(05-02-2022 11:09 AM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(05-02-2022 10:53 AM)CFBLurker Wrote:  It usually is, but the obstacle seems to be this: At least a faction in the Big 12 wants OU and UT to make a payment large enough that it really hurts them to depart early, maybe $100 million per school or more, and doesn't want to let them go early for an amount they can easily afford.

Win the battle, lose the war.

A larger buyout but no further games in revenue sports against OU and UT is the short-sighted play — particularly for Oklahoma State, Baylor and Texas Tech.

Instead of "Screw y'all for leaving (even though we'd be doing the same thing if we could"), the smarter move would be "Hey, best of luck in the SEC and let's find a fair and appropriate settlement where you don't have wait 'til the Summer of 2025 to leave."

At the end of the day, Big XII schools are better off building a cooperative relationship with the "Big Two" conferences and accepting the fact that schools are going to want to move to a better (i.e. richer) neighborhood if the option presents itself.

Lol. You’re making this far too personal.

It’s just business. The Big 12 benefits most from OU and UT staying and playing the new schools, or by getting paid for OU and UT leaving before that. Pretty simple stuff. The Big 12 would take a repeat of last year through 2025 over getting paid to release OU and UT early.

No business decisions will be based on what amounts to easily broken gentleman’s agreements.