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I also think it would benefit us more not to air our grievances so publicly either. While all of this is very public, I think taking the high road is a better tactic while looking for a new home.
To be clear, we go after every penny we can from both schools, but we aren’t getting a dime legislating it through Twitter.
To be clear, we go after every penny we can from both schools, but we aren’t getting a dime legislating it through Twitter.
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OK, so buy 30 season tickets, and donate your house to the program. That's what you're asking. You're asking 100K loyal OSU fans to dig deep into their pockets and donate money against 4 million goon fans that can just keep buying tshirts at walmart and buy 1 game ticket a year. it is simply unsustainable.
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One thing I keep seeing come up is that OU/UT decided to leave once ESPN said they weren't interested in early contract negotiations back in May. I see that as a smoke screen as the timeline doesn't add up to me.
According to sources within the Big 12, one of the first warning signs for Oklahoma and Texas came in May, when a media consulting firm indicated the league probably wouldn't be in position to greatly enhance its media rights deals with ESPN and Fox once they expire. Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in May that those networks declined to open early negotiations on a new deal because of the changing landscape of college sports and how consumers watch sports.
"The general result is that, at this time, with so much uncertainty in the media marketplace as well as the landscape for collegiate athletics, our partners, ESPN and Fox, are not interested in acting preemptively with regard to our contract," Schovanec told the Avalanche-Journal. "They recognize the importance of our partnership, but there's just too much uncertainty, and they do have four years to go. So we'll wait until we get to the right place and time."
One source within the league said he had heard rumblings about the possibility of Texas wanting to leave, but added "nobody saw this coming."
Or, maybe they weren't interested in talking to the Big XII because they had already been talking to OU/UT behind the scenes and decided...nah, we're good.
According to sources within the Big 12, one of the first warning signs for Oklahoma and Texas came in May, when a media consulting firm indicated the league probably wouldn't be in position to greatly enhance its media rights deals with ESPN and Fox once they expire. Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in May that those networks declined to open early negotiations on a new deal because of the changing landscape of college sports and how consumers watch sports.
"The general result is that, at this time, with so much uncertainty in the media marketplace as well as the landscape for collegiate athletics, our partners, ESPN and Fox, are not interested in acting preemptively with regard to our contract," Schovanec told the Avalanche-Journal. "They recognize the importance of our partnership, but there's just too much uncertainty, and they do have four years to go. So we'll wait until we get to the right place and time."
One source within the league said he had heard rumblings about the possibility of Texas wanting to leave, but added "nobody saw this coming."
Or, maybe they weren't interested in talking to the Big XII because they had already been talking to OU/UT behind the scenes and decided...nah, we're good.
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Players are going to get paid. hell, Bama's new qb already has a million dollars. Can transfer anywhere at anytime for any reason.
College football as we've known it is dead. I will never watch a single game of the SEC. I'll follow WVU even if they are in the AAC. Might actually still be fun, watching WVU play teams like UCF, memphis, etc that dont have millionaire players that WVU certainly cant afford.
I think ESPN and the SEC are going to be huge media draws in the south. But what about the rest of the country when their traditional teams are basically reduced to 1 AA squads? I hope im wrong, but college football could up being dead to me. I loved the sport. I played college football. As a fan ive gone to games all over the country and Bowls.
I see that level of enthusiasm dropping off a cliff. If Im going to watch professional football, may as well be the NFL.
College football as we've known it is dead. I will never watch a single game of the SEC. I'll follow WVU even if they are in the AAC. Might actually still be fun, watching WVU play teams like UCF, memphis, etc that dont have millionaire players that WVU certainly cant afford.
I think ESPN and the SEC are going to be huge media draws in the south. But what about the rest of the country when their traditional teams are basically reduced to 1 AA squads? I hope im wrong, but college football could up being dead to me. I loved the sport. I played college football. As a fan ive gone to games all over the country and Bowls.
I see that level of enthusiasm dropping off a cliff. If Im going to watch professional football, may as well be the NFL.
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If she's to be believed about the nature of the relationship agreed upon by member Big 12 schools—who compete against each other, yes, but also work together as a conference to be competitive against other conferences, in this whole drama of what OU/TX did and what OSU did, Shrum is taking the high road. If you don't like it, I don't take issue with that. But saying the truth publicly does not equal 'low road.'
If she had acted like it's no big deal and said "hey, we're looking forward to exciting new opportunities!", the posturing would have been completely transparent anyway (and from my perspective, worthy of an eye roll). Of all the things to complain about right now, complaining about the straightforward nature of her tweets just seems silly to me. I realize you didn't literally complain. Seemingly, a lot of people are, though, so I'm also addressing them via your post.
If she had acted like it's no big deal and said "hey, we're looking forward to exciting new opportunities!", the posturing would have been completely transparent anyway (and from my perspective, worthy of an eye roll). Of all the things to complain about right now, complaining about the straightforward nature of her tweets just seems silly to me. I realize you didn't literally complain. Seemingly, a lot of people are, though, so I'm also addressing them via your post.
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