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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 289693, member: 622"]
The "new" bowl game is nothing more than the current Cotton Bowl, where an SEC and Big 12 runner up play each other.  The bowl is arranged for the champions unless the champion is in the playoff, then the runner up.  Thus, assuming they each have a team in the playoffs, the game is a an"also ran" game consolation prize.  If one or both conferences should fail to make the playoffs, then the game has little national impact, a nice game, but of no significance that season (rare as it may be).
 
I'm not concerned over the bowl game.  I am concerned over FSU and Clemson/Miami/GATech leaving.  To date, nobody has posted real numbers and I'm quite sure the Big 12 is NOT getting $25-$30MM as some posters may dream.  I believe there may be a difference of $3MM-$5MM, but I would not jump for that, unless the playoffs excluded the ACC Champ outright - but that is another issue and is not likely to happen.
 
The SEC estimate is at $25MM and I cannot see the Big 12 getting the same.  for the record, all TV deals are back loaded, like the ACC's deal.  Don't let morons tell you that the ACC will get $14MM while the Big 12 is getting $20MM, if the $20MM number is correct, that is the average and would pay about $17MM currently.
 
Also, the 3rd tier rights is a red herring by FSU dreamers.  They already have a deal for everything other than a body bad OOC football game and a few OOC tune up hoops games.  Several still insist that this is worth a TV network of their own and others believe it is worth another $5MM.  being generous, I would estimate $500K to $1MM tops.
 
Even then, it is still not worth being Texas' lapdog.  Texas can leave anytime it wants to and it can afford to leave its rights with the Big 12, though we all know that would be negotiated.
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