Houston Chronicle: Texas & OU reach out to SEC to join conference

[Goat poster]

I actually feel kinda bad for A&M

They had the balls to breakaway and do they own thing and now Texas wants to follow them.

it’s like a haunting

 

[K-Apps]

 

[Goat poster]

Why would ESPN do this?

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Why would ESPN do this?

Don’t have any obligations to the Big 12.

They got the ACC & SEC on lock and they will probably come for the B1G when their contract is up.

just helps them monopolize the market

 

[Osmar]

Why would ESPN do this?

if the Big 12 breaks up they won't have to pay for it anymore

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

ND gonna have to get with the program or continue to fall behind

They already gonna have a harder time making the new playoffs and it’s only gonna get worse for them.

It’s all about the money with them tho. So oh well.

Playoff expansion pretty much guaranteed them a slot. What’s the point in joining a conference and having to divide the pie?

 

[Numpsay]

Why would ESPN do this?

If more teams leave the Big 12 it dissolves faster. That's in the best interest of everyone except the Big 12.

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

Why would ESPN do this?

Big 12 expands content agreement with ESPN

ESPN wants to get out of the current contact with the Big 12. The quicker the other teams bounce, the grant of rights can be dissolve and money saved by the network.

 

[The_Sheff]

Why would ESPN do this?

Sounds like ESPN was talking about the ACC picking up a team since they own the media rights to that conference. That would also cause the disolvement of the Big 12 and ESPN could get out of that deal.

 

[Goat poster]

Big 12 expands content agreement with ESPN

ESPN wants to get out of the current contact with the Big 12. The quicker the other teams bounce, the grant of rights can be dissolve and money saved by the network.

Sounds like ESPN was talking about the ACC picking up a team since they own the media rights to that conference. That would also cause the disolvement of the Big 12 and ESPN could get out of that deal.

Ugh

Sounds dirty on ESPN part.

i know I sound naive but it feels like such a conflict of interest from a company that is supposed to report on and showcase sports.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

This is nuckin futs

 

[Spade]

no doubt, but forcing them to would make them adjust.

and them being independent in everything is not gonna ride either, so if the ACC says join fully or bounce completely, then they'd run to the Big 10 who probably would give the same ultimatum if they don't want to give up their NBC deal to join. That special treatment shyt broke the SWC and Big 12 apart with Texas and their shenanigans.

This thing about Texas and the SWC needs to die. It was never going to survive. Even an all California conference with one out of state adjacent team wouldn't survive in todays college football let alone the 90s. No TV network was going to pick up a conference with a team on probation, a down Texas, and teams like Houston, TCU, Rice, Baylor, Texas Tech, and SMU. In reality, the SMU's death penalty actually started the death of this conference. Texas, Texas A&M, and Arkansas wanted out even as early as the late 80s.

As far as the Big 12 is concerned, there should be a book written about this.

 

[...o3]

...who was the school that snitched?

 

[CBSkyline]

This is hands down the most captivating story in sports. From the overinflated egos of certain schools, to the shady backroom deals, to general pettiness and open letters. Just pure fukkery each and every day

 

[Scientific]

It'd have to take a collective agreement between 8 schools, but like I said. In theory, they can form the cartel and keep this going another 4 years.