I keep up with College Football. I had no idea people were ready to run from the Big12. What happened? I think the north division just knows they can’t beat the teams in the southern division. So instead of compete, they just leave. Oh well.
All about the Franklins. Nebraska just doubled or tripled its income from TV.
Much of it had to do with the television deals the Big XII had as well as how each schooled shared revenue. Also, the schools in the north division felt as though the schools in the south division (mainly Texas) were starting to wield too much power—e.g.: the Big XII title game was moved to Jerry World in Dallas as well as conf. headquarters.
That's not it, the Texas and Oklahoma teams were ready to bolt to the Pac 10. It's all about money. Because of their TV markets the Big Ten and Pac 10 have more lucrative TV deals. The Big 12 will cease to exist within two years or so.
Trivia question: anyone know what the longest running consecutive rivalry in college football is?
Other than Texas, population-wise the states of the Big 12 just aren’t big enough to justify a lucrative TV contract.
Apparently, Nebraska never liked the idea of a Big 12, and very much didnt like Texas being the powerbroker.