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Message: [QUOTE="CoastAtlantic, post: 1687765, member: 5174"] [B][U]Michael DeCourcy[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]tsnmike[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/tsnmike/status/728599338671165440'][U]11h11 hours ago[/U][/URL] Big 12 shouldn't expand until the league gets its story straight[URL='https://post original url/EYh2uDs8OT'][U]http://dlvr.it/LFGfH2[/U][/URL] [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728699935248551936'][U]4h4 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/tsnmike'][U]@[/U][B][U]tsnmike[/U][/B][/URL] Excellent. No network means no expansion. Also add B12 can have the CCG with 10. [B][U]Michael DeCourcy[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]tsnmike[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/tsnmike/status/728714034028134400'][U]3h3 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] I mentioned that. There is literally no other reason to expand [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728732329703821313'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/tsnmike'][U]@[/U][B][U]tsnmike[/U][/B][/URL] Yea. Expansion without a network does more to destabilize the Big 12 than help it. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728732472079462402'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/tsnmike'][U]@[/U][B][U]tsnmike[/U][/B][/URL] But it's moot as long as Texas controls 3 votes. [B][U]Storrs South[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough/status/728727954860040192'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] Storrs South Retweeted Michael Ambrosio That has nothing to do with what I said and also you don't know what B12 wants but that's a separate conversation [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U]‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728733209408765952'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough'][U]@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/Th3_Avi8t0r'][U]@[/U][B][U]Th3_Avi8t0r[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNecci'][U]@[/U][B][U]MattNecci[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/jonscannell'][U]@[/U][B][U]jonscannell[/U][/B][/URL] B12 is first & foremost a football conference. Far and Away... [B][U]Storrs South[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough/status/728734006502625280'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/Th3_Avi8t0r'][U]@[/U][B][U]Th3_Avi8t0r[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNecci'][U]@[/U][B][U]MattNecci[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/jonscannell'][U]@[/U][B][U]jonscannell[/U][/B][/URL] of course but to say that's the sole driver of expansion I would disagree with [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728736147174662144'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough'][U]@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/Th3_Avi8t0r'][U]@[/U][B][U]Th3_Avi8t0r[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNecci'][U]@[/U][B][U]MattNecci[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/jonscannell'][U]@[/U][B][U]jonscannell[/U][/B][/URL] Revenue and the football playoffs are the only factors that matter to the B12. [B][U]Matt Necci[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]MattNecci[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNecci/status/728737133440143360'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A014983333a17f250'] [U]Glastonbury, CT[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough'][U]@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/Th3_Avi8t0r'][U]@[/U][B][U]Th3_Avi8t0r[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/jonscannell'][U]@[/U][B][U]jonscannell[/U][/B][/URL] I think potential for network is higher priority than you think [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728737834648088577'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNecci'][U]@[/U][B][U]MattNecci[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough'][U]@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/Th3_Avi8t0r'][U]@[/U][B][U]Th3_Avi8t0r[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/jonscannell'][U]@[/U][B][U]jonscannell[/U][/B][/URL] Me? I doubt a network could be any higher priority in my mind. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728737409341509632'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN'][U]@[/U][B][U]ChuckCarltonDMN[/U][/B][/URL] So why hasn't the Big 12 thought about licensing LHN from ESPN & rebroadcasting content on a Big 12 network? [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728737689055449089'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN'][U]@[/U][B][U]ChuckCarltonDMN[/U][/B][/URL] The B12 has to make Texas whole anyway. Allow them to keep LHN within Texas & brand it B12N everywhere else. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728737905284399106'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNecci'][U]@[/U][B][U]MattNecci[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/UConn6thBorough'][U]@[/U][B][U]UConn6thBorough[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/Th3_Avi8t0r'][U]@[/U][B][U]Th3_Avi8t0r[/U][/B][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/jonscannell'][U]@[/U][B][U]jonscannell[/U][/B][/URL] No network = no expansion. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728738429656301568'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] Anyone who says they know what the Big 12 will do is just guessing. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728740149081743360'][U]2h2 hours ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] some aren't guessing. And it is down to individual schools. B12 isn't much of a "conference" anymore [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U]‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728741039251533824'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub'][U]@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B][/URL] What? It's not. Expansion maybe has 5 votes at best. No consensus. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728743090798764032'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] lame duck scenario has put leverage in a few hands. No one wants to be in a league with an expiring short term GOR, IMO [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728743275671265281'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub'][U]@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B][/URL] 7 years. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728744074606338048'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] clocks ticking. Who wants to be in a league with only 2-3 yrs left on a GOR. That WILL happen at some point. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728744388436713472'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] B12 will only be stable with an extended GOR. Only way that happens is if ESPN/FOX start throwing around money. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728745106409443334'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub'][U]@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B][/URL] If the B12 expands Fox/ESPN will reopen contract. They will pay more & they will extend the GoR. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728747309664591872'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] that MUST happen for B12 to survive. Problem is, OU/KU/UT are better off to "take it to free agency." [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728748456416845824'][U]59m59 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub'][U]@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B][/URL] Lets not go thru this again. The key is the network. B12 doesn't have much life beyond GoR without it. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728749217259216896'][U]56m56 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] no demand for a B12 network. Essentially, the B12 needs it's rights fees replaced and some network gurantees. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728749473141121024'][U]55m55 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] B12 is worried that the B10 will get all the OTA fox national games and the good FS1 slots. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728749985320198144'][U]52m52 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] B12 is panicking thinking that the league is about to be a filler for fox like MWC/AAC are for ESPN [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728747814663000064'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] we should know before the end of June what the B12 will do. It's descion time. 2nd B10 contract determines their fate. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728748106301444097'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub'][U]@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B][/URL] No. It will be late summer or fall before any decisions are made. [B][U]Doug[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]NebGradDubDub[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/NebGradDubDub/status/728748581616648192'][U]1h1 hour ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] 1st of July is an important contract date for the B12. [B][U]80s Tiger[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]80sTiger[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/80sTiger/status/728752641791000576'][U]45m45 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] not true [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728753115634208768'][U]43m43 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/80sTiger'][U]@[/U][B][U]80sTiger[/U][/B][/URL] You are so wrong. But I understand your thought process. [B][U]80s Tiger[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]80sTiger[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/80sTiger/status/728755916447711233'][U]32m32 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][U]@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B][/URL] no disrespect intended. Just disagree. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728756422733877249'][U]31m31 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/80sTiger'][U]@[/U][B][U]80sTiger[/U][/B][/URL] I know. I also know that no decisions have been made & expansion more unlikely than likely at this point. [B][U]ristopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728756567240216580'][U]31m31 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/80sTiger'][U]@[/U][B][U]80sTiger[/U][/B][/URL] As long as Texas controls 3 votes & is against expansion it can't happen. [B][U]Christopher Lambert[/U][/B][U] ‏@[/U][B][U]theDudeofWV[/U][/B] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/728756820647546881'][U]30m30 minutes ago[/U][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/80sTiger'][U]@[/U][B][U]80sTiger[/U][/B][/URL] I also think that if Texas agrees on expansion the internal debate on who to add will change. [/QUOTE]

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