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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 629128, member: 622"]
The GOR is no better than the teams that signed it intend it to be when tested, as Chip said, a starting point to negotiate an exit fee.

The B1G GOR is useless in that all the teams that signed are not leaving.  Yes, PSU flirted with the ACC, but if the money projections weren't there, they were not leaving, more likely posturing for eastern partners.  Regardless, PSU would want their rights to travel with them and a fee could be negotiated.

The ACC GOR is similar in that, no one really wants to leave, FSU fand have no say in what FSU really wants.

In the Big 12, the GOR is a means of holding the conference together than for the benefit of a third party, like the BTN or ACCN.  If OU wants out, they will sue and claim hardship, breach, freedom of commerce and anything else that will get them in court.  This would force a response and lead to a negotiated settlement.  In all likelihood, UT and possibly other schools would move near simultaneously so as to force a better negotiated settlement.  The Big 12 TV deal without UT and/or OU is crap and not likely to be around long, adding to OU's leverage.

As indicated by a previous poster, even if the Big 12 wins and retains rights to OU home games, the conference will be stuck showing OU games as they are selected by the broadcaster, not the conference.  Also, they would be advertising the gaining conference during the OU game, not exactly what the Big 12 wants.

Essentially, the GOR is just a fancy name for a starting point for an exit fee.
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