re: Sankey helping Texas/OU

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I think it would be in both conferences best interests to align in this way, SEC gets Texas and OU sooner, and Big 12 gets some good match ups to sell its TV partner. Like Bedlam, The Border War, A&M/Baylor, Texas/Texas Tech etc

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First off, the SEC doesn't control out of conference scheduling. Every school already has contracts lined up well into the future, so there's really no way to get this done without causing a huge mess.

Second, a few out of conference games (note: only Big XII home games would be covered under the Big XII TV contract) won't keep Fox from voiding the Big XII TV contract if they let OU and Texas go early. Essentially, in order for OU and Texas to leave early, and take their media rights with them, the left behind 8 are going to have to be paid whatever they will lose from Fox voiding the contract (ESPN might play along and keep the left behind 8 at the same pro rata rate to facilitate this). The earlier that happens, the more expensive it is going to be. I have a hard time seeing OU and Texas sacrifice enough payout money to make this work before 2024, maybe 2023. SEC might advance them the money, but a loan would be taken out of future proceeds.