The buyout of the Longhorn network will be the deciding factor. No way the SEC allows them to keep that. SEC is the brand no matter who it is if the championships are coming in they still have the brand. TX is about to find out what it’s like to be in a conference not ran by them or catered to them. Plus TX loves to talk about how much money they have, a few $$$ isn’t going to stop them.
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It's official: Texas and OU ask for SEC membership starting in 2025
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Well that makes sense. Think about all the Div-1 teams we have now.
I just hope the naming system is more logical than BCS, FBS, Div I, II, III. It made more sense when it was 1-A & 1-AA.
From ESPN:
"The next step is to determine when the move will become a reality and what happens to the eight schools left behind. On Monday, Texas and Oklahoma issued a joint statement saying that they intend to remain in the Big 12 through June 30, 2025, when the current Big 12 media rights deal expires, but it's possible the schools attempt to exit sooner. Each university would have to pay a penalty of at least $75 million to $80 million to break that agreement, or hope that the Big 12 dissolves before the contract expires."
"The next step is to determine when the move will become a reality and what happens to the eight schools left behind. On Monday, Texas and Oklahoma issued a joint statement saying that they intend to remain in the Big 12 through June 30, 2025, when the current Big 12 media rights deal expires, but it's possible the schools attempt to exit sooner. Each university would have to pay a penalty of at least $75 million to $80 million to break that agreement, or hope that the Big 12 dissolves before the contract expires."
A&M ended up voting in favor. interesting.
I can't remember what article it was, but I read one earlier in the week that said A&M was in on this from the beginning, but they had to make it look like they didn't want it. I think the vote shows that to be true.
If OU and UT aren't in the league next year, or the following, I will be very surprised. I don't see them waiting to 2025 to be in.
I realize that it's about money, but from a football standpoint, I don't know why either one of them want to be here. It's going to be tough on both teams, but if Sarkisian can't get Texas improved quickly, they are going to get their brains beat out.
The other thing to take note is now it’s looking like if OU and UT have joined before the new TV deal the floor of that deal will be 70-75 mil per. I don’t see a one time buyout that may potentially costing you 5 mil more than the first year of the TV deal stopping them from negotiating and getting out at the end of the season.
The big XII needs TX and Oklahoma far more than they need the big XII...unless the buyout is reasonable I can't see them leaving or being allowed to leave early...of course they have bottomless money so who knows?
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