Beebe disputes new TV deals for Big 12
Posted by John Taylor on June 15, 2010 1:52 PM ET
Perhaps the biggest news coming out commissioner Dan Beebe's press conference this afternoon -- other than the fact that Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Baylor and Iowa State are officially the rest of the Big 12's biznatches -- is the fact that there is no new television in place for the Big 12.

In the wake of Texas recommitting to the league Monday, multiple reports had a tweaked television deal paying Texas upwards of $25 million -- and other schools at least doubling what they've been receiving -- as the linchpin in keeping the Big 12 intact.

Beebe said earlier today that there is no new TV deal from either FOX or ESPN/ABC; rather, the conference was assured -- with those assurances being relayed to all ten schools -- by various "consultants that we are in a tremendous position to reach agreements to put us on par with anyone in the country." Additionally, there is no signed agreement that will keep the conference together. Instead, Beebe is taking them all at their word that they will remain true to the conference.

(About that Arizona oceanfront property, Mr. Beebe...)

Beebe also attempted to dispel the notion that UT held all of the cards in this situation.

"Texas has a lot of influence," he said. "But I think you have to also look at Texas A&M and Oklahoma. They were hotly pursued by a number of conferences. Their value, based on their marketplace, history, were desirable. Frankly, they could have left for a guaranteed situation.

"One of the misnomers is this all about money. They are committed to this conference for more reasons than that."

(Chuckle)

As for the five schools mentioned in the opening of this post? All five agreed to give up their share of penalties Colorado and Nebraska will have to pay, forking that money over instead to, mostly, Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

Oh yeah, we can see this newly-configured Big 12 having long-term viability. Yep.

Ok, so let me get the general bitching straight... 5 universities were about to be left homeless with no prospects and NO ONE was going to collect money from CU and NU for leaving...

instead, 5 universities (that had better offers) stayed in the conference in exchange for getting the penalty money from CU and NU and EVERYONE gets a higher cut of TV revenue...

Exactly HOW is that unfair?

Jesus, some of you guys have some serious university penis envy going on.

What were the other 5 schools suppossed to do? Stay and turn down better deals out of kindness?

Only the dumbasses are complaining about double the TV revenue.

This was going to happen no matter what, though, assuming the Big XII stayed together. Since CU and NU left, we'll all just take a bit larger cut.

It's not like Beebe did anything to "save the conference."

Much talk amounted to absolutely nothing. There was never a snowball's chance in hell of Texas leaving.

how Austin?

I think the only thing that I'm angry about it is not getting to play CU in football and both NU and CU in basketball every year.

The general bitching is about the Big 12 universe revolving around Texas. That's why Nebraska left.

Yea ... cuz finding out your university is a pathetic,worthless barnacle on the Texas football ship is something to be happy about.

Apparently the only reason why MU,KSU,KU,ISU have football programs is so that they can be potholes on the Texas highway and collect money to fund other sports.

You know how KU schedules Fort Hays State in basketball every year? They do it for an easy win and to give Fort Hays some added revenue. It's freaking athletic charity.

guess what ... KU/KSU/ISU = Fort Hays state in football

Hey!! Guess what MU? In a decision that EVERYONE said was all based on money and t.v. market etc. The Big 10 took a lesser t.v. market and less money by going with Nebraska over MU because you guys are pathetic on a national level.

Welcome to being a barnacle on the ass of the athletic world along with ISU/KU/KSU/Baylor.

grab some Texas cock and take a big swig ... get used to the taste.

So far, I've got: Texas earning a little more money. (we lose out on about half million or so if they were split evenly, compared to an athletic budget of $70M for kansas) Also, the big 12 football championship game is in Dallas forever, except... we are doing away with that game.

What else is the evil Texas empire doing to us?

Watch what happens with the Big 12 BB tournament.

oh, by the way, Basketball isn't split evenly. Each school basically gets what they can negotiate, and KU rakes in a ton on national TV games. We seem to accept that as fine, but want football revenue split evenly. Cant have it both ways, for KU it might be a wash at best if it was all split evenly. Only schools like KSU and ISU would benefit.

