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Agree. Corso doesn't even know what year it is. If he says anything on the topic we're toast!
I don't know if Holtz and/or May actually know anything, probably not. But, they are in the industry and they seem to think there is respect for media and bowl contracts. A combination of contracts puts off the mega conferences "down the road at least six, eight or 10 years" which supports the belief that the BigXII will survive, at least until then. I hope so.
Listen, and understand. This thread is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
I think the lens through which to see Texas in realignment is protecting their interests over and against their two principal rivals: A&M and OU.
A&M. They cannot go Pac16 because that means A&M then outflanks them by being in a better football conference and in a better TV time zone. Pride will not allow them to be outflanked by A&M in the latest realignment.
OU. Texas is only flirting with the ACC (or the Big 10, if that ever happens) to get leverage on Oklahoma. I doubt the ACC is a very good fit, and football competition is not stellar, but playing football on the east coast (the media center of the universe) allows Texas to outflank Oklahoma in realignment. I suspect Texas will tell OU: "You go to the Pac12 and we go ACC." Of course, if OU calls the Texas bluff, Texas might end up so far down the road with the ACC they'd be "stuck" there. Both the ACC and Big 10 allow Texas to claim the academic higher ground on A&M while maintaining TV visibility--not ideal, but they still can save face to a degree.
Despite what it says publicly, Texas has lost control of this game. They're stuck in a no-man's land (albeit with a lot of money!) trying to outflank their rivals in far-fetched scenarios. Hardly a position of strength. Ironic.
You can argue that even a mini-Big 12 could be the best remaining option for Texas (ISU, KState, KU, Mizzou, TTU, Baylor and one to five others, perhaps from the Big East). That helps them fill their schedule and have a regional home for non-revenue sports. Then they can include games against principal rivals (A&M, OU), fellow teams with their own TV deals (Notre Dame, BYU), plus another national-profile school. This would be a bit of an ego blow, but they could spin it as virtual independence, brag about their ridiculous bank account that dwarfs all others in major conferences, and get a virtual bye to a BCS bowl every year.
A&M. They cannot go Pac16 because that means A&M then outflanks them by being in a better football conference and in a better TV time zone. Pride will not allow them to be outflanked by A&M in the latest realignment.
OU. Texas is only flirting with the ACC (or the Big 10, if that ever happens) to get leverage on Oklahoma. I doubt the ACC is a very good fit, and football competition is not stellar, but playing football on the east coast (the media center of the universe) allows Texas to outflank Oklahoma in realignment. I suspect Texas will tell OU: "You go to the Pac12 and we go ACC." Of course, if OU calls the Texas bluff, Texas might end up so far down the road with the ACC they'd be "stuck" there. Both the ACC and Big 10 allow Texas to claim the academic higher ground on A&M while maintaining TV visibility--not ideal, but they still can save face to a degree.
Despite what it says publicly, Texas has lost control of this game. They're stuck in a no-man's land (albeit with a lot of money!) trying to outflank their rivals in far-fetched scenarios. Hardly a position of strength. Ironic.
You can argue that even a mini-Big 12 could be the best remaining option for Texas (ISU, KState, KU, Mizzou, TTU, Baylor and one to five others, perhaps from the Big East). That helps them fill their schedule and have a regional home for non-revenue sports. Then they can include games against principal rivals (A&M, OU), fellow teams with their own TV deals (Notre Dame, BYU), plus another national-profile school. This would be a bit of an ego blow, but they could spin it as virtual independence, brag about their ridiculous bank account that dwarfs all others in major conferences, and get a virtual bye to a BCS bowl every year.
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