Yeah, the SEC doesn't care about its football brand.

What conference are you talking about?

The ACC is a joke.

Big12 if BYU joins. Not that hard to follow, man. :)

unlike some of the other moves, this choice sounded like it actually had to do with academics. Mizzou=good, WV-bad, and the SEC needed that sort of upgrade unlike all the other conferences.

WV competes in both football and basketball, its an upgrade IMHO. if it weren't for the KU/MU rivalry, it would be a no-brainer.

Damn dude, seriously? Why would he care about the Big 12 and its media rights.

I know what conference he is talking about, I know what angel he is using trying to talk about Texas and its LHN.

But why do you want BUY for their media outlets? How would BYU having it's own radio/TV channels benefit the B12?

Needed an academic upgrade? Does the Big XII now require an academic upgrade since they will only have 2 AAU schools and will add a very poor academic university in WV?

WVU is more accomplished and has a richer football history than Mizzou. That being said, Mizzou has been on the upswing and WVU hasn't exactly dominated a weak conference the past 5 years.

That's correct. TV market share is not as good as Missouri, which is why I think the Big XII needs to look at going back to 12. That's the reason the SEC wants MU, they want to start a network like the B!G and they need the market share.

They have three, KU, ISU and UT. Mizzou's upswing (if you can call it that this year) is in serious jeapordy as they will try and transition to new recruiting grounds while losing influence in Texas.

I don't understand how the Big XII would benefit from BYU's media deal. As a KU fan, you said you were excited about its media outlets. I don't see how KU stands to benefit.

I don't think they do, but you seem to see it differently. I'm cusious as to what I might be missing, as I don't know a lot about the situation. From where I sit, it's the LHN with magic underpants instead of a belt buckle.

The deals are done.

Check the logos

Big 12 will have 3 AAU's after Mizzou leaves - Texas, KU, and Iowa St.

The deals are done.

Check the logos

I'm not enamored with BYU either. I'd rather see them take Cincinnati and Louisville. They lose two major cities in KC, MO and St. Louis and are replacing it with Morgantown. Adding those two city schools gets a presence in major cities as well as new recruiting states. Utah is not a recruiting hotbed.