Mr. Beebe the people of Kansas city are thankful that Texas allowed us to keep the Big 12 together /Kevin Kietzman


dude is going to have to wipe that texas jizz off his chin

For the record, I'm a Michigan fan.. but to answer your post...

Get better at football and academics and this fails to be an issue. Texas does have an unfair advantage in recruiting and funds but that didn't stop KState from having a great program during Snyder's first stint...

I seem to recall this same situation existing in the Big8 but the big bad guy was Nebraska... the same Nebraska that became a second class citizen in the Big 12 and now will be one in the Big 10.

LMAO. LMAO.

Yeah, that played a role in Nebraska's invite. FTR, Nebraska isn't a turd, but this university ranks behind KU and MU.

So what their saying is that any penalty money that Nebraska and Colorado has to pay is going to be paid only to Texas, Oklahoma and aTm. What kind of fucked up deal is that? :spock:

oh no, I agree with you there... I was speaking in regards to Texas and Pac-10 schools... The Nebraska invite was obviously all about football.

Nebraska is a fine school but NOT elite in academics by any measure.

this has only been disproven about 5 times in the last 3 pages.

Spoken like a true Texan.

It's a fair one... if those schools had left (as they intended) there would be NO penalty money paid to anyone. So, in a bid to get them to stay.. the 5 "homeless" schools agreed to give up that money... that they would never have seen anyway.

I'm a Michigan fan from St. Joe... I am still failing to see any GROUNDS to bitch.

If anyone wants to bitch at a school.. bitch at NU for jumping ship and starting the whole firestorm in the first place.

Actually, I have yet to see any PROOF on any of this.. nor will we see any for days yet... but IF this is the case.. I fail to see how it's unfair.

By who? Do they know more than Dan Beebe who said those three schools are the only ones getting it? You do know he said that after all the other sources said the schools are getting it right?

ROFL

The what?

I hope Nebraska goes to court over this exist penalty. Texas was no better in any of this.

I read that Nebraska will make the same money in the 1st 2 yrs in the Big 10 as they would in the Big 12 and then full shares kick in. Also the Big 10 is picking up some of the penalty money for leaving early so the hit won't be as bad.

6666!!! thread of the devil!

http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblo...s-talk-big-12/

Well, at least they took our call, Mr. Greatest Basketball Team Evar! nlm

I don't understand what the Big Ten gets out of adding Nebraska. This is not like it was in the 90's when NU was a national title contender...hell NU is on the same level at MU in football right now.

Nebraska has their tradition going for them & that's it.

Some one will notice the contract was signed with invisible ink. So they'll just have to move it to Jerry world. :D

That was disgusting to listen to...I thought he was really going to go after him about Notre Dame but he eased off.

Why not go after Notre Dame now? The Big 12 would have the most powerful conference with both Texas & Notre Dame in it. Would just need to add BYU after that to complete a real Big 12.

then look for my post about 3 pages back of the UT press conference. Powers explicitly says this rumor is not true, and that Texas is opposed to any unequal sharing of the penaly fees

If we want to discuss why Nebraska left confined to $$$ only as a reason look no farther than Texas unwilling to assign their media rights to the Big 12 as every other school was willing to do. :shake:

You get a better perspective on this when you don't live in Missouri anymore. Nebraska is a name people recognize and associate with football, even if they have no idea where the **** Nebraska is or will ever go there. Nebraska means football to people who don't know any better. Doesn't matter the they haven't been a contender for years. Nebraska = Football!

That's how they beat us - the ignorance of the general population. Stupid people have TVs and buy cars and McDonald's and viagra and shitty beer and will watch what they've been conditioned to watch.

on what possible grounds? It is a legal contract with a termination clause very clear about the penalty.

Nebraska has a national following. It isn't just about TV sets in Nebraska.

I guess I need to get out more...when I think of Nebraska I think of shithole.

Me too. That's because we've actually been there. LMAO

And your profile says you live in Mid Missouri. Really theres no difference between middle Missouri and Nebraska.

I recently drove from extreme southeastern Nebraska to extreme northwestern Nebraska.

