***Official Big 12 Expansion Thread '16***
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One thing is for sure, if we hold some huge press conference only to say that we aren't expanding, it would be a huge PR disaster for us.
Maybe we are having a press conference to say we are kicking Baylor out.
Have you ever met the Big 12 Conference?
That would be awesome. We're not expanding - we're kicking Baylor out and adding _________!One thing is for sure, if we hold some huge press conference only to say that we aren't expanding, it would be a huge PR disaster for us.
Maybe we are having a press conference to say we are kicking Baylor out.
So in other words, thank you to the schools out there for wasting their time and monies in showing interest in joining the Big 12. Also, we'd like to thank the conference itself for wasting our own money on this ridiculous parade of fools.
seems like we were always not going to expand. Not sure why waste time on this then.
Well Houston certainly has problems - they've completely over extended their athletic department and are about to loose their prize head football coach. They have got to be crapping their pants!
There is a lot of chicken little going on. Big 12 can get a digital network going...Netflix will really need some sort of live content soon since a lot of companies that lease their material to them will be keeping it in house at some point.
This should also be a chance for the Big 12 to get some extra TV $'s. Not only will there be between $2MM and $3MM for a championship game but if they can pull off another $2MM per school annually along with the escalator clauses, the money will be there for everyone.
i thought I also saw some rumblings about an 8 game schedule with the 2 divisions, this would be ideal. force everyone to play at least one bcs school, maybe 2. content is there for networks to pay up if that happens. ISU can schedule Purdue in addition to Iowa. Heck look for Vandy or someone like that. Most likely you'd have to look towards the SEC or ACC since they are at 8 game conference schedules.
This should also be a chance for the Big 12 to get some extra TV $'s. Not only will there be between $2MM and $3MM for a championship game but if they can pull off another $2MM per school annually along with the escalator clauses, the money will be there for everyone.
i thought I also saw some rumblings about an 8 game schedule with the 2 divisions, this would be ideal. force everyone to play at least one bcs school, maybe 2. content is there for networks to pay up if that happens. ISU can schedule Purdue in addition to Iowa. Heck look for Vandy or someone like that. Most likely you'd have to look towards the SEC or ACC since they are at 8 game conference schedules.
Legit nervous for ISU. it's obvious texas and OU won't sign a GOR. When they leave it will really be sky is falling scenario for ISU. No reason for networks to sign big money long term contracts with the Big 12 if the two big hitters will likely be leaving.
How is it obvious they won't sign it? They just did 5 years ago.
Many individuals with more information and contacts than either of us reported so.
Or Amazon. Amazon apparently is into paying crazy money for poor original content. Think of what they (or netflix) could do to ESPN if they got into that business... Think about what ESPN/Fox/other sports network would pay to prevent that.
