Basketball Schools Leaving Big East?

[JasonB]

HOrns aren't going anywhere with their Longhorn network. It drags down the value of adding them into a conference, as well as the value of the big 12 TV contract. That is why the Big 12 will allways be third choice behind big 10 and SEC when it comes to getting leftovers out of the ACC

At this point, we need the ACC to fall apart and the PAC want to expand in order to have a chance.

[PonySnob]

Boy do I want to be a TCU fan right now.

TCU is undoubtably in a better position than we are right now, but don't kid yourselves - they, and the Big XII, are holding on for dear life right now as well.

The Big XII and the ACC are bracing to become the next Big East - Iowa has openly tried to help get ISU into the conference, and practically the entire state of Texas is eyeing the West Coast; half of the Big XII wants into the Big 10, and the other wants the PAC 12.

Would be nice to be in a conference holding on for dear life as you say......while getting n those $25-$30 million dollar checks!

[SMU2007]

[quote="jkflamebo"]Boy do I want to be a TCU fan right now.

TCU is undoubtably in a better position than we are right now, but don't kid yourselves - they, and the Big XII, are holding on for dear life right now as well.

The Big XII and the ACC are bracing to become the next Big East - Iowa has openly tried to help get ISU into the conference, and practically the entire state of Texas is eyeing the West Coast; half of the Big XII wants into the Big 10, and the other wants the PAC 12.

I won't deny that we are teetering right now between Rice and TCU. No issues there.

. You watch UT and OU (with possibly OSU) leave for another conference and all of a sudden TCU is right back in the MWC regardless of the name.

No. Freaking. Way.

[SMU89]

Boy do I want to be a TCU fan right now.

TCU is undoubtably in a better position than we are right now, but don't kid yourselves - they, and the Big XII, are holding on for dear life right now as well.

The Big XII and the ACC are bracing to become the next Big East - Iowa has openly tried to help get ISU into the conference, and practically the entire state of Texas is eyeing the West Coast; half of the Big XII wants into the Big 10, and the other wants the PAC 12.

Would be nice to be in a conference holding on for dear life as you say......while getting n those $25-$30 million dollar checks!

Tiered payment.

[ReedFrawg]

TCU is undoubtably in a better position than we are right now, but don't kid yourselves - they, and the Big XII, are holding on for dear life right now as well.

The Big XII and the ACC are bracing to become the next Big East - Iowa has openly tried to help get ISU into the conference, and practically the entire state of Texas is eyeing the West Coast; half of the Big XII wants into the Big 10, and the other wants the PAC 12.

Would be nice to be in a conference holding on for dear life as you say......while getting n those $25-$30 million dollar checks![/quote]

I believe we are at 100% payout around 2015/2016 - until then it goes from around 50% to 60 to 75, etc.... Even if the Big 12 crumbles in a few years, we will have made some good money and be no worse off than we were before. Same goes for SMU with all of the shuffling...

Tiered payment.[/quote]