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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 3919079, member: 652"]
So basically that threat by the Big XII was related to this.
To keep the Big XII afloat the conference must maintain 6 members.
The annual payout for the last 4 years of the Big XII contract is 35 million per season.

The Big XII feels ESPN is trying to get the American to take 5 members of the Big XII.
This would allow the Big XII to be disbanded immediately and those 5 would go to the American and Texas/Oklahoma would be free to join the SEC earlier than 4 years and wouldn’t have to pay a dime.
If those 5 voted to disband it would be 5-3 taking OU/UT out of the vote.

So Texas/Oklahoma discussions the past 6 months are going to be very important did ESPN tell them don’t worry we will take care of your exit by using the American.

This chit is real. Potential lawsuit is real. ESPN better not have any smoking guns.
Depositions would be interesting. The ESPN executive rumored to have played a part with Oklahoma/Texas is Burke Magnus he is a big name at ESPN.

The Big XII remaining 8 are being attempted to be broken apart and it wouldn’t shock me if ESPN could be liable if the discovery is allowed.
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