The next TV deal for the Big Ten will offer payouts of $50 mil plus...don't see any version of the Big 12 that comes close to that.
Hard to say. I would imagine that if TX is trying to get this new conference going that the carrot they are putting out is that they would fully share TV revenue (otherwise what incentive would the existing teams have to bolt?).
So if they dump both OK schools, add Cincy, Houston, BYU and NE we'd have the following:
IA State
Kansas
KS State
Cincy
NE
BYU
Texas
Texas Tech
TCU
Houston
Baylor
West VA
Think about the states that would carry the B12 channel (or whatever it ends up being). Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska, Utah, Texas and West VA. Not to mention some of the bordering states (MO, KY, VA, etc.) and the somewhat national appeal of BYU. That's a lot of TV's. Would it be as lucrative as the B1G? Probably not, but I think it could be closer than people think. Maybe the B1G is nudging them for not being a member of the AAU? Maybe the additional travel expenses are more than the money difference? There is a lot more to the financial impact than it appears at first glance.
Though here's an interesting counter article:
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/...cle_84de4438-8bcf-11e6-8b3e-8b3a2ae71f6f.html Though if it is a new conference I don't think there'd be the pride issues as there would if they actually went back to the Big 12.
