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Message: [QUOTE="SUMBA, post: 1914208, member: 913"] It appears that paying the Big 12 to stay at 10 has to do with [URL='http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/report-fox-and-espn-will-pay-big-12-to-not-expand.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter']protecting the existing product. [/URL]The Big 12 on the other hand is threatening to auto destruct, much like Captain Kirk in the video below, in order to extort more money from its broadcast partners. If adding additional funds to the contract for every member added without knowing which members might be added seems to be poor negotiating by the networks. [MEDIA=youtube]kOvuzrpHqwo[/MEDIA] This is exactly the reason that I don't think 4 16 team power conferences make sense. There are not 16 college football properties valuable enough to make the math work. Thus, I think Kansas will be without a seat when Texas and OU leave for the Pac 12 or Big 10 either together or separately. [/QUOTE]