The proposed new Big 12 tv deal...

[Cheno]

It looks like this had less to do with anything Beebe, Joe C or Dodd did and more to do with outside forces trying to stop conference expansion. That could explan how the Big X is getting a bigger TV contract than logic would dictate.


Source: Influential group saved Big 12

In an unprecedented move, a number of influential people inside and outside of college athletics mobilized over the past week to save the Big 12 Conference, stave off the Pac-10's move to expand to 16 schools and prevent a massive reorganization of college athletics.

A high-level NCAA source with direct knowledge of what occurred told ESPN.com that the aggressiveness of the Pac-10 caused various factions of the collegiate sports world to coalesce. They then worked to slow and try to stop the pace of moves that would have left a number schools searching for a new conference home.

The source said the people involved were business executives, conference commissioners, athletic directors, network executives with ties throughout college athletics, administrators at many levels throughout the NCAA membership and a "fair number of them without a dog in the hunt."

According to the source, this collection of interested and influential people made phone calls, visited in person and held conference calls with the Big 12 schools that were being pursued, including Texas, as well as Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe. The influential group also helped broker the new television deal between Texas [and the other schools considering leaving the conference] and Beebe, who represented the remaining Big 12 schools.

con't

That's exactly what it was....I've been telling you guys that. The Pac-16 wasn't going to get this monster TV contract that everyone was hoping for. It was a pipe dream. The TV networks do NOT want 4 super conferences. I've posted this a number of times all being told I was an idiot but think about it...you really think CBS wants to lose the NCAA tourney? You really think ESPN wants to lose the BCS games they just paid all that money for? You really think ESPN and Fox Sports wants to lose all those during the week tripleheader and Saturday all day football games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports, Versus, etc to each conferences own cable networks? It ain't happening.

 

[Sid]

It looks like this had less to do with anything Beebe, Joe C or Dodd did and more to do with outside forces trying to stop conference expansion. That could explan how the Big X is getting a bigger TV contract than logic would dictate.


Source: Influential group saved Big 12

In an unprecedented move, a number of influential people inside and outside of college athletics mobilized over the past week to save the Big 12 Conference, stave off the Pac-10's move to expand to 16 schools and prevent a massive reorganization of college athletics.

A high-level NCAA source with direct knowledge of what occurred told ESPN.com that the aggressiveness of the Pac-10 caused various factions of the collegiate sports world to coalesce. They then worked to slow and try to stop the pace of moves that would have left a number schools searching for a new conference home.

The source said the people involved were business executives, conference commissioners, athletic directors, network executives with ties throughout college athletics, administrators at many levels throughout the NCAA membership and a "fair number of them without a dog in the hunt."

According to the source, this collection of interested and influential people made phone calls, visited in person and held conference calls with the Big 12 schools that were being pursued, including Texas, as well as Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe. The influential group also helped broker the new television deal between Texas [and the other schools considering leaving the conference] and Beebe, who represented the remaining Big 12 schools.

con't

Something smells fishy. This could be a good story for TMZ to investigate. It would be interesting to see if any laws have been broken.