re: Big 12 Move Hits Snag

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FWIW, the Big 12 could Louisville and Cincy with WVU and actually get back to 12 teams. That would work out with traveling schedules and would earn the right for a conference championship game again.

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Texas doesn't want 12 and what Texas wants, Texas gets. They want to stay at 10 and I think it's because they have no intention of sticking around. Most every team except Texas has stated it wanted to go back to 12 teams but word as of yesterday is they're expecting to stay at 10 teams.

There was a proposal on the table to have everyone sign a grant of rights for 6 years to their Tier 1 and 2 TV rights. Missouri said prove you're committed to the conference long term and make that 13 years which is the length of the TV contract they just signed with Fox or at least 10 years. Texas refused and got it's 6 year deal which says to me in 6 years we will have decided if the LHN is working or not. Then they can dump it and move to a different conference or become independent and keep the LHN.

The same people in the Big 12 are vilifying MU for questioning it's stability and wanting out when it was just last a little over a month ago September 20th that Texas, TT,OU and OSU sudden;y found some new found commitment to the Big 12 after being turned down by the Pac 12. They wanted out and were out until the Pac said no thanks.

To WVU, Louisville or any school that calls your best answer to them is hanging up.

By the way Mizzou isn't holding anything up as it hasn't even been a months time to begin with and what's holding everything up is legal stuff between the Big 12 and Mizzou.