If I’m reading this correctly, contrary to Dellenger’s tweet, the letter doesn’t actually claim that ESPN reached out to a Big 12 school, only that they reached out to another conference about poaching a Big 12 school. Not sure whether/how that changes things.
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SI reported it was the American conference, but didn’t say which BigXII school it was. Probably OSU/TT.
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WVU is an obvious one. Beyond that, I don’t know who the other 2-4 teams would be.
The more I think about it, the more it tells me that ESPN didn’t reach out to a Big 12 member. If they had, that’s definitely what the letter would have lead with. Conspiring with another conference is the hardest to demonstrate any wrongdoing are.
So this is starting to seem pretty weak to me. Just an attempt to slow down the mechinations in Bristol.
Which from my perspective is kind of encouraging.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5408410001
“The network is “intentionally interfering with our business operations by encouraging other conferences to poach the members of the Big 12 and providing incentives to them to do so,” Bowlsby told USA TODAY Sports.”
“The Big 12 has proof that ESPN would like another league to “take three to five of our members,” said Bowlsby.“
Another league: read AAC.
“The Big 12 is taking aim at the largest power broker in college sports. ESPN has broadcast deals with each of the Power Five leagues and owns rights to nearly every bowl game and the television rights to the entirety of the
“Threatening to sue ESPN is going to sour the relationship between the Big 12 and ESPN if the Big 12 continues to exist. I assume ESPN is not going to be happy about receiving that kind of letter.” College Football Playoff.”
“This will likely ultimately comes down to “how much the Big 12 is willing to settle or whether it’s going to draw a line in the sand," Winter said. "There are some issues with suing UT or OU because of sovereign immunity. It’s hard to sue a state entity.”
This blowhard is scared that other conferences are going to take teams away.
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I think he’s even more scared his cushy little
Job isn’t going to exist for much longer
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Lolololol…he just made his league toxic.
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SEC takes 2.
American takes 5.
There is no Big 12 by the end of the week.
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AAC going full Johnny Tighlips
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My edit
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One interesting thing is that 3-5 teams doesn’t negate their TV contract with the Big 12. It just leaves 3-5 teams instead of 8. Either they have the power to renegotiate their contract with the Big 12 or they don’t. If they do, then they can do it with the 8 or the 3-5. If they do, then I suppose this does make it cheaper but it’s still it’s a less valuable product.
I wonder if this has more to do with the fact that AAC is completely in their stable, and the Big 12 is only partially so. If the Big 12 takes the AAC, at minimum they have to compete on the open market. They have us under contract. Presumably we’ll renegotiate, but it’ll be more favorable because nobody is bidding against them.
Ouch!
Now that’s down right cold!
But then I recall the pain I went through when they threw us to the curb, not once but twice!
And I laugh heartily.
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Well, of course. But ESPN has a right to protect its investment.
I hate ESPN but I hate the B12 more.
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We already would have TCU and SMU. Why would we add Baylor? It would just hurt our recruiting and perhaps make them too powerful. 
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^^Love it!
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Lol
Can you picture the set at Sic ‘em 365 with all their Baylor _____ all over the studio?!?
And they’re sitting there in front of their mics like a post-apocalyptic trauma ward.
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No to Baylor!!!
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For sure. If this is their rationale than it is completely above-board. They’d have had to go really far out of bounds for there to be anything tortuous.
I was just thinking about their reasoning. This looks like they’re interested in protecting their AAC investment. Which is perhaps the most encouraging thing I’ve heard all day.
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