Welcome to the Big XII

[Lobot]

Well in other conference news, Texas is having a hissy fit about having to play in the stadiums of the new teams in the conference and that's why the schedule isn't out yet apparently. This had been the rumor for about a week or so.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/spor...c/69848875007/

We have this gem from the UC Media folks. Guess the Schedule and register to win season tickets and other prizes.

https://gobearcats.com/sports/2021/6...tball-schedule

[bearcatbret]

The picks of the Big 12 out of all 131 FBS football teams? Well, all of them are in the top half and UC is not quite in the top half of the Big 12. Where did the Big 12 land in College Football News first look 1-131 rankings for 2023? (msn.com)

[red_n_black_attack]

It appears that the 8 remaining Big 12 members "are donating some of their revenue" to the four new teams. Early exits for Texas, Oklahoma could help Big 12 repay members that agreed to diluted revenue upon expansion (msn.com)

I understood the media rights deal included a clause to increase the deal when Big 12 expanded. For some reason I seem to recall that was in the ESPN deal and not in the Fox deal, but Fox agreed to the clause to screw ESPN; therefore the tv money shares would be paid by networks. Then the new schools would only get a prorated portion for two years and the extra would be used by the league to hire additional staff and referees to cover the four schools or the extra actually went to the remaining schools (including OU and UT-Austin). As to the fees for OU and UT-Austin leaving early, those go to the league and orginal 8 schools (or at least that is what I thought I saw in all of the various reports).

[Lobot]

They can get out then. Give me the increased revenue.

[bearcatbret]

It appears that the 8 remaining Big 12 members "are donating some of their revenue" to the four new teams. Early exits for Texas, Oklahoma could help Big 12 repay members that agreed to diluted revenue upon expansion (msn.com)

[Lobot]

Unless it was written into the contracts that UC & the other three schools signed, I doubt that the B12 will provide full shares until the end of the current media/GOR deal reaches its initial expiration date. The new one that Yormark negotiated is merely an extension, but the new entrants are not party to the initial deal.

I think you nailed it. I didn't think about that when I posted.

[swilsonsp4]

To not quite answer your question, It better mean we get a whole share right away. I don't know if that will happen or not.

Unless it was written into the contracts that UC & the other three schools signed, I doubt that the B12 will provide full shares until the end of the current media/GOR deal reaches its initial expiration date. The new one that Yormark negotiated is merely an extension, but the new entrants are not party to the initial deal.

[Lobot]

This would certainly create a scheduling quandry for the SEC as well. They have released their schedules, people have booked hotel rooms and made flight plans. I'd be more likely to believe the delay has more to do with scheduling farewell tours for one season or two, with a good possibility those teams leave in July 2024, not 2023.


Side note/question: if Texass and OU leave early, does that speed up time frame the new schools go from partial shares to full tv revenue shares?

To not quite answer your question, It better mean we get a whole share right away. I don't know if that will happen or not.

[Chewbacca2099]

I want Texas in Nippert badly... We've had Oklahoma in town before even if it wasn't at Nippert. I think we will lose to either of them this coming year but would still like to make Texas sweat it out in a packed Nippert

[red_n_black_attack]

The Big 12 schedule will not be released this Tuesday as reported by several outlets today. They are saying that it is a bad look for the new commissioner and the conference. I thought that it might be to do with Texas and Oklahoma. This article says that it may be with who gets to play those two teams and if those two teams are leaving early. Could Oklahoma's potential early exit create scheduling quandary for the Big 12? (msn.com)

This would certainly create a scheduling quandry for the SEC as well. They have released their schedules, people have booked hotel rooms and made flight plans. I'd be more likely to believe the delay has more to do with scheduling farewell tours for one season or two, with a good possibility those teams leave in July 2024, not 2023.


Side note/question: if Texass and OU leave early, does that speed up time frame the new schools go from partial shares to full tv revenue shares?

[Lobot]

The rumor mill is that IF Texas and OU stay in the conference for 2023, we would be playing Texas in Austin and Oklahoma in Nippert. It's a big if that they stay in the conference and to at least some extent, that's what the delay is on releasing the schedule.

You'd have to think they have 2 schedules made up for either scenario. I'd prefer Texas in Nippert just so I can hear them bitch about it and laugh at them but the rumor says it's OU.

[bearcatbret]

The Big 12 schedule will not be released this Tuesday as reported by several outlets today. They are saying that it is a bad look for the new commissioner and the conference. I thought that it might be to do with Texas and Oklahoma. This article says that it may be with who gets to play those two teams and if those two teams are leaving early. Could Oklahoma's potential early exit create scheduling quandary for the Big 12? (msn.com)

[red_n_black_attack]

@Joseph_Duarte: Big 12 schedule will be released Tuesday, per UCF AD

The UCF AD also admitted he read it on Twitter, not from Big 12 memo

[GoBearcats31]

@Joseph_Duarte: Big 12 schedule will be released Tuesday, per UCF AD

[GoBearcats31]

Jason Kidd repping a Big 12 sweatshirt at the national title game
https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status...DT2dbGjeEsAAAA