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Posted on 4/19/14 at 4:39 pm to tmc94
Posted on 4/19/14 at 4:39 pm to tmc94
That all seems very Keyser Söze of ESPN. I would believe the real answer is 50-50.
I don't think they saw the LHN pushing us to the SEC or the expansion of that league. They were really proud to keep the SEC away from a network with that 2009 deal.
I think the ESPN did come in back in 2010 with larger figures than originally considered to slow down realignment. I don't know if the LHN was meant to stabilize the Big 12 as much as ensure ESPN had control of one of the largest chess pieces on the board.
With the new SEC Network I think the realized they can't keep the SEC from having one (its a vanity thing now) so why not own it?
I don't think they saw the LHN pushing us to the SEC or the expansion of that league. They were really proud to keep the SEC away from a network with that 2009 deal.
I think the ESPN did come in back in 2010 with larger figures than originally considered to slow down realignment. I don't know if the LHN was meant to stabilize the Big 12 as much as ensure ESPN had control of one of the largest chess pieces on the board.
With the new SEC Network I think the realized they can't keep the SEC from having one (its a vanity thing now) so why not own it?
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Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:51 pm to cardboardboxer
the SECN was agreed to in principle before we ever talked to Slive. Us going to the SEC was not part of ESPN's grand scheme. ESPN would have been perfectly happy if everyone stayed put.
As long as the sips are in the Big 12 for the life of that tier 1 contract and the Big 12 creates no network, their plan is a success. Our move is no more than a by-product of it all and probably fortuitous for them (though I think they had input) that we ended up in their league.
As long as the sips are in the Big 12 for the life of that tier 1 contract and the Big 12 creates no network, their plan is a success. Our move is no more than a by-product of it all and probably fortuitous for them (though I think they had input) that we ended up in their league.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:36 pm to cardboardboxer
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I don't know if the LHN was meant to stabilize the Big 12 as much as ensure ESPN had control of one of the largest chess pieces on the board.
The longhorn network was meant to showcase Texas high school sports. They thought they could replicate the deal NBC had with Notre Dame while simultaneously skirting NCAA bylaws.
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