[Husker] PAC-12 will not expand

[Paul Dalen]

When  the dust settles on all of this, I think the LHN drama will become a
B-school case study.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The Longhorn Network deal really tilted the economics.  When you factor the
> value of those third-tier rights, everybody except Texas benefits from equal
> revenue sharing.
>
> That being said, since NU voted that down, it looks awfully hypocritical
> and wishy-washy.  (We were against it before we were for it.)
>
> But LHN brings other baggage, and Texas has proven themselves to be a less
> than trustworthy partner in their dealings.  The Big XII agreed to allow
> each school to retain their TV rights to one football game a year.
>
> Texas went out and signed a contract with ESPN that calls for no less than
> two.
>
> That's why Jim Delaney told Texas no.  That's why the ACC told Texas no.
> That's why the Pac-12 has twice told Texas no.
>
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
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> *From:* Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
> *To:* Paul Dalen <quesohusker at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* "husker at tssi.com" <husker at tssi.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:48 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Husker] PAC-12 will not expand
>
> Osborne may have talked about equal revenue sharing, but while in the Big
> 12, Nebraska didn't support it, so I wouldn't play that card so heavily.
> It's not like we weren't benefiting more than most with the way revenue was
> set up, and why give up your advantages if you don't have to.
>
> There's an indication that the Pac-12 didn't expand because they really
> wanted Texas, but realize that with Texas around, things aren't equal.
>
> Perhaps a new Big 12 commissioner can change that.
>
> Jon Johnston
> Corn Nation
>
> On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Paul Dalen wrote:
>
> > UT is either brilliant or moronic in its refusal to consider any equal
> > revenue sharing deal. It's on the record from last year that equal
> > revenue was a large part of NUs decision to leave and now the PAC12 is
> > backing away because UT is still opposed to it.
> >
> > Dodds isn't dumb. An asshole perhaps, but not dumb. So I can't figure
> > out why they are staying this course.
> >
> > Is the ESPN investment messing with the decision calculus?
> >
> > On Sep 20, 2011, at 23:24, David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This is getting pretty weird.
> >>
> >>
> http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6998751/pac-12-officials-decide-expansion
> >>
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