http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/09/missouri_rejects_sec_opportuni.htmlMissouri has turned down an opportunity to join the Southeastern Conference, leaving the league in search of a 14th member.
The school announced Thursday it would remain part of the Big 12 after Texas apparently agreed to a more equitable revenue sharing arrangement that had led Texas A&M to leave the Big 12 for the SEC earlier this month.
SportsAndLady;907503 wrote:
Did Missouri just save the Big 12?
This. The Big XII is having its cake and eating it too. Everyone gets equal revenue sharing, and Texas gets to receive its extra $$$$$ from LHNkaren lotz;907511 wrote:the Longhorn Network saved the Big XII
Could be. I have a feeling they would have been in for sure if ND would have joined when Nebraska did. Instead the B1G stopped at 12 to wait on ND before going to 14 with Missouri.ernest_t_bass;907507 wrote:No, saving for B1G
More like everyone has a piece of cake....it's just Texas has a huge slice of cake. Which isn't really different than it was before.bigkahuna;907523 wrote:This. The Big XII is having its cake and eating it too. Everyone gets equal revenue sharing, and Texas gets to receive its extra $$$$$ from LHN
Texas did have a bigger piece of cake. Now, they have the same size piece of cake, but they have an apple pie that they left at home for themselves.the_system;907530 wrote:More like everyone has a piece of cake....it's just Texas has a huge slice of cake. Which isn't really different than it was before.
No more of a nightmare than the Big 10 with 11 teams.bigkahuna;907539 wrote:I wonder what this means for aTm. They can't join the SEC as the 13th member and just have at it. That'd be a nightmare for scheduling. How long do they wait? OR, do they say screw it and come back?
Umm... conference expansion is not really about sports. Research dollars are the number 1 factor.cats gone wild;907534 wrote:A big gain for the SEC. They didnt need Missouri. They should want a better all around sports school.
Zoltan;907633 wrote:Umm... conference expansion is not really about sports. Research dollars are the number 1 factor.
Because "Texas apparently agreed to a more equitable revenue sharing arrangement" means that all teams are now on the same revenue level as Texas. Based on the wording, they're getting a little bit more, but not equal.bigkahuna;907536 wrote:Texas did have a bigger piece of cake. Now, they have the same size piece of cake, but they have an apple pie that they left at home for themselves.
Yeah, I haven't found anything that says Texas is willing to split everything evenly.the_system;907665 wrote:Because "Texas apparently agreed to a more equitable revenue sharing arrangement" means that all teams are now on the same revenue level as Texas. Based on the wording, they're getting a little bit more, but not equal.
The Big 12 splits revenue from its Fox Sports contract evenly, but only half of the money from its top-tier deal with ABC/ESPN goes into equal shares. The rest is weighted toward the programs that play on the network more frequently.
Interesting question. I wonder if the other Big XII schools had to originally agree to anything or if it might be covered in the Big XII's ESPN contract...like a clause or something that says ESPN can put your school on any of their networks.bigkahuna;907852 wrote:If they choose not to share revenue of LHN, can the other schools refuse to appear on LHN?
It's about money, and research is more than sportsts1227;907660 wrote:LOL. There is only one conference that even pretends like this is true (B1G), and it's even pretty low on their priority list.
That money is grant money that can't be spent on anything but the research.Zoltan;908258 wrote:It's about money, and research is more than sports