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RE: Boise State Lawsuit against the MWC
(01-29-2020 01:41 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I get the contractual wrangling. What's on my mind is the motivation behind the timing and the motive behind Boise and B.Y.U. looking for a window for change?

It seems to me that the likeliest motive would be a potential offer elsewhere. I sincerely doubt it would be the PAC. I'm just wondering if Texas might be willing to expand the Big 12 in an effort to stave off realignment enticements.

I don't believe Boise was vetted in their last public search which was an attempt at leverage to use against the network, or to use against those in the Big 12 who wanted to expand.

I may be wrong but the timing and nature of this with regard to those two schools seems a bit odd to me.

Even if Texas was suspicious that Oklahoma and Kansas might bolt these could be two of four that could be added to prop up the conference.

While I don't believe UT would benefit long term from this it just seems that something is afoot besides arguing over the TV contract.

Well, we know that FOX and CBS are willing to pay $45M/year for western content highlighted by 6 Boise State home games and 4 Boise State road games...mostly against MWC competition. How close is that $45M to two portions of the Big 12 media payout? Or reduced football-only portions?

What if you also throw in BYU's deal w/ESPN into the Big 12 pot?...

Are FOX and ESPN willing to pay enough to support Boise and BYU to the Big 12...and their 10pm ET Big 12 inventory? Would the Big 12 deem it worthwhile if Boise and BYU "take a haircut" for a few years so that the legacy schools can make more in the interim? Would getting back to 12 teams help the Big 12 to prop up more teams with nice-and-shiny win-loss records and better rankings and a better shot for the Big 12 champ at the CFP?

EDIT: BYU just extended its series with Stanford to 8 games, including 4 November games and post-2025 dates. This would ensure sufficient OOC games in California if BYU were to be part of a Central-focused conference....
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