The Big 12 has been the clear #3 in terms of pay out and power. That wasn't good enough for UT and OU. THEY HAD TO HAVE MOAARRRRR.
Iowa's just insanely lucky that Ohio State and Michigan don't feel the same way.
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Iowa's just insanely lucky that Ohio State and Michigan don't feel the same way.
That became truly impossible when ESPN went in bed with the SEC. They were determined to essentially neg the Big 12 out of existence, or at least do enough damage to convince UT and OU to join the SEC.
That was essentially the point of the Big 12's action against ESPN. They intentionally undervalued the conference to entice the biggest brands out of it into their flagship brand. And they had the bully pulpit to do it.
Be careful what one wishes for. Larry Scott was that 'visionary' to the Pac-12 when he was hired.
Having your own media network can have its' downside. Just ask the Pac-12. I think Tier 3 was initiated by the B12 and was a brilliant concept for those schools with an urban market. It's all about 'branding' going forward and infiltration of those urban markets.
Exactly...his "visions" included growing revenue by playing games in Asia, and growing the conference by raiding the Big 12 (which was foiled by Dan Beebe).
The big mistake was how the Big 8 handled the first expansion. If it indeed wanted to expand, it should have gone after Arkansas first from the SWC. Even though it could help the new conference command more money, Texas was the spoiled child and should have been ignored at that point. The fact that the conference had to accept all the rest in order to get Texas was the downfall. We allowed the Big 8 to be dictated by the Governor of Texas.
And "The Mouth of the SEC" Paul Finebaum gave us some insight into Boren's actions, when last summer he said he personally knew that OU had been pursuing the SEC several years before last year's defection. Boren had been trying to blow up the conference for years.
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Former Big 12 Commissioner Kevin Weiberg, on his way out the door in 2007:
"In this job, you really don't have a vote. It ultimately comes down to what your members are willing to do. In some of these areas [revenue and television], there just has not been a lot of change since the conference was formed."
Remember that Weiberg tried to put together a Big 12 TV network, but got shot down. Then he ended up going to the B1G to oversee the start of BTN.
"In this job, you really don't have a vote. It ultimately comes down to what your members are willing to do. In some of these areas [revenue and television], there just has not been a lot of change since the conference was formed."
Remember that Weiberg tried to put together a Big 12 TV network, but got shot down. Then he ended up going to the B1G to oversee the start of BTN.
With all the litigation to come, I am surprised the mothership doesn't muzzle him from saying stuff about that.
At the time he said it, I think the mothership was still expecting the Big 12 to fold.
Eight potential candidates to replace Bob Bowlsby as the next Big 12 commissioner
On Tuesday the Big 12 announced commissioner Bob Bowlsby would step down from his role at some point this year. Here are eight possible candidates to become...
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Names to Watch to Replace Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby
Bob Bowlsby is set to step down as Big 12 commissioner later this year, which means the league has to find a successor to guide it into its brave new world of realignment. So who will it be? Well, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger put together a solid list of candidates based on industry...
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Names to Watch to Replace Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby
Bob Bowlsby is set to step down as Big 12 commissioner later this year, which means the league has to find a successor to guide it into its brave new world of realignment. So who will it be? Well, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger put together a solid list of candidates based on industry...
It's gotta be Luck right?
The SEC and Big 10 won the arms race long before Bowlsby took the job; it was just a matter of waiting for the advantages to play out. For now, there is a top tier of college football and we're not on it. No commissioner was going to change that fact, but Bowlsby at least was able to keep us in the second tier. For that, I think he did a good job.