The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Green Monstah]

Because it was so hard to tell in the press conference that Boren and Bowlsby were hitting designated talking points.....

[falafel]

Because it was so hard to tell in the press conference that Boren and Bowlsby were hitting designated talking points.....

Yeah but its a funny cap to that farce of a press conference.

[originalsocal]

They couldn't keep up the charade for even one day.

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Now that there is funny!!

[Blueintheface]

Any chance this implodes before the expiration of the GOR?

[falafel]

Any chance this implodes before the expiration of the GOR?

Only if the Iowa State student counsel passes a resolution.

[Blueintheface]

Only if the Iowa State student counsel passes a resolution.

Too soon. I haven't even scraped the Big XII sticker off my Ute brother's car yet.

[BlueK]

Any chance this implodes before the expiration of the GOR?

Yes. Very good chance, IMO.

[Uncle Ted]

They couldn't keep up the charade for even one day.

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Other message points touted the strength of the conference -- it won three NCAA titles and had six runner-up finishes last year in all sports

Between UConn and BYU they had four national titles in 2014.

[Copelius]

Between UConn and BYU they had four national titles in 2014.

But were they the prestige of Softball, Men's Gymnastics, and Men's Swimming?

[Uncle Ted]

But were they the prestige of Softball, Men's Gymnastics, and Men's Swimming?

Men's and women's basketball, field hockey, and rugby (which kicks the crap out of softball any day).

[Uncle Ted]

Radio interview with Iowa State's AD.... He recognizes why ISU is in a P5:

“When I hear people say Texas and Oklahoma this, I laugh because I’m in the room and that isn’t the case,” Pollard said. “The Big 12 exists because we have Texas and Oklahoma in the room. If we take Texas and Oklahoma out of the room, we are in the Mountain West Conference and we are going to get $3 million.”

http://cyclonefanatic.com/2016/10/wi...is-banking-on/

On the dumbass OU president:

“We made good fodder for a lot of people,” a somewhat agitated Pollard said when asked about the public relations nightmare that has been a recent investigation into expansion. “I understand why people joke about it or are sarcastic about it because I probably would be too if I was on the outside. Because in the end, that’s the hand we were dealt when the president of Oklahoma came out and said what he did, Commissioner Bowlsby was kind of forced into having to go through this process.”
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“I have people who say that Texas and Oklahoma are going to bolt, well if Texas and Oklahoma don’t want us to add any members, I guarantee you that if we add members and forced it on them, they would bolt. That’s a part of this process that people aren’t thinking about. Make sure whatever move you make doesn’t change what you can do in the future.”


Texas was against expansion from day one. Oklahoma’s David Boren – the man who started this all with his “psychologically disadvantaged” quote – has been all over the map but now seems to have cooled on the topic, along with his board of regents.

Interesting:

In July, the ACC recently extended its Grant of Rights through 2036. That is what launched the Big 12’s most recent look at expansion. One thing that doesn’t get reported very often though is that the ACC’s television money is not set to grow from now until 2036. Unlike what the Big 12 currently has, the ACC’s new deal does not escalate by the year, which means that particular league is of the belief that the television industry is going to continue to decline.

On the future of watching live sports:

While television networks (ESPN in particular) are hemorrhaging money by the day, check out recent stock prices for companies like Apple, Amazon, Netflix and others.
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“What we do know is in the last couple of years, the television industry has completely changed because of the new technology and the cord cutting,” Pollard said. “Eight years from now I will be 60 and have been at Iowa State for 20 years. Eight years is a friggin’ lifetime.”

Essentially, the Big 12 believes it has a better chance to land a big deal with a company like Apple or Netflix with 10 members as opposed to 12, 14 or 16.

And it is stupid to write off massive brands like ESPN and FOX too. Those are huge brands and a turnaround with how they generate revenue is still very possible.

[Green Monstah]

I just watched UH's video they used for their B12 pitch. Pretty bad, honestly.

[Crockett]

I just watched UH's video they used for their B12 pitch. Pretty bad, honestly.

Link?

[All-American]

Link?

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1288710

[YOhio]

Love the dumpster fire picture that pops up in Tapatalk whenever I open this thread.