Welcome to the Big XII

[bearcatbret]

Aresco bailing on the American and follow the 3 teams leaving? I am not sure if I would be OK with that. Also, there may be a conflict of interest when dealing with exit fees.

[Chewbacca2099]

Looks like we’re doing all this without Bob Bowlsby. He’s retiring later in the year per The conference

https://big12.us/3KkPPkM

Wonder if they'll consider Aresco, I would be OK with that.

[Lobot]

Looks like we’re doing all this without Bob Bowlsby. He’s retiring later in the year per The conference

https://big12.us/3KkPPkM

[bearcatbret]

Max Olson of The Athletic ($) -- When the Big 12 becomes a 14-team league next year, what should the divisions look like? Do they even need divisions? Update on those discussions and the key issues (like where to put OU/Texas): https://theathletic.com/3222097/2022...y-issues-loom/

I read an article a couple of days ago, basically saying that they may not go with divisions but rather have 9 conference games.

[GoBearcats31]

Max Olson of The Athletic ($) -- When the Big 12 becomes a 14-team league next year, what should the divisions look like? Do they even need divisions? Update on those discussions and the key issues (like where to put OU/Texas): https://theathletic.com/3222097/2022...y-issues-loom/

[bearcatbret]

This is interesting but it is a pay site. If someone can summarize the rest of it, I would appreciate it. Big 12 fan survey: Coach approval ratings, future realignment hopes and good riddance to Texas and Oklahoma – The Athletic

Basically, they state that football will become the big 2 which includes just the B1G and the SEC. Will the Power 5 soon become the Power 2? Unpacking new TV revenue projections for a 12-team CFP world – The Athletic

[bearcatbret]

Will the Big12 expand again?
Big 12 expansion: Will the Big 12 expand again? - Deseret News
Big 12 likely to settle on 14-team football league, Mike Gundy says (oklahoman.com)

[bearcatbret]

The Big 12 revenue trends to be slow for the next 7 years where currently the Big 12 is third in revenue and at the end of this decade will be 5th. The SEC is projected to double in revenue. Navigate projects SEC and Big Ten per-school payouts will be $40-50 million clear of rest of Power Five by 2026 (msn.com)

[longtimefan]

We're trying to get out early but the asking price the AAC is trying to get is crazy high.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...ly/7017177001/

We could start by giving up our share of the NCAA tournament distribution. Not to mention the extra we made for the league by reaching the CFP

[red_n_black_attack]

We're trying to get out early but the asking price the AAC is trying to get is crazy high.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...ly/7017177001/

I've heard Aresco is asking for 37 million, the 10 million exit fee plus a 27 million early exit penalty fee. That makes zero sense to me because the 23/24 Big 12 revenue woud be significantly lower. In another article Aresco stated the penalty fee is higher than when UConn left because UConn didn't affect the AAC tv deal. When UC, UCF, and UH leave, the AAC deal will be significantly lower than the too low point it is now. Sjould we stay until July 2024, the AAC only gets 10 million per school and their tv revenue drops. They cannot expect UC, UCF, and UH to essentially subsidize the AAC tv revenue losses for the next 6-8 years in exchange for leaving one year early. The UConn 7 million penalty (total 17 million witht the non-negotiable 10 Million) has to be the starting point for UC, UCF, and UH because we are giving more notice and they have already selected replacements.

Aresco is getting greedy and desperate.

[Lobot]

We're trying to get out early but the asking price the AAC is trying to get is crazy high.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2022/03/12/aac-uc-working-settlement-allows-uc-join-big-12-early/7017177001/

[bearcatbret]

The price of success: UC invests $290M on sports since 2010 (wcpo.com)
Big 12 likely to move women's basketball tournament to T-Mobile Center (oklahoman.com)

[Greg7173]

... As the two sides play chicken, multiple conferences are left in limbo, along with fans.

We should be used to being in limbo by now...

[red_n_black_attack]

Hopefully there is some movement to learn how much it will take for UC, UC, and UH to pay the AAC in negotiated exit fees this spring. Per Aresco, there are many moving parts and conferences that will be affected and they need to know sooner rather than later to accomodate schedules. My two cents: The three schools are using the UConn negotiated price as a starting point because we are giving much more notice, and I think Aresco is looking at the date of negotiated fees as a point in time to begin the clock until 2023, and as such has a higher number in mind. As the two sides play chicken, multiple conferences are left in limbo, along with fans.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-aac-mike-aresco-talks-departure-big-12-timeline-20220127-5vi7pboyxfh5leozkbu7n3xanm-story.html

[bearcatbret]

Here is a different take in which the Texas teams are split up. What Should Big 12 Prioritize When Creating New Football Divisions? (kslsports.com)