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Originally Posted by Wickedson
I'm not sure. I would assume that they would wait and see what a new negotiation with ESPN/FOX would bring them with the added value of those schools (assuming they bring value).
The media contracts so far for the Big 12 have not been diminished from schools leaving. I'm not saying this is a long term solution but the Big 12 did televise pretty much every single football game last year between ABC/FOX/ESPN... Additional schools to conferences don't necessarily jumpstart your television deal being that there are only a set amount time slots to show games.
I'm not sure the "new schools" will be in the position to be unwilling to sign their rights away. I'm not sure they would be against it in the first place. Either way if they have no where else to go to play competitive football they will come anyway. The Big 12 has to be given value from them though. Splitting a huge pot of $$ 10 ways is tough to move away from.
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I get what you're saying, but no other conference has had their teams agree to such a granting of rights.
If the Big 12 can survive at 10 for a while, I don't see why FSU, Clemson, Miami, Louisville, Duke/Va Tech, Pitt, Syracuse, Louisville, Cincy, NC State, Boston College, and Wake Forest couldn't keep it together for a while. They wouldn't have to last forever, just long enough for the GOR in the Big 12 to expire. At that time, Texas and Oklahoma would be free agents again, and TLN would be expiring.
If Texas were to jump ship, you would have a lot of schools in the Big 12 looking for seats, and they would be competing with more desirable schools from that Big East/ACC hybrid. I don't think Iowa State and Texas Tech want to compete for spots against Florida State and Duke.