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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1745400, member: 1737"] Dodd's story from last month: [B][SIZE=4]Big 12 could earn an additional $1 billion through expansion[/SIZE][/B] 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. [URL="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-could-earn-an-additional-1-billion-by-expanding/"]Big 12 could earn an additional $1 billion through expansion[/URL] [/QUOTE]