Houston Chronicle exclusive: Texas, Oklahoma reach out to SEC about joining conference.

[Exit 4]

3-5 schools means 3 to 5 losers.

okay, so who are the losers in ESPN’s world?

 

[shizzle787]

3-5 schools means 3 to 5 losers.

okay, so who are the losers in ESPN’s world?

TCU, Baylor, KSU

 

[JMick]

Bowlsby is going to be out of a job when Big 12 dissolves.

where are the 8 members going to go? each school needs to get an economics professor in there stat to explain the prisoners dilemma.

 

[Exit 4]

TCU, Baylor, KSU

Sounds good, and your bonus schools for four and five? Hard to choose four and five unless you know something is up like Kansas or WV have other plans.

 

[sub legacy]

Bowlsby says he has the receipts. If he does this is gonna get wild

 

[Ajs120102]

Sounds good, and your bonus schools for four and five? Hard to choose four and five unless you know something is up like Kansas or WV have other plans.

Really don’t feel like WV passes the academic muster for the ACC

 

[JMick]

Really don’t feel like WV passes the academic muster for the ACC

I bet they're one of the schools that ESPN tried to push to the AAC. Why would they pay more for the ACC when they're the gatekeeper and can pay them less in the AAC

I think ESPN, and in turn the AAC, thought they had a position of power here and vastly overestimated their hand. If I'm Fox I tell the B1G and PAC to stand pat and do everything I can to keep the remaining 8 together.

 

[shizzle787]

Sounds good, and your bonus schools for four and five? Hard to choose four and five unless you know something is up like Kansas or WV have other plans.

ISU and OSU

 

[shizzle787]

IMO, WVU, KU, and Tech are the three most valuable properties in the Big 12. One is in Texas and the other two are state flagships.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

Seems rather feasible that espn’s plan was rather simple; move the two high priced assets; the TX and OK to the SEC and slide the rest, however it breaks to the discount bin of the AAC where media rights are cheap. Spectacularly simple.

The only question is FOX; do they step in to save the B12 or help shift some of the B12 elsewhere.

 

[Ajs120102]

Seems rather feasible that espn’s plan was rather simple; move the two high priced assets; the TX and OK to the SEC and slide the rest, however it breaks to the discount bin of the AAC where media rights are cheap. Spectacularly simple.

The only question is FOX; do they step in to save the B12 or help shift some of the B12 elsewhere.

Fox being radio silent is surprising

 

[shizzle787]

Seems rather feasible that espn’s plan was rather simple; move the two high priced assets; the TX and OK to the SEC and slide the rest, however it breaks to the discount bin of the AAC where media rights are cheap. Spectacularly simple.

The only question is FOX; do they step in to save the B12 or help shift some of the B12 elsewhere.

The problem is that FOX only owns half of the Pac-12 and B1G.

 

[hardcorehusky]

The school that sent the letter to Bowlsby just made more than a few enemies. This was ESPN 's way of getting Oklahoma and Texas out of any exit penalties by trying to get the conference to dissolve first.

 

[Ajs120102]

The school that sent the letter to Bowlsby just made more than a few enemies. This was ESPN 's way of getting Oklahoma and Texas out of any exit penalties by trying to get the conference to dissolve first.

And might incentivize the Big 12 to be aggressive in inviting other AAC schools

 

[uchusky32]

ESPN to Texas A&M

 

[Cleanface]

ESPN is garbage. So thankful the B1G rebuffed them in 2004, and instead went their own way to the BTN.

Burn ESPN and all their conference puppets to the ground.

 

[noeynox]

This is awesome

 

[BlueDogs]

Can’t see how ESPN isn’t sued for a billion or more. Assisting or inducing in the planned destruction of an organization with ability of making hundreds of millions per year for a very long time is not good.

 

[Cleanface]

Can’t see how ESPN isn’t sued for a billion or more. Assisting or inducing in the planned destruction of an organization with ability of making hundreds of millions per year for a very long time is not good.

The powers of the B1G, PAC, old Big East and BXII should combine forces and sue ESPN/Disney for $126B ($1B for every year the B1G has existed) for the blatant manipulation of their assets the SEC ACC and AAC in the tampering with and attempted destruction of college athletic conferences over the past 20 years.

Jim Delany’s ultimate end game come to fruition!

tic, of course, but who knows.

 

[sub legacy]

This conference realignment saga is beautiful, beautiful karma. The sport is gonna eat itself alive by 2027 at this rate.

 

[sub legacy]

Can’t see how ESPN isn’t sued for a billion or more. Assisting or inducing in the planned destruction of an organization with ability of making hundreds of millions per year for a very long time is not good.

Long overdue. Cannot wait for the fireworks.

 

[uconnflyer88]

God it feels so good to just be on the sidelines, eating popcorn, and being the ones to watch the dumpster fire happen

 

[sub legacy]

The nectar is too sweet. I'm gonna OD.

 

[RSTuthill]

How does it FEEL??????