It is a Big12 pay raise the first few years as new teams only get a partial

Jul 29, 2015
8:44:58am

scott715

share of revenues as they buy into the league. By them hopefully there would be additional revenue coming from the extra teams like additional basketball tourney invites.

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Why this B12 thing might actually happen this time

inertiaman

7/28/15 7:36am

Good chance expansion happens. Will be shocked if BYU is part of it, esp in

Scooter

7/28/15 7:42am

Dollars and cents still rule the day. ESPN is motivated by the bottom line.

inertiaman

7/28/15 7:43am

Since ESPN already has a contract with us how does that matter?

ChinoCoug

7/28/15 7:57am

Simple ...

ManicBlue

7/28/15 10:34am

I'm asking about the PC part.

ChinoCoug

7/28/15 10:59am

Nobody wants to be publicly associated w/ a perceived bigot

Scooter

7/28/15 11:39am

Or dares to. Safer just to pass and go to next option; "bigotry" hurts $ also

Scooter

7/28/15 11:41am

Then why don't they cancel their contract with us?

ChinoCoug

7/28/15 1:58pm

my focus isn't ESPN, it is Big12. Plus it is always easier not to be chosen

Scooter

7/29/15 4:52am

Big 12 country is pretty socially conservative

ChinoCoug

7/29/15 6:09am

yes, as a whole, but less so are the administrators in higher ed, and

Scooter

7/29/15 1:36pm

Here's another thought on Boren's comments about the Big12 being able to add

TrueBlue67

7/28/15 7:48am

It is a pay cut just sizably less than thought.

scott715

7/28/15 7:58am

"But Mom! It was just a little lie!"

TrueBlue67

7/28/15 8:04am

Remember though ...

ManicBlue

7/28/15 10:36am

That's it!! Cookies!! I'll have my wife bake some of her famous chocolate chip

MondoBizarre

7/28/15 7:58am

It could still be true from a long-term perspective (although I doubt it), but

morningcalmcougar

7/29/15 1:06am

how much is Fox paying, ie. if BYU gets 20 mil in B12, is it ESPN 50%, Fox 50%?

cougar's_den

7/28/15 7:50am

Fox is taking market share but they are still the lesser partner in the equation

cougarmanguy

7/28/15 8:19am

Got it, I was thinking if they split, ESPN could keep BYU and it would only end

cougar's_den

7/28/15 8:27am

I love point #1. pretty insightful. BYU comes at a DISCOUNT!

Cougarclaw

7/28/15 8:36am

Texas is the fly in the ointment. If the LHN is going away, they merely

BigD Coug

7/28/15 8:36am

Because there is nobody else left that is any good?

wYred

7/28/15 8:37am

Your post makes a lot of sense. Obviously we don't know all of the contractual

Cougarpride

7/28/15 8:44am

Expansion depends on the addition

AxelDC

7/28/15 9:38am

Expansion happens, regardless

Heinz57

7/28/15 11:50am

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swingcat

7/28/15 9:48am

Excellent summary of events and I agree, a lot of reasons to like BYU's chances.

Anae4Anae

7/28/15 10:04am

good post, but I still think your icon looks like a pair of briefs at 1st glance

teancum

7/28/15 10:23am

No!

2239Yfan

7/28/15 10:28am

This is the type of email that needs to be sent to Gee, not the testimony exampl

truecoug1

7/28/15 10:47am

Haven't these reasons always been there? And we got snubbed by TCU and WVU

4mack

7/28/15 10:57am

Whose stupidity? BYU or the Big 12?

AxelDC

7/28/15 11:57am

Exactly.

Jomo

7/28/15 12:02pm

Sunday play

AxelDC

7/28/15 12:05pm

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Jomo

7/28/15 12:49pm

Sunday Play is seriously overblown

Jomo

7/28/15 12:51pm

both of those leagues play their championship games on Saturday now

Chazz Reinhold

7/28/15 2:33pm

I checked yesterday. B12 WBB championship is on Sunday. Also on Sunday: Track

Polecat

7/28/15 2:53pm

Well, if I've learned one thing it's

JoeyJoeJoeJr

7/28/15 12:50pm

It is a Big12 pay raise the first few years as new teams only get a partial

scott715

7/29/15 8:44am

BYU would not be a bball member of the big 12 so they'd get none of our tourny $

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