re: Big Ten expansion news from local ESPN sports radio

It's about the Big Ten network.

They would gain about 7 mill there.

Ronnie, I'm surprised you don't know much about the Academic sharing that goes on in the Big Ten. There is a reason why the Big Ten has such a good academic track record.

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...the Academic sharing that goes on in the Big Ten. There is a reason why the Big Ten has such a good academic track record.

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And I think Texas is basically "prequalified" for that? Something to do with the Association of American Universities.

Yeah, in order to be a part of the big ten you have to be in the AAU.

But schools like Rutgers, Missouri, Iowa State.

If Texas goes there is no way Arkansas heads to the big 12. Also if A&M doesn't go to the big 10. I think for the sec it would be them or GT or maybe both to add 7 teams in the west and east

Would be fricking awesome if Texas and Notre Dame joined (obviously need a 3rd to get to 14, but that'd be one huge mega fricking conference)

frick it, let's just make a mega football conference

Ohio State
Michigan
Notre Dame
Florida
Texas
USC
LSU
Oklahoma
some other assholes

Seeing as I don't travel with the team to away games, it wouldn't really bother me. I'd leave aggy in a heartbeat, and OU was an OOC game when they were Big8 and Texas was in the SWC.

It is more money, according to some sources it's as much as a $10 million increase from the television deal. Why? Because the Big XII has a joke contract.

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It’s clear why the Big Ten would want Texas. So, why on Earth would Texas want to join the Big Ten? Well, the financial implications are massive. As I stated earlier, the Big Ten receives $242 million per year in TV revenue to split evenly among its 11 members, which comes out to $22 million per year for every single school. In contrast, the Big 12 receives $78 million per year in TV revenue that is split unevenly among its 12 members based on national TV appearances. That comes out to $6.5 million per year for the average Big 12 school. Even Texas, which is a beneficiary of the Big 12’s unequal revenue distribution model since it receives a large number of TV appearances, received only about $12 million in TV revenue last season according the interview with Missouri’s AD that I linked to earlier. In other words, every single Big Ten school makes $10 million per year more than Texas does on TV revenue whether such school is on ABC 12 times or the Big Ten Network 12 times.

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The bigger issue to me are the non revenue sports. Texas is often the best diving and swimming program, often have the best track and field teams, baseball is the preseason number 1...where does that fit in with the Big 10? I won't lie and say I'm a huge supporter of the track and field or diving/swimming teams but I like knowing that my alma matter excels in those fields.

I'd rather see Texas find a way out of the Big XII's television contract and finally start the UT Sports Network that they've talked about starting up. I'd gladly pay an extra $20/month on my cable bill to have a network that shows EVERY Texas sporting event.

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the Journal-World writes that "[t]ravel costs, in terms of money and fatigue, make Texas seem on the surface like a stretch, but TV revenue would more than make up for the fatigue factor."

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to the almighty dollar. WGAF if it is more taxing to the STUDENT-athlete, we are gonna make a killing!

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Yeah, in order to be a part of the big ten you have to be in the AAU.

But schools like Rutgers, Missouri, Iowa State.

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False. Hear it out of Delaney's mouth myself on the Big Show one afternoon. BUT they do want a premier research university.

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they would lose money alone in travel expenses

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LOL that you would post such a stupid comment. Come on Ronnie you are way better than that. Texas made $65M in profit in 2008. The would move to the Big 10 to make more and you think they'd lose it on travel? Really? They'd be traveling to the Mid-West, not Mars. What's the travel expense for Marshall or UTEP in Cusa? La Tech in the WAC? Hawaii? Boston College. In football they'll like;y still play 8 conference games, 4 at home, 4 away. So they'll have 4 long trips instead of 1 or 2? Its not like there is no cost to travel to Stillwater or Lubbuck, let alone Kansas, Nebrasaka, Mizzo, Colorado. Its not gonna cost that much more to travel to Penn State or Wisconsin.

Hell how much further is it from Austin to Penn State, UM etc compared to Washington/WSU to AZ, ASU, USC, UCLA?

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Are UT fans in favor of it? Forget the money angle, I'm just talking about sports-wise.

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Some apparently are, and I have no earthly idea why. It makes zero sense from a historic rivalry or geographic perspective.

There is, and always will be, a vocal minority of power brokers who believe Texas belongs in a more prestigious conference than the Big 12, or SEC for that matter. I'm talking academic prestige.

I really think this is Texas posturing to the Big 12 offices. They don't like the TV contract for starters.