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Originally Posted by jAZ
From what I have posted and read from "my source" (heh)... Pac-12 feels like they have the cards. They are VERY satisfied with where they are today. They felt like UT and OU (even with TT and OSU) would improve things, but not overwhelmingly. They had a plan to let UT save face by "keeping" their network (in name only, basically) but allowing all teams to have equal money ultimately (because the Pac-12 media deal is better than what the Big-12 overall can get... and all teams in the Pac-12/6 are and would make more money than UT would in the Big-12).
But Pac-12 wanted UT, OU, KU and MU ideally. And the politics and demands of UT were becoming complicated. So the Pac-12 cut off further discuss.
They *were* interested. But on their terms.
You are right that UT felt like they wanted to get certain things and they weren't happy without those things. So in that sense UT was still holding out. But as I understand it, it's the Pac12 that walked away. Not UT.
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I don't care about all this "interest". We are the Big12. We run things over you (PAC 12) not the other way around.
This is how I've perceived the silence from KSU and KU especially.
BGL and Zenger have actually played this masterfully. Not spouting off like OU. Not "leaking info like MU. Very well done.