There's a giant ****ing difference.

I've a feeling that the next 2 schools in the Big 10 will still be Missouri and Notre Dame. I just hope Alden didn't do something dumb to bind them for any kind of extended period.

Besides western Nebraska there is no difference between the rest of Nebraska and anywhere else in the midwest.

My buddy lived in Nebraska for a job, hated it....he eventually got a job back in denver. What is there fun to do in Nebraska besides go to a Husker game?

If you don't live in Omaha or Lincoln probably nothing. I don't think it's much different here.

To be honest w/ you, I think Omaha is a pretty similar metro area to KC.

He lived in some town i've never heard of that he heard had rumors of vampires. ROFL He worked for a sports radio station.

I'd probably go to some Omaha Royals games

Vampires? ROFL

You realize of course that I-80 was laid out on the Platte River Valley. Next time drive Hwy 2 across the state. Charles Kuralt had it listed as one of his favorite Hwy's. :thumb:

Yeah, i'll have to ask him where he was living at...supposedly some local people said not to be out too late. ROFL

Besides half the ****ing state, there's no difference at all! LMAO

Now I want to check this out lol. Wonder if it was Blair Nebraska.

That's not vampires - it's just Nebraska, slowly sapping him of his will to live.

I have no idea, i couldn't tell you cause it was probably 2 years ago he lived there. I just wonder if their the twilight pussy vampires or the ****ed up lost boys vampires

LMAO

I hear you, man, and Texas is a great school. But even the Pac-10 expansion has nothing to do with academics.

If Texas went, the Pac-10 was going to take Texas Tech and OSU. Both are ****ing jokes.

Without Texas, the Pac-10 is likely going to take Utah. Again, a joke.

Utah a joke as in what? The football and basketball teams are solid.

Yeah, people are generally pretty oblivious, which is why a MLB player like Derek Jeter could miss the first half of the season and still be voted to the All Star game, or how apparently some guy in SC won an election because he was the first name on the ballot.... but that doesn't really have anything to do with Missouri and Nebraska, unless you think they should have only compared 2007 and 2008. Nebraska is a great fit for the Big 10, and details revenue that ranks in the top 20 of the country & those 3 NCs in the mid-90s & the BCS bowls in the last 10 years certainly doesn't hurt.

Academics. He's talking about academic standards in relation to conference expansion; or lack thereof.

http://collegeprowler.com/rankings/

ROFL Thats how they should rank the schools.

According to Forbes magazine Nebraska is ranked 4th in revenue.

Ah... I got it from a random link I probably found here, for 07-08.

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/62825

●I don't know, if you can get an OK from Marvel Comics, I kinda like:

The X Men Conference

You know, because X is the Roman numeral for 10.

Or, or, or The Big Square Root of 100 Conference....

OK, I'll shut up now. :doh!:

OK, so was there a resolution to this nonsense?

You think they move up this year?

How about; Texas and the Seven Dwarfs ?

Reminds me of that Jack Nicholson movie About Schmidt.

Utah easily moves into the top half of the Pac-12 in both sports.

And it hasn't stopped them from kicking UT's ass in every sport to this day.

It's a shame you had no other options. You have the COMO ability to be wrong. You add the side dish of ignorance though.

Is it possible to be a coat-tail to a coat-tail? At what point do you reach the floor?

I, on the other hand, am quite happy to be Texas's itchy jockstrap. Yep, we hold their balls, but at least they're never fully happy with us.

Boy, you dug deep for that turd. He's not worth the trouble.

I believe he'll be back. In three months. I hear there is an "We Had Options" banner ceremony. [Complete with two DVD set and they throw in some unused rehab equipment]

I'm pissed that guys like us are even allowed to think about KU. Seriously, we're beneath them. My $5K is in the mail, just cause.

Wait for it.

The "KU could have went to the Pac-10" phogtard talking point is picking up some steam, that's for sure.

u guyz juust mad cuz u no ur tracterz wood never half made it to cali.

"They liked me. They really liked me".

We would have gone if the KS legislature would have allowed it, so shut your worthless ****ing Wildcat mouths.