🏈 UPDATE: Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma Sooners unanimously accept invitation to SEC

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

When has the Texas legislature EVER voted against ANYTHING UT wanted to do? If they want their season tickets they had better get on board.

Obvious he is not a UT guy.
Education: Baylor University, Plano Senior High School, SMU Dedman School of Law

If Bjork and A&M leaked this (and they would be the prime suspects), this is why. If they wanted to stop it, and didn't have the necessary votes, creating a storm like this was their last option...

 

[ElephantStomp]

And the politicians begin to weigh in:

Politicians like to stick their greedy, ignorant hands in everything.

 

[BamaFan334]

Actually some truth here from Farrell.

 

[252BAMA]

Actually some truth here from Farrell.

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Graduate of the Bobby Bowden School of Negotiating.

 

[TerryP]

Big12 drew the line.

 

[OldPlayer]

Big12 drew the line.

Not a very big line to draw.

 

[TerryP]

Not a very big line to draw.

They don't have a contract past 2025 and asking schools to sign for something that hasn't been negotiated.

 

[OldPlayer]

They don't have a contract past 2025 and asking schools to sign for something that hasn't been negotiated.

And the performance of their media contract hasn't been stellar. There are a lot of "issues" in the Big12 that are making schools look around. Where can a Big12 school go? Big10, Pac12, SEC or ACC. The Pac12 has its own issues and finanically isn't good. The ACC is Clemson and the 13 dwarfs. The Big10 isn't much better with tOSU winning the conference football title five of the last seven years. The SEC improves the quality of competition but will cause some sports teams (OU wrestling, OU men's gymnastics) to find a new home or possibly be cancelled.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

When TX got its sweetheart deal, aTm

And the politicians begin to weigh in:

Baylor undergrad, SMU law.

 

[TerryP]

When TX got its sweetheart deal, aTm

Baylor undergrad, SMU law.

I looked that up.

 

[TerryP]

Anyone wanna go on a dive for Geoff Ketchum's articles when A&M joined the SEC?

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Sankey didn't give Pawl much on the afternoon interview.

 

[TerryP]

OU and UT are not in the meetings the with the conference AD's, et. al.

Folks, it's happening.

Finally a little autonomy.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

OU and UT are not in the meetings the with the conference AD's, et. al.

Folks, it's happening.

Finally a little autonomy.

So Fox isn't going to bring out the money bag to get this all settled

 

[TerryP]

So Fox isn't going to bring out the money bag to get this all settled

No one is.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

So, I assume this is probably likely to happen for the 2025 season? Seems like a lot of existing contracts run out then.

 

[TerryP]

So, I assume this is probably likely to happen for the 2025 season? Seems like a lot of existing contracts run out then.

From what I understand it'll depend on Fox Sports. I'd think they'd continue broadcasting Big12 games through the rest of their contract (much like CBS will until the switch to ESPN.)

I think it's also important to remember the new SEC deal with ESPN beging in 2023. At that point we'll see the extra monies filtering down to schools. That brings the question to mind "is there a benefit for UT or OU to move before '23?

 

[TerryP]

Back in June of 2010, when Texas considered joining the Pac-10 - and A&M and Missouri ultimately joined the SEC (in 2011) - realignment was driven by a desire to add major media markets into conference footprints to enhance payouts to leagues from rights agreements.

From where I'm sitting it looks like it's no longer the "conference foot print" when it comes to TV markets. Now it's more about "the brand."

The Insider: Texas, OU talking to SEC - is massive change coming to college athletics sooner than expected?

In this week's INSIDER, sources confirm to Horns247 that Texas and Oklahoma have talked to the SEC about how they might fit together in the future - signaling what could be massive change for college athletics.

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[252BAMA]

From where I'm sitting it looks like it's no longer the "conference foot print" when it comes to TV markets. Now it's more about "the brand."

The Insider: Texas, OU talking to SEC - is massive change coming to college athletics sooner than expected?

In this week's INSIDER, sources confirm to Horns247 that Texas and Oklahoma have talked to the SEC about how they might fit together in the future - signaling what could be massive change for college athletics.

247sports.com

Bama is a helluva branding iron. Makes a Sasquatch footprint also. SEC's goose laying the golden eggs.

 

[RTB X Bot]