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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1711868, member: 1737"] Dennis DoddVerified account ‏@dennisdoddcbs Expansion still in play for badass B12. [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/expansion-still-in-play-for-bold-big-12-and-it-could-affect-the-big-ten']Expansion still in play for the bold Big 12, and it could affect the Big Ten[/URL] The $1 billion non-decision: We know its television partners have to [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-could-earn-an-additional-1-billion-by-expanding/']pay the Big 12 as much as $1 billion[/URL] if it expands by as many as four teams. That's $1 billion ESPN and Fox theoretically won't have at the same time the Big Ten goes to market to finalize the second half of its deal. [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/why-the-big-tens-reported-short-new-tv-deal-with-fox-makes-sense/']Fox is reportedly paying $1.5 billion to the Big Ten for the first half of those rights.[/URL] But ESPN/Fox [I]has[/I] to pay the Big 12 in expansion if it comes to that. They[I]want [/I]the rights to the Big Ten. See how the Big 12 could upset a lot of folks by cashing in? "I'm aware of that," Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said, dryly. "It's probably not fair to say it's a zero-sum game, but it's not unrelated." Oklahoma president David Boren said the discussion over adding teams was "ongoing." He continued: "There was no feeling we're going to slow our look at expansion." ESPN wouldn't pass on the Big Ten because it had to pay the Big 12, would it? One Big 12 official gave a "So what?" shrug to the prospect of upsetting its rightsholders. Wow. Before that moment, who would have thought the Big 12 could throw its weight around in a phone booth? So as the Big 12 celebrated re-institution of its league title game Friday -- while the taste for expansion seemed somewhat diminished -- it also knew its influence and impact could grow. "As a theory, that's true," Bowlsby added. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 20m20 minutes ago LOL.... The Big 12 can hold expansion over the Big Ten & reduce the Big Ten's TV money!!!! LOL!!! Isn't that damn funny. [/QUOTE]

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