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Unless ESPN and Fox Sports come to some miracle agreement (not looking good), a B12 Network and expansion are dead.Texas has too much power here to play the cards;
First, Texas has the lucrative Longhorn Network and ESPN.
Second, Texas receives a larger portion of B12 revenue annually than other members.
Third, Texas has an out to the ACC, in a Notre Dame type agreement.
Texas, is not using its power position to push ESPN forward, rather they are sitting back and doing as ESPN wants.
Unless something changes, I see a major unraveling of the B12 coming. Many B12 schools have safe harbors, West Virginia to the ACC, Oklahoma and Kansas to the Big 10, and Iowa State and Texas Tech (maybe more) to the PAC 12 (assuming PAC 12 sells network to Fox Sports).
ESPN and Fox Sports would both benefit greatly if the B12 dissolves. Fox Sports can buy into the PAC 12 Network and utilize its regional networks for distribution (they own the majority of B12 rd tier rights now). ESPN would increase the market share of the Longhorn Network, while using it to piggyback a new ACC Network.
By the way, it appears a team of CBS\NBS\ and Turner may take the 2nd half of the Big Ten rights deal. ESPN still has not bid, I am told. Fox Sports appears poised to outbid all for the B10 CCG.
This is similar to the scenario that He1nousOne put out at another message board. He also had KU/OU to Big Ten and Texsa to ACC as a semi-independent.
http:// cincinnati.247sports.com / Board /39/ Contents /Swingtime-April-2016-Expansion-Thread-44593086?Page=15#M45018055
Unless ESPN and Fox Sports come to some miracle agreement (not looking good), a B12 Network and expansion are dead.Texas has too much power here to play the cards;
First, Texas has the lucrative Longhorn Network and ESPN.
Second, Texas receives a larger portion of B12 revenue annually than other members.
Third, Texas has an out to the ACC, in a Notre Dame type agreement.
Texas, is not using its power position to push ESPN forward, rather they are sitting back and doing as ESPN wants.
Unless something changes, I see a major unraveling of the B12 coming. Many B12 schools have safe harbors, West Virginia to the ACC, Oklahoma and Kansas to the Big 10, and Iowa State and Texas Tech (maybe more) to the PAC 12 (assuming PAC 12 sells network to Fox Sports).
ESPN and Fox Sports would both benefit greatly if the B12 dissolves. Fox Sports can buy into the PAC 12 Network and utilize its regional networks for distribution (they own the majority of B12 rd tier rights now). ESPN would increase the market share of the Longhorn Network, while using it to piggyback a new ACC Network.
By the way, it appears a team of CBS\NBS\ and Turner may take the 2nd half of the Big Ten rights deal. ESPN still has not bid, I am told. Fox Sports appears poised to outbid all for the B10 CCG.
This is similar to the scenario that He1nousOne put out at another message board. He also had KU/OU to Big Ten and Texsa to ACC as a semi-independent.