The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[SCcoug]

I'm not seeing how a rematch would get this kind of money.

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[The_Douger]

I'm not seeing how a rematch would get this kind of money.

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It won't.

The ratings of these games haven't been all that great.

[Omaha 680]

Big 12 is dumb but we knew that already. Screw 'em. We'll do this ourselves. 250-1 odds next season. Mount up, bitches.

[creekster]

Shut your pie hole, SU. We don't need to hear it again.

If he posts in this thread again it wouldnt surprise me if this time one of the mods actually did change his posts.

[Uncle Ted]

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I thought the ACC was on-board with the Big 12's proposal. Why did they flip-flop?

[creekster]

It won't.

The ratings of these games haven't been all that great.

But it seems unlikely he would make that representation (assuming he did) unless he had some basis for those numbers.

[Uncle Ted]

I'm not seeing how a rematch would get this kind of money.

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Maybe the independents should have a championship game. We could play ND every year.

[SCcoug]

Maybe the independents should have a championship game. We could play ND every year.

Home and home.

[Topper]

Maybe the independents should have a championship game. We could play ND every year.

That would be great. Unfortunately, it seems continued lack of P5 money will make it harder and harder for BYU to climb the ladder of success. It would have been nice for the Big XII to be forced to expand.

[Uncle Ted]

But it seems unlikely he would make that representation (assuming he did) unless he had some basis for those numbers.

Maybe he was including the money from the Big 12 getting a team into a playoff game. Having a championship game makes that more likely now.

[wapiti]

I'm not seeing how a rematch would get this kind of money.

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The BiG 12's negotiating position will be weak. The game will feature a rematch. ESPN has a right of refusal which means the conference needs to get a price from another broadcaster and then see if ESPN wants to match it. Typically a right of refusal will depress the value as other bidders don't want to put a lot of effort into something that ESPN can simply match. I'm guessing they'll get something closer to $20MM.

[SCcoug]

Maybe he was including the money from the Big 12 getting a team into a playoff game. Having a championship game makes that more likely now.

This year would have been a rematch with Ok St. If OU weren't already in I don't think beating an over matched OSU team for the second week in a row moves the needle for the playoff committee.

[wapiti]

It probably would have worked last year though with TCU/Baylor.

The big question is what they do if there is a 3-way tie for first. I suppose they'll go with the top two teams in the playoff committee rankings.

[SeattleUte]

It probably would have worked last year though with TCU/Baylor.

The big question is what they do if there is a 3-way tie for first. I suppose they'll go with the top two teams in the playoff committee rankings.

No doubt they'll have an elaborate tie-breaker system like the NFL--or, like the other conferences do for their divisions.

[MartyFunkhouser]

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