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Originally Posted by Saul Good
I wasn't confused by anything. The conference agreed that a team leaving an intact league would cause damages of $6million. The conference is going to have a hell of a time showing that a team leaving an already fractured league owes more in damages than the first schools that left.
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You are talking about a negotiated settlement where the conference didn't want the bad press and ugliness of a public fight in court. That settlement does not automatically have an impact on the penalties that are in the bylaws. The Big 12 did not waive, forever and ever, their rights in the bylaws.
It may be better to again avoid the ugliness of a court fight and negotiate another settlement, but that is up to the conference. Mizzou is not entitled to a settlement if the Big 12 decides they want to play hardball, they have to convince a judge to ignore their contract.