(05-01-2018 04:20 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(05-01-2018 03:57 PM)XLance Wrote:  

(05-01-2018 01:05 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  If Texas was going to bother with AAC schools then the simplest thing to do would be to add a few to the existing Big 12 framework for the purpose of filling out a league. There's no reason to "join" the American.

Texas takes in about as much T3 money as the entire AAC makes in aggregate.

I don't think it's that likely even if they took that route. Some other league will take the aforementioned TX schools and both the brand power and money will be better.

If Oklahoma is going to leave, which is the assumption, why oh why would Tejas want to keep Iowa State, and Kansas State on it's schedule? Kansas, Oklahoma State, Give me a break.
The old Big 8 schools (minus Oklahoma) hold nothing for Tejas. It's also not necessary to recreate a conference when there is already one taylor made for the Horns, that would accommodate them and their pals for less money expended by ESPN, plus they could keep the LHN. Your lucky that Tejas would condescend to play Missouri if they joined the SEC as a partial.

There are so many holes in the idea of Texas going partial with the AAC that it's laughable. If you want to start a thread about that then fine. But this thread is about Big 12 schools that may, or may not join the SEC.

But for starters if any of the current Big 12 schools joined the AAC then one of two things has to happen.

1. Everyone in the AAC gets paid 35 million which doesn't make it cheap ESPN, especially considering the low interest in any Texas game against non brand schools (which is not how ESPN desires to monetize Texas as a product).

2. All Big 12 schools including Texas gets a drop down to the 5 million range for T1 and T2 rights which almost doubles what the AAC is getting now. Monkeys will fly out Mack Brown's rear before Texas ever agrees to that, even if they keep get to keep the 15 million for the LHN and pick up something for the 7 games that would played independently of the AAC. They would lose revenue for T1 & T2 by having that arrangement and ESPN loses the value added when Texas plays other brand schools.

Total independence would be a vastly superior plan to joining the AAC and even that has too many drawbacks.

But to get back to the topic, if Oklahoma and Oklahoma State head to the SEC whatever else happens it won't matter to the SEC. We'll be set.

The only consideration that might have to be made is if Texas wanted to join too. If they don't, we really wouldn't care.

Texas has strained relations with the SEC. They refuse to play Texas A&M. That doesn't create warmth.
Texas is talking to somebody about it's conference affiliation for the future. I'm confident it is not the SEC.

Texas could try a revamped conference with a few B12 remnants and a few old SWC associates. But they would need to lure a couple big names into the configuration. I seriously doubt Arizona and Arizona State would bite, for example. That requires much bigger network money to even seriously ponder.

However, working out a scheduling agreement with the PAC 12, or UT and TTU joining up with two other current B12 schools to add to the PAC12, is not unthinkable. It could be a new eastern division of the PAC. It would be tough negotiating, but the PAC needs to do something big to improve their TV assets and the goal of marketing eastward.

While PAC12 earnings don't reach BIG or SEC levels, they can close the gap a bit; enough so that Texas would not necessarily dismiss.