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  1. 1 minute ago, 'stache said:

    It's never going to get to that. Its set up to lead to negotiated buyouts. Do you really think ESPN would broadcast a game to which it does not own the rights? That just doesn't happen. A buyout will be negotiated.

    Yeah, you are right, ESPN would never broadcast Texas A&M at Texas or Alabama at Texas or Florida at Oklahoma...Because they hate money.

     

    If it came to that, they would broadcast all the games and wish us luck in court. Just like Texas let Joe Wickline do shitty coaching even though he breached his contract with OSU. 

  2. 4 minutes ago, The Hot Dog Buffet said:

    Short sleeve button up shirts with ties as far as the eye can see. It might be glorious, but calling it a rivalry today seems pretty strange.

    Sure, but rivalries are good for sports, even invented ones. Since Texas is every one of the I8's biggest game each year, we have to give them replacements. 

  3. 1 hour ago, 'stache said:

    Here's a deal for you guys. Since you're the big swinging dick here, tell ESPN to keep the payments the same for the New Big XII for, say, 7-10 years. That'll resolve your GOR damages claim. We'll also agree to reduce the buyout. Then, we fire Bowsby, hire someone competent, and do everything we can in these "preview years" to show that we are equally or more valuable than the fucking PAC and ACC. 

    Tell us you aren't ready to be the man of the house without telling us you aren't ready to be the man of the house.

     

    Just take our buyout and let us be free!

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  4. 1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

    Well ok maybe it is personal for some of us. But Patterson wasn't there in 1996.

    Besides can we really punish a whole school for having a coach who negatively recruits? What are they supposed to do? Fire him for that?

    I still have a beef with some of these Big 12 schools who screwed us in Coaches polls hurting our chances for better bowl games. And other than Gundy all of those coaches are long gone now. In my mind you can hold on to these petty things for as long as you like.

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  5. 5 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    We'll always be kinda mad about this.  You'll always feel like we should be grateful you graced us with your presence and all this back and forth isn't changing a single mind.

    Every Irate 8 school knows it wasn't personal.  We're mad because we're the only schools in our position that actually get treated like this.

    We aren't mad that Texas is joining the SEC.  We're mad that Oregon State isn't sweating shit.

    I personally don't think ISU should be grateful. But they should have been prepared.

     

    Oregon State isn't sweating (right now) because there is more tradition in the Pac 12. But they should be nervous.

  6. 7 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    Nah, my point was that short of bringing in some other blue bloods, this was going to happen regardless of whether you had Bob Bowlsby or Jim Delaney in that office.

    If the Big 12 had tried to pound their chest and point out the stupid narratives, you guys would bitch about how whiny the conference looked and how it was embarrassing.

    If the conference had scheduled more big time OOC games, it would inevitably lose some, and then the teams would have worse records and get less respect from ESPN and you'd say the exact same shit you're saying now.

    It didn't take long for ESPN to decided they wanted you guys and OU in the SEC, and once that decision was made, there wasn't anything any suit in an office could do.  Bowlsby's a fucking vegetable, but he's a symptom more than he's a cause.

    Feels like you are just making grievances up now. 

    I don't know that anyone is saying Iowa State should have scheduled Notre Dame and Alabama (Texas does, but that is neither here not there), I think people are saying everyone should have stopped scheduling FCS schools. That certainly would have helped the prestige of the conference.

    And, We are Texas, we like bragging, if the conference bragged, we would have gone right along.

    But, I'm not going to lie, this thing was broken from the jump and got worse when people bailed. But, Texas did commit to sticking it out when they could have bailed long ago. So, whatever transpired since, 10 years ago Texas was committed to making this work and it is going to cost a lot of money to get out of the commitment so this isn't happening lightly.

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  7. 23 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    Definitely.  I'm curious what the Big 12 was supposed to do on that.  The TV Networks put them in this slot, and it's very obvious that a certain TV Network was intentionally trying to make OU and Texas unhappy in their current home.

    What does Fox have against OU? That is the network that has the OU vs Nebraska game. The conference was supposed to leverage Fox to give up the game so ESPN could put it on in Prime Time.

  8. First rule of Alliance is you don't talk about the "Alliance". Second rule is you have to do whatever the Big 10 decides. Third rule is Big XII schools stop asking to join the other conferences in the "Alliance." Fourth rule is have fun in the "Alliance"

  9. 47 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Would be fucking hilarious if Rice beats UH on Sat and then they invite Rice to the Big 12. 

    Maybe they should have a play in competition. Have a 64 team tourney and the final 4 get a Big XII invite. It would be one of the few times in its history the Big XII was entertaining to people not affiliated with the schools in it. 

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    2 minutes ago, 'stache said:

    I don't think it's firm yet that OSU, KU, ISU, etc. are forever stuck, and I suspect most of the remaining 8 will not sign a grant of rights (and it may already be known before expansion). I think the "new" Big 12 is better competitively than the PAC and the non-Clemson ACC, but won't be paid like it, which is unfortunate.

    The GOR is basically the only thing that gets an enlarged Big XII a chance for more broadcast revenue than the AAC. Bowlsby is going to come knocking for a renewal of the GOR so you can get your contract renewed. And if you don't sign, you are home wreckers like us and need to show up with $80M... Everyone else in the conference is voting yes on extending the GOR (including the new family members you are inviting to come play). Does T Boone's family have interest in buying you guys out? Where does Kansas and ISU keep their $80M stacks of cash?

     

  11. 50 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    In '17, '18, and '20 we were in "win and you're in" the CCG scenarios in November.  IMO, "driver's seat" means you control your own destiny.  It doesn't mean you're the best team or the odds on favorite.

    ok, but by that definition, Texas also was in the driver's seat in 2017, 2018, and 2020. So, I guess the Big XII clown car has multiple drivers.

  12. 3 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    And of course then go on to beat most of the Big 12.

    The recency bias is strong in this post. Congrats on washing away all the 2 and 3 win seasons. I respect your fan base, but it would take me longer than 4 good seasons to to make that claim if I was a Cyclone fan. 

  13. 31 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:

    Did Colo, Misery, Corn, or aggy wait years after announcing? Nope. Played their last season and left, while paying significantly less than stated in the bylaws.

    Whether he likes it or not, bowlsby is not in charge of, or an influence upon, when we bolt. 

    We are going to be the first that has signed a Grant of Rights though. So it is going to be different. 

    It seems adding teams muddies the waters on any losses claimed by the Conference if they want to play hard ball and not release the GOR.

     

  14. Honestly, I can't believe that all of the 8 schools are going to vote to lock themselves to this conference by voting to expand. They will be asked to extend their GOR so they can negotiate the next TV contract. Why wouldn't you vote no and wait out your other conference options? It seems likely that even if you end up in an enlarged AAC, at least you don't have a GOR that attempts to tie your hands from moving to a better situation and you probably get a similar payout of TV money long term (post 2025).

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  15. 5 hours ago, Horn Dog said:

    "After dropping my stuff in my dorm room, I bought a Big 12 T-shirt. "

     

    I stopped reading this immediately cause obviously this writer is a complete dweb.

    As someone on campus in 1996, a Big XII shirt was not a thing I recall seeing. Where was this alleged shirt purchased? 

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  16. 1 hour ago, mdmost said:

    I doubt the interactions will be as pleasant this year in Morgantown. 

    In person I have heard people have enjoyed themselves. Here on the internet there appears to be lots of screaming at Longhorn fans; I assume they are trying to scream and horns down their way into being our rival.

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