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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1887400, member: 622"]
Partially addressed is the matter of whether ESPN and FOX will approve the selections.  UT and OU know that they really need at least a triple, knowing there are no home run candidates.  Realistically, neither will commit to the GOR extension unless they get a warm fuzzy feeling from the networks about expansion.  This makes me think that the networks are willing to provide a lifesaver to the Big 12 but that they aren't as generous as UT and OU believe they should be, thus they keep their option to leave at the end of the current deal and join new a conference(s).

This leads me to think that there are several more teams the networks would like to be in the upper echelon for whatever reasons (markets, regional match-ups, extra inventory).  I am beginning to lean towards the idea that they would like at least 5, possibly more power conferences to weaken the chances that the power conferences get together and negotiate an overall deal like the NFL, MLB, etc.  I still believe that all college sports are underpaid by teh networks.
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