junglehusky
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I'm sure there are some individuals (most likely, donors, former players / coaches) at Mizzou who want to come back to the B12 / plains. That's probably who Snyder was talking to, not presidents. The institution isn't going to turn down more free money, until the B12 makes more money than the SEC -- so, never. (See the Tramel article above. )....and 2 former members want to come back? WTF
Ouch.Robert Powell@RPTexan
@DanWolken Don't you think UCF & USF could be sleeping giants? Huge alumni base, + FL recruiting = more attractive
Dan Wolken @DanWolken · 19m19 minutes ago
My question about sleeping giants is why they tend to always be asleep.
HowJake Trotter @Jake_Trotter · 4h4 hours ago
Boren names six factors for Big 12 expansion: Strength of athletic program, fan base, media market, reputation, academic standing.
What's your thinking on what happens? Everyone attached to conference Realignment always says it's about eyeballs/money and a winning tradition. I still have no clue how we can be in this position when that's the criteria. I'm pretty clueless on this stuff, please give me some reason to feel hopeful.This will happen fast.
This isn't waiting until November.
What's your thinking on what happens? Everyone attached to conference Realignment always says it's about eyeballs/money and a winning tradition. I still have no clue how we can be in this position when that's the criteria. I'm pretty clueless on this stuff, please give me some reason to feel hopeful.
They showed how four new teams combined with the addition of a conference championship game could add nearly one billion additional dollars before the league’s deal with ESPN and Fox expires in 2025.
Four teams looks like the way to go.
Dodd's story from last month:
Big 12 could earn an additional $1 billion through expansion
DALLAS -- Big 12 administrators will be presented with information this week at the league's spring meetings that expansion could earn the conference at least an additional $1 billion over the length of its remaining TV rights contract, CBS Sports has learned.
If the league expands by four teams, provisions in its contracts with ESPN and Fox provide money for that benchmark. If the expansion is by two teams, the increase would be $500 million.
Those rightsholders are contractually bound to provide "pro rata" for any new Big 12 members. That is, any new members would be paid an equal share of the current Big 12 members -- approximately $23 million per year.
While on its face that doesn't necessarily help the 10 current members of the Big 12, opening the existing contract would allow for a negotiation beyond that $1 billion figure.
Most importantly, it would satisfy one of the conference's key concerns: Falling behind the other Power Five conferences in revenue.
Big 12 could earn an additional $1 billion through expansion