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[QUOTE="CL82, post: 1703911, member: 44"]
I enjoy your posts Charley but I can't disagree more with the Sooner Network concept.  One of the drivers of a Big 12 Network is that it would allow ESPN a way out of the absolutely miserable LHN.  (I note that though the LHN is "absolutely miserable" for ESPN, it is a great deal for Texas.)
There is no way the make the same mistake twice.

Regarding whether the Big 12 should stand pat while it waits to see what happens in the ACC, it wouldn't surprise me if Texas suggests this as a way to hold off expansion without looking unreasonable.  Here's the thing, the P5 isn't going to stay at 5 and in all likelihood either Big 12 or the ACC will be a part of the P4, not both.  The creation of a network establishes the Big 12 as the alpha dog versus the ACC.  The smart play, in my opinion, is to bring in UConn, and whomever else (and I say that because I strongly suspect that we are the only G5 that is a revenue neutral or better add), to establish a network so that Big 12 is viewed as a stable destination for ACC refugees.  The Big 12's problem is that it is reactive.  Now is the time to be proactive.
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