2022 Schedule Released

[81usaf92]

There is little incentive for the Big 12 to negotiate.

The BIG XII probably won the battle but Texas and Oklahoma won the war. The BIG XII probably is leaning back and smoking cigars knowing that they didn’t explode and give Texas and Oklahoma an easy out.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Slim chance. The problem is that we are talking about far more than football in terms of sports and a lot of legal stuff. Missouri wasn’t under contract, and aTm secured permission.

It would have worked if the Big 12 imploded. But none of the other power leagues were interested in their remaining members. And ESPN's shenanigans with the AAC taking in the remaining 8 was a massive blundering failure.

Give Bowlsby credit. For once he held things together.

I'd be happy to just see the FCS teams disappear.

 

[81usaf92]

I think Texas/OU join the SEC before the current "plan." But at this point I wouldn't put money on it being next year.

2023 is my guess. The BIG XII makes a ton of money off of Oklahoma and will probably play hardball.

 

[81usaf92]

It would have worked if the Big 12 imploded. But none of the other power leagues were interested in their remaining members. And ESPN's shenanigans with the AAC taking in the remaining 8 was a massive blundering failure.

Give Bowlsby credit. For once he held things together.

I'd be happy to just see the FCS teams disappear.

Texas and Oklahoma probably assumed that a few would stab the others in the back to find other homes, but they aren’t Nebraska. I think it’s getting too late for things to happen by next season at this point.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

I hope you’re right, d-man, but I’m not so optimistic.

Looks to me like OU and UTw were hoping the Big 12 would implode when they announced they were going to the SEC, and they’d get out of their buyouts in full, or at least in great measure.

But with the announcement a couple of weeks ago, it looks like the Big 12 isn’t going away. Definitely greatly reduced in stature, but not dissolved.

I read and heard a lot that, “Well, OU and Texas will negotiate the buyout down.” But negotiation takes two. I don’t see why a badly butt-hurt Big 12 would budge a penny.

If I’m in Bowlsby’s shoes, I’m saying, “A contract’s a contract. I understand you want out, but you have two options: stay until 2025, or pay us $25 million each (or $35 million each, or whatever the number is). Your choice.”

Do you see a reason the Big 12 would negotiate? If so, what am I missing?

I wonder if the buyout is less a year from now...

 

[Windsortide]

Let’s get after those horns! Watch out Bevo here comes the Red Elephant.

 

[MikeInBama]

5 true road games!! It’s been since 2011 that we have had that many with no neutral site games.

 

[Tug Tide]

I wonder if I’m the only one that saw Texas on the schedule on thought I’d missed an announcement about them joining sooner rather than later.
Forgot about the upcoming home and home

 

[Crimson1967]

BYU is joining the Big XII in 2023. The three from the AAC will join in 2024 unless they pay a larger exit fee to leave early. If the two SEC teams stay through 2024, that will create a big headache in regards to scheduling plus the scenario of living with your wife while finalizing the divorce but your new girlfriend has already moved in.

The AAC is looking to announce their new members in the next couple weeks and then the conferences they raid will have their turn. So is everyone going to sit around for three years in leagues they don’t want to be in?

I think a deal will be worked out where everyone moves by 2023 at the latest and possibly next year.

 

[Padreruf]

According to a Big 12 friend, UT and OU want to leave early and tried to negotiate paying the fee in 2 payments...one due after they leave. Big 12 said "NO. Pay up front, then leave." Looking more and more like either that will happen or they will stay until the contract is up. Awkward at best...