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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1844792, member: 1737"] Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel · 1h1 hour ago Sources: New TV negotiation news makes it unlikely Big 12 expands. [URL="http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/10/14/big-12-expansion-unlikely"]Sources: Big 12 expansion appears unlikely[/URL] While that’s not a definitive consensus, a new development with the league’s television partners has made not expanding the most likely scenario. Multiple sources indicated there have been discussions with the Big 12’s TV partners to pay the league not to expand. The purpose of the payment would be to eliminate the pro rata clause in the TV contract—which the TV officials consider a loophole—that enables the league to receive nearly $25 million annually for every school it adds. The willingness of ESPN and Fox to discuss paying to eliminate that clause and end future potential expansion drama in upcoming years makes not expanding the most likely conclusion. “If they put more money up and bought out that pro rata clause, we’ll likely keep ourselves at 10,” speculated a high-ranking Big 12 source. An announcement of the league’s expansion plans is expected around 5 p.m. central time on Monday. The Big 12 is expected to inform leaders at the remaining 11 expansion candidates who interviewed for spots in the league of their decision at that time. There’s a small possibility for an announcement of an amended television deal, but that’s considered unlikely. Multiple sources suggested that things could change once the presidents get together. This is the Big 12, where the unexpected and bizarre [URL='http://www.campusrush.com/big-12-expansion-oklahoma-sooners-texas-longhorns-david-boren-2018459914.html']have become normal[/URL]. Sources urged caution with definitive declarations about a league that can never seem to make up its own mind. [/QUOTE]

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