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Strong traction that PennSt OhioSt Michigan and Nebraska will all join the Big12 for the upcoming season.
- Thread starter Red Reign
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Also be warned -- this Tweeter is a Longhorn.
He's probably just laughing at his newfound power to get Big Ten fans riled up. Heck, he probably already has a hundred new followers from Nebraska.
And FWIW, he's only been on Twitter for a year-and-a-half. Not hardly with much of a resume.
He's probably just laughing at his newfound power to get Big Ten fans riled up. Heck, he probably already has a hundred new followers from Nebraska.
And FWIW, he's only been on Twitter for a year-and-a-half. Not hardly with much of a resume.
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A few other Twits echoing similar messages about back channel talks and the like. I don’t see how its even possible from a legal standpoint with TV rights and contracts and such.
so basically you're saying he's a twit.
That's the simpler way to say what I used too many words to say.
Where do I go to start my own rumor? I heard that Nebraska, Purdue, and Michigan St. are leading an effort to get schools with anthropomorphic mascots to play together in an ad hoc group called "The Human League":
Sooners, Red Raiders, Fighting Irish all heard to say "don't, don't you want me??"
Sooners, Red Raiders, Fighting Irish all heard to say "don't, don't you want me??"
I don't see this happening, but if Michigan, Ohio St. Penn. St. and Nebraska want to take their ball and play elsewhere, then the B1G won't have any choice but to let it happen. Particularly, if the B1G along with the less storied programs choose to shut things down.
They could say goodbye to Nebraska, but obviously not so easy with Ohio State and Michigan. Or, I'd say if Nebraska tried to do this alone, the Big Ten wouldn't bend over for them.
My bigger issue is in trying to figure out how the Big 12 would benefit. There would need to be new TV contracts created -- or else each of the Big 12 teams would make less money/less of a TV revenue share from their current contract. The Big 12 just isn't going to do this unless they can gain from it financially. And for a temporary fix in short order, I'm not sure how. The Big Ten isn't going to cooperate on finances.
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Oof! That hurt but I gave you a like just for effort.
If they get paid $10 to play that is $10 more than $0. Whatever it takes to create revenue then do it.
The Big 12 is already getting paid whether four Big Ten teams join them or not. If four teams join under the current Big 12 TV contract, they have to split to pie further than they are currently -- meaning each current Big 12 team gets less. Why would they do that? The only way would be if the Big 12 was able to revise their current TV contract to make up the difference lost (at least) under the current contract. I fail to believe the wheels are already in motion for this -- considering the Big Ten still hasn't cancelled anything. And I doubt new TV contracts are done with just a snap of the fingers. The Big 12 is not looking for a way to make less money per school.
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These are some of the reasons I don't see it happening, but whatever the B1G thinks they can do to Nebraska, they will also have to do to Ohio St., Michigan and Penn. St.. Just think what the B1G would look like without these 4 schools. Does the B1G want to risk giving up Power 5 status to wherever these 4 schools end up?
