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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy
One of the blogs out there, I can't remember which one, broke down the BIG XII by-laws and showed that they were very poorly worded, and that it would be difficult to win in court. It made sense at the time, as many were wondering why CU and NU got such good buyout deals. If that is the case, I expect Mizzou to get a similar deal, since the BIG XII is not so confident in its legal standing. I tend to agree with Saul, if the BIG XII did not get the max out of CU and NU when the conference was at its strongest, I don't see how they get 25 mil out of aTm and Mizzou.
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That is also reportedly true, I've read stories on that too. I am by no means confidently predicting that Mizzou will ultimately be held to the full penalty. High-dollar lawyers smarter than any of us can judge that better than us. I'm just saying the Big 12 has a contract that they can try to enforce, that contract does not look crazy on its face, and that the Big 12 commissioner appears to be signalling that this time they will enforce it.
It also makes sense in light of the fact that there may have been some objection from OU, based on their comments, to heavily penalizing a school that wants to leave. That, and a court fight never looks good.
Now that OU has no options and the stakes are much higher though, you can imagine a scenario where the conference decides to let CU and NU go, but digs in on MU.