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Message: [QUOTE="atom58, post: 1849282, member: 7262"] I think UH became a poison pill for Big XII expansion. UT wanted them only b/c of about 332 acres they have in Houston as a potential UT expansion campus (and to kowtow to State politicians pretending that they are a team player). I think UH will oppose that now. Most of the other schools were not happy with another team in Texas which would steal recruits from them and which was ranked only 187 among US News National Universities. The conference really needed 4 new states for TV purposes rather than a SWC reunion and the presidents would want the highest ranked academic institutions. The Big XII GOR ends in 2025 and the LHN in 2031 - I really don't see anyone else picking up that network as ESPN which has lost about $48 MILLION on it so far will NOT renew it unless it becomes a conference network - they are simply losing too many viewers and Disney will continue to pressure ESPN to cut costs anywhere possible. In 15 more years the landscape will really be much different than today in terms of telecommunications, computer networks >> TV networks. This doesn't take into account the lawsuits against the NCAA and the possibility that most private schools might drop FB if those copy and paste "closed head injury" lawsuits gain any traction in the courts. Finally, the country is being flooded with immigrants for whom FB means soccer so the long term TV viewership likely will decline as the population changes - I believe this is already under way with the NFL. [/QUOTE]

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