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so the big 12-534-6-9+8*9 has to have ten teams
Posted on 11/4/11 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 11/4/11 at 2:41 pm
for tv contracts next year... am i understanding this right?
Posted on 11/4/11 at 3:39 pm to Pedro
Yeah which is why they want a team for next year so badly. Tulane might get their chance if the Big lEast keeps WVU from going.
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:43 pm to Pedro
Yes. The Big XII signed a contract with Fox for 2nd tier rights (those games left after ABC takes their pick) that calls for a certain number of games. With only nine teams, they won't have enough inventory to fulfill the Fox contract (especially if everyone claims one game for their own 3rd tier deal--I'm looking at you, Texas), and Fox could void the deal, or, at least, negotiate a reduction (and it would probably be more than a mere pro rata deduction since the 9 missed conference games would be replaced with lesser value non-conference games). So, they have to have 10 teams, and those 10 must be acceptable to Fox, or else they risk a hit in the pocketbook.
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