What I think is going to happen relatively soon...

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The SEC is going to launch a network very similar to the BTN. As in soon, I mean maybe a year or so

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“There is no doubt A&M is going to the Southeastern Conference,” Sharp said during an open forum attended by staff writer Melissa Ludwig. “In our minds, we’re already there – already working out the schedules.”

Concerning Baylor’s threat of litigation, Sharp said, “I’m not going to have too many comments about Baylor wanting to sue everybody, but I have never seen a situation made better by a lawsuit.”

As A&M president R. Bowen Loftin has said all along, the Aggies hope their annual rivalry with Texas continues regardless of conference affiliation, and Sharp reiterated that sentiment Tuesday.

“We want to keep the rivalry game with Texas, and we’ve told them we’re ready to keep that,” Sharp said. “If that game isn’t (played), it will not be our fault. It will be because Texas decided not to.”

Sharp concluded with, “We are going to the Southeastern Conference to play with the big boys,” and then jokingly added, “That will come back to haunt me.”

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Well, the network has come a long way since then.

Neither the conference nor the Chicago-based cable network publicly talk about their finances, but, according to the Sports Business Journal, three years after it went on the air the network is delivering close to $70 million a year to the Big Ten.

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With other conferences including the SEC, Pac-10 and Big East, and even the University of Texas, all talking about potentially forming their own networks, the Big Ten Network is a model for -- and some might say the envy of -- big-time college sports around the country.

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Cable companies pay the network, on average, 36 cents a month for every subscriber, according to the SNL Kagan, a firm that tracks media business financials. Last year, there were almost 42 million subscribers generating $182.5 million for the network. It brought in $21 million in other revenue, mostly from ads.

According to Kagan, the network turned a 30 percent profit in just its third year, and should hit $272.9 million in revenue and a 36 percent profit in 2012.

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The ACC and SEC are going to launch a joint network shared 60-50-40 with monthly subscription rates @ $1.25 and( .50 where no team exists).

Subscription fees shared 60% -40% in areas where only one conference is represented 50%-50% in areas where both conferences is represented or no conference is represented.

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