Welcome to the Big XII

[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)

[richard k.]

As they joked in the article, it would be funny to have TX and Oka in the same division until they leave. But hey, the B1G does have tosu and UM in the same division and this year, the last game of the season was for the B1G championship game and the CFP.

In the last decade aside from the 2019 Sugar Texas has managed a couple of "minor" bowls - as much press and name recognition as they get, considering their history, money, name, facilities, fan support, etc. etc., they've done little with it for over a decade and so currently the major loss to the Big 12 isn't Texas, it's Oklahoma.

By the way notice that the schools comprising the "new" Big 12 would have had 5 teams in the top 20. How many would the ACC or PAC12 have?

[richard k.]

I thought it was a little weird that they went North/South instead of East/West. WVU in the South makes zero sense

It's just a projection, but if they did go north/south none of the other schools in what they are suggesting make any more sense - maybe in the long run they will go east/west - let's say the 4 Texas schools, BYU & Iowa St in the west, the others in the east. How would that be?

[bearcatbret]

As they joked in the article, it would be funny to have TX and Oka in the same division until they leave. But hey, the B1G does have tosu and UM in the same division and this year, the last game of the season was for the B1G championship game and the CFP.

[Lobot]

I thought it was a little weird that they went North/South instead of East/West. WVU in the South makes zero sense

[bearcatbret]

^I am not opposed to the speculated divisions at the end of the article. It stuck out to me that all the Texas teams plus the far two outliers (West Viginia and UCF) are in one division while all others in the second division.

[Lobot]

Divisions are coming

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...d-realignment/

[Lobot]

Not sure if this belongs here but it is about UC sports funding and what the Big 12 will mean. UC winning on the field, but losing money at sports (wcpo.com)

Not sure that article belongs anywhere. Lots of mistakes in this thing.

[bearcatbret]

Not sure if this belongs here but it is about UC sports funding and what the Big 12 will mean. UC winning on the field, but losing money at sports (wcpo.com)

[Lobot]

I'll have to look over the entiure contract again whn I have some time. I was going off what the GoCoogs writers were saying about it.

[red_n_black_attack]

I think 2023 is possible based on UT and OU trying to get out early but based on what's on Houston's contract we wouldn't want that unless they adjust the terms. Partial Share and no TV money until the existing Grant of Rights expires? It's possible we would still come out ahead there money wise but on the surface it seems unlikely.

I read the contract or interpretted it differently. The reason distributions lag a year is because payments are made for the prior year. If we start play on July 1, 2024, we don't get distributions on July 1, 2024 that were based on 23/24 school year. If that makes sense and is true, then it would stand to reason that joinig in July 2023 would mean distributions (full or in part) would begin in July 2024.

This is also where I think the AAC has leverage in negotiating a higher payout than UConn, even though we will give much more notice. The revenue for joining the Big 12 will be much larger, even if in part, than what UConn is getting from the Beast with football as an independent. Since we have more to lose, the AAC can afford to wait or balk.

[Lobot]

I think 2023 is possible based on UT and OU trying to get out early but based on what's on Houston's contract we wouldn't want that unless they adjust the terms. Partial Share and no TV money until the existing Grant of Rights expires? It's possible we would still come out ahead there money wise but on the surface it seems unlikely.

[bearcatbret]

I know that logistically it would be near impossible to start in the 2022 season but that is what I would like to see. I suspect that we will have a handful of AAC games in the next few years after moving to the Big 12 just because of scheduling issues for all schools involved.

Also, no urgency in Nippert expansion. Will UC's move to Big 12 lead to bigger Nippert Stadium? (wcpo.com)

[Lobot]

Here are the Houston contract details with the Big XII . I’d expect ours to be similar

https://gocoogs.com/big-12-contract/

[red_n_black_attack]

No surprise here, Mike Aresco commented Friday Dec 31st on ESPN radio that they are willing to negotiate with teams leaving for the Big 12. Not much else.

https://www.1017theteam.com/news/aac...o-before-2024/