re: Could Oklahoma screw the BIG XII?

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At the end of the day, it really is about the GoR. I mentioned that on the previous page. That renders all other speculation moot.

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What people don't realize is every conference but the SEC has a GOR. The reason why is having one (in theory) increases the conference payout because the TV partner (like ESPN) has stable inventory they can count on. No one outside the SEC wants to challenge GORs because they depend on them.

The SEC on the other hand is a very conservative league. It pretty much dropped adding A&M for a second there when Baylor threatened to sue for a situation where A&M didn't have to deal with the GOR. We had to promise to indemnify the SEC from the suit, which they believed we could do, to move forward. No one believes OU can indemnify the SEC from $200 million in potential GOR damages (or double that if OSU comes too). It's a nonstarter.