it gets signed...no one is going anywhere.
Ok, that's what I thought. Don't other conferences (B10, SEC) have this stipulation as well?
I agree with this. A Mizzou departure does not doom the league. As long as OU and T are on board everything is unicorns and glitter.
Are we sure we're interpreting the 6 years correctly? Does that mean 6 years from a set date (today, for example)? Or is it six years following the departure date of any school from the league? The latter obviously has more teeth than the former. Infinitely more teeth.
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I have an idea for the "committee on stability". Move the conference headquarters to Oklahoma City.
The Big 8 HQ used to be in Kansas City, and I'd like it to be moved there, but that would likely alienate the remaining Texas schools too much. If we want stability, we need to take them into consideration, also. At the same time, the HQ does need to be moved a bit further north, as the current situation in Dallas caters to the Texas schools WAY too much. So, move it to Oklahoma City. It would not be in Texas any more, so it wouldn't cater to the Texas schools, and would be a bit closer to the northern schools.
The Big 8 HQ used to be in Kansas City, and I'd like it to be moved there, but that would likely alienate the remaining Texas schools too much. If we want stability, we need to take them into consideration, also. At the same time, the HQ does need to be moved a bit further north, as the current situation in Dallas caters to the Texas schools WAY too much. So, move it to Oklahoma City. It would not be in Texas any more, so it wouldn't cater to the Texas schools, and would be a bit closer to the northern schools.
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