Question about BigXII contract

[ConnHuskBask]

From my understanding, the huge deal that the BigXII got was for the 10 team league including A&M and Mizzou.

I keep seeing that the BigXII is wanting to move back up to 12 teams, but my question is, if they do go ahead and go to 12 and the 1 current replacement, and 3 projected replacements 9-12 are TCU, WVA, LV and Cincy - how in the world can they expect to match the per team payout that they had with A&M and Mizzou in a renegotiation with these four teams?

Even with a conference championship football game and adding some solid schools, it still seems to me that the 9 current BigXII teams (including TCU) would have no incentive to add more teams and by doing so, decrease their per team payout.

I think the obvious best case is BigXII takes BYU and stops at 10, and the New New Big East can rebuild.

Thoughts?

 

[husky10]

From my understanding, the huge deal that the BigXII got was for the 10 team league including A&M and Mizzou.

I keep seeing that the BigXII is wanting to move back up to 12 teams, but my question is, if they do go ahead and go to 12 and the 1 current replacement, and 3 projected replacements 9-12 are TCU, WVA, LV and Cincy - how in the world can they expect to match the per team payout that they had with A&M and Mizzou in a renegotiation with these four teams?

Even with a conference championship football game and adding some solid schools, it still seems to me that the 9 current BigXII teams (including TCU) would have no incentive to add more teams and by doing so, decrease their per team payout.

I think the obvious best case is BigXII takes BYU and stops at 10, and the New New Big East can rebuild.

Thoughts?

I think you are right on with this I never understood why it is a forgone conclusion that the Big-12 would go back to 12 when Missouri leaves. But another interesting point is that 9 would make a viable league too the only reason I could think of to expand would be ensure security but Texas and Oklahoma are in total control of that anyway.