[NU Sports] More on OU

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The TV contracts for all leagues except the Big East have just be
renegotiated and are locked in for the next 5-7 years.  They are subject to
being reopened if the league loses members or gains a significant new
market, which is why the SEC is interested in TAMU and also why despite the
alleged removal of the same state limitation from existing members, it is
most likely that the eastern invitee would come from somewhere that is not
currently a market.

The Pac-12 already has a network in place; in fact it has seven of them.
One conference wide and six regional ones.  Of course that scenario would
let the 4      Big 12 schools use the Longhorn network as the Southwest
regional net but only if Texas gave it up to the league. Could happen but
Pac-12 would probably have to give them a break on the money.
Alternatively, the Big 12 could grab BYU with its network and get back to 10
or bring in BYU, SMU and Houston to get to 12.  See, isn't this fun.
Mark

On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Roy S. Lamberton
<rstetson at capps-assoc.com>wrote:

> Much is being made about the "Texas" network. But isn't that network a
> great framework for
> a future Big (whatever) network similar to BTN.
>
> It could save the Oklahomas, and maybe a few more Texas schools.
>
> With coverage and money now coming from BTN, I can't imagine any of the
> present teams
> jumping ship, unless some super conference appeared. Texas could devote
> their newly
> organized network into something similar to BTN and "save the day."
>
> Of course, when you own your own oil field - the way UT does - it's hard to
> think of the
> "bigger picture."
>
> rsl
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> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of SjT
> (Stephen J. Truog)
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 9:52 PM
> To: Sportsbiz; Mike Nolan
> Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] More on OU
>
> I agree - Texas really brought this on itself with the way it stacked the
> deck on the
> penalty payments and then announced its own network (which still isn't
> available in most
> of Texas apparently).
>
> I kind of liked the Horns' absolute rejection of the SEC overtures again
> and again during
> last year's conference shuffle (that says something good about 'em!),
> preferring instead
> to flirt with the Pac 12 and Big Ten ... but this hubris seems a bit much,
> even in a state
> where hubris runs big. I mean, at least Notre Dame's won a ton of national
> titles and
> Heismans ... Texas seems to win a title once every 35 years or so and their
> Heisman case
> is a lot less full than the one in Columbus.
>
> I think Texas overreached here -- they're not Notre Dame, and some of their
> league schools
> at least had other options. Nebraska and Colorado look smart for bolting,
> as does ATM -
> the Horns probably should have tried to support their league instead of
> getting greedy.
> They still would have been the Big Fish in the Big XII and given how the
> league is
> overrated year after year, they would have had a pretty easy path to a
> title shot. Now
> they're trying to save a sinking ship.
>
> Like I said, I feel worst for Mizzou and Kansas. Iowa State, Baylor and
> Kansas State
> probably don't merit being with the big boys, but the Tigers and Jayhawks
> are going to be
> left in the cold when this is all said and done. And Okie State and Texas
> Tech had better
> grab on to the Sooners' and Longhorns' legs tighter than Jeff Van Gundy
> during a
> Knicks-Heat melee.
>
> As you said, it will be entertaining to watch. Texas could still get a
> pretty sweet deal
> with Big Ten or Pac 12 money (but have to give up their network). The Pac
> 12 especially
> would probably give them anything they wanted as it would get the league a
> much better
> national profile for TV contract time. The Big Ten can (and should) be more
> choosy and
> might prefer to wait and see if Oklahoma goes the SEC's way or if the SEC
> poaches someone
> from the ACC, leading to their merge with the Big East (which could leave
> Notre Dame out
> in the cold).
>
> Get your popcorn ready, eh?
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
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