[Husker] PAC-12 will not expand

Wed Sep 21 09:47:37 CDT 2011

Yes, we were creating our own network.  We had no problem with the LHN,
EXCEPT that the revenue should be shared (and ours would have too).  I read
in an article (sorry I don't have it off the top of my head) where when
Osborne was given the famous 'ultimatum', Osborne asked flatly if Texas
would share the revenue from their network.  They said no, Osborne started
making plans.

Were there other things involved in the decision?  Absolutely YES.  But that
pushed us over the edge.   

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Rod Wellman
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Actually, as I recall, NU didn't really have a problem with the LHN.  In
fact, we were developing our own network. I read an interview lately with
Shot Kleen (of HuskerVision) and he commented that we were actually pretty
far along into the process of bringing our own network online when the Big
12 to Big 10 move happened, and put a stop to all the activity and planning
of it. He made it sound like we could have launched it at a very similar
time as the LHN.  Remember, in many of the comments from Osborne and Perlman
regarding leaving the Big 12, they said it wasn't about the money.  NU was
doing fine as far as revenue as a Big 12 member.  It was about overall
conference stability, and not having to be in the unenviable position of not
knowing what conference you're going to land in.  Prophetic, almost.
Unequal revenue sharing was one of the issues they felt needed to be
addressed to get more of a "buy in" from all the members.  As Perlman put
it, "Any President can say they
  are committed to the conference."  What was needed was action on items
that would create an environment of strength and stability.  And in those
meetings in KC a couple years ago, NU was willing to adopt an equal revenue
sharing plan (and thus give up their plans for the Husker Network) as one
step towards that stability.  Texas was not.

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.

On Sep 21, 2011, at 9:15 AM, Skylar Dodds wrote:

> To be fair, while we weren't for equal revenue sharing, we were definitely
for revenue sharing as a whole.  The 'straw that broke the Big XII's back'
here was that Texas was unwilling to share its revenue from the LHN.  It was
the first time in Big XII history that TV money wasn't shared.
> 
> Nebraska never had a problem with 'weighted' revenue sharing, but they did
have a HUGE problem with no sharing at all.
> 
> Sent from my Synergized HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!
> 
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jon Johnston" <jon.johnston at gmail.com>, "Paul Dalen"
<quesohusker at gmail.com>
> Cc: "husker at tssi.com" <husker at tssi.com>
> Subject: [Husker] PAC-12 will not expand
> Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 8:26 am
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 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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