(03-30-2020 12:11 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  This was years before realignment and the near death of the Big 12 changed the game

It’s 100% disingenuous to act like Dodd’s’ proposed no profit network at the time was what led to LHN and not ESPN, years later and in totally different circumstances, making a move to try and prevent further realignment and keep UT in the B12 with a huge deal

The proposal at the time was not an amazing deal at all and and no one could have predicted what happened later with realignment

Hell Im even secure enough to admit a big reason Byrne probably didn’t pursue it was that at the time we didn’t have spare cash to throw at a start up that even by your own ADs admission wouldn’t be profitable

Can you be a big enough man to admit that what was proposed at the time was not some amazing deal at all and what ESPN offered later was a totally different offer under radically different circumstances?

You aren't and Byrne aren't man enough to admit Texas made a good choice and Byrne made a poor choice without throwing a bunch of spin. Its pathetic and its such an Aggie thing to do.

In the original post I pointed out that nobody thought it would be worth more than $3 million a year even a month before ESPN made their offer.