Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC
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lol, a WVU fan on reddit about the AAC/ESPN collusion rumor:
"NO! THAT'S TOO MANY A's AND NOT ENOUGH C's! FUCK!"
"NO! THAT'S TOO MANY A's AND NOT ENOUGH C's! FUCK!"
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"Bowlsby is going to get Paragraph 4 which starts out "The Big 12 Conference demands..........." stuck so far up his ass he won't sit down for a week if he pushes a demand that ESPN, the University of Oklahoma or the University of Texas cease and desist discussing realignment and its related issues."
What gets me is his angry emotional reply.
For a hotshot attorney he should know that Bowlsby would have to show 'damages' to any court regardless of what ESPN is supposedly attempting to do. That's all he needed in his reply.
On top of that ESPN, TX, OU, or the SEC 'discussing realignment' is nothing. That's not what Bowslby addressed in his letter.
Tampering outside of what affects those 4 specific entities is something else entirely i.e. The 8 remaining teams, other conferences, or other media providers.
Is simple tampering good enough for economic award? Nope. Again. Not unless the result had actual damages suffered.
If the "3-5 teams" not named TX/OU were to bolt to the AAC somehow negating the TX/OU GOR penalties, that would be damages. If Bowlsby could prove (text, email, recording) that ESPN somehow gave incentive to the AAC to do it. i.e. Like preferential treatment in the AAC's current or next contract negotiations, etc.
$152 million in GOR penalty is a lot of money. It was rumored yesterday that ESPN said they were going to pay the TX/OU buyouts.
I could see ESPN telling the ACC they'll increase their media rights payout to them by $22 million (2 million per team) to send out expansion invites.
5 Big 12 teams + TX/OU leaving would have just 3 remaining and the conference dissolves. No more GOR saving ESPN $130 million.
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it’s not that confusing to most people.
if Nebraska fans claimed they did any of that to save the Big Xii, you would have a point. As it is…
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I am happy to say everyone is out for themselves, just seems hypocritical for you to point fingers. Oddly, Texas never attempted to leave or left a conference alone
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"To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction." - Sir Isaac Newton
Nebraska reacted to Texas trying to go to the PAC 12 and take Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Okie Jr with them.
What was Texas reacting to again when they initiated that?
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That's precisely what the remaining 8 should do. Don't fucking flinch.
If TX/OU honors their GOR through 2025 (as they implied in their letter to the Big 12 on Monday), it buys the remaining 8 teams another 4 years of more than $35 million per team conference payout.
If TX/OU decides to pay the $76 million penalties (ea), the remaining 8 teams get $35 million (conference payout) + 19 million/ea next May, before everything crashes and burns Texas style.
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No shit.
how so? I always said Nebraska looked after themselves.
Texas said they looked after their conference when they “decided” to stay in the Big Xii.
that is hypocritical
unless you are trying to make a play on words here, I’m not sure if you actually believe this or not.
Texas courting the PAC with only half of the conference sure seems like an attempt.
Texas leaving the Big Xii no later than 2025 seems kind of like “left” to me.
or did I miss the April Fools announcement today? I was pretty busy at work.
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That right there is just a fact.
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Oh, finger pointing. Gotcha
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As soon as any of them get a P5 invite they are gone.
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Not sure how staying wasn’t beneficial to existing members in the Big 12 at the time. Just because you do something once doesn’t mean you are held to it for eternity
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What was Nebraska's 'action' that caused Texas to 'react' in trying to go to the PAC 12 and take Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Okie Jr with them.
I'll wait...
PS: sucking is not a good answer
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ORANGE PRATTLE: Oklahoma State should unhitch from Big 12 before it’s too late
Oklahoma State has found itself in a very interesting place less than a month before the new school year.
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I think the Big 10, ACC, and PAC 12 are smarter than to interfere in this issue atm.
None of these teams are worth the litigation that could result.
Never ever ever allow Texas to drag you down into their mud pit.
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My ESPN app alerted me saying
"Big12 alleges ESPN trying to destabilize league; ESPN says claims have "no merit""
"Big12 alleges ESPN trying to destabilize league; ESPN says claims have "no merit""
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"Oklahoma State trails the likes of Kansas – by approximately $30 million based on finances in the 2018-19 school year – and West Virginia – with a closer gap of just $7 million in the same data – in total revenue,"Local views...
ORANGE PRATTLE: Oklahoma State should unhitch from Big 12 before it’s too late
Oklahoma State has found itself in a very interesting place less than a month before the new school year.
That is why KU will be headed to the Big 10 when the dust settles.
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Fuck ‘em, now it is