(03-05-2013 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(03-05-2013 11:46 AM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote:  

(03-04-2013 09:12 PM)Melky Cabrera Wrote:  

(03-04-2013 08:40 PM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote:  Guys the source on this is about as bad as they come. I would trust rumors started by posters on this board more than I would believe Tux Yoda

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.

The fact that he's a bad source doesn't mean there's not some validity to this. It just makes too much sense to be dismissed lightly.

if this was a tweet from the Dude or MHver it wouldn't have gotten past the first page.

"Just makes too much sense". It's the exact opposite of making sense.

I actually thought that he was joking when he said "it makes too much sense." The amount of stupidity in this thread is astounding.

USF and UCF aren't going to the Big XII and viewers and passion are what matter in TV contracts, not "markets." If "markets" drove their value, the BIG EAST would have been beyond rich and the SEC and the B1G would both be broke.

It's a bit different when you introduce schools like Texas and Oklahoma to the Tampa and Orlando markets, than the big east schools. Sure both teams are on in both cities when they're nationally shown, but the interest in Big 12 football and basketball aren't there on a regular basis which would add cable subscribers which the revenue derives from. Of course FSU and Miami, as well as other ACC schools with more of a national presence are the first choice. This idea is basically discussion based on alternatives if the ACC schools can't get out.