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<blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 129306773" data-attributes="member: 1459051">To quote you, I never said it was. You just want to misstate my position because it contradicts the scenario you want to create. What I'm telling you is, you can't say that all possibilities are equal. Some theoretical possibility doesn't discount concrete reality.I already dealt with. Chuck Neinas made this comment about that very situation:“Our television partners agreed that the only new member that would enhance the Big 12 value for television was Notre Dame.”<a href="http://newsok.com/big-12-interim-commissioner-chuck-neinas-notre-dame-the-only-school-that-would-add-tv-value/article/3688049/?page=1">http://newsok.com/big-12-interim-commissioner-chuck-neinas-notre-dame-the-only-school-that-would-add-tv-value/article/3688049/?page=1</a>ESPN and Fox have clearly stated their position. There aren't going to be any teams that would make them more money. That's why the clause is in the contract. It's not for &quot;negotiating leverage.&quot; ESPN and Fox put that clause in there because they aren't interested in negotiating. They already know what kind of money they will make off Big 12 expansion, so that's why the put in the clause that the money stays the same. There isn't any guesswork here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="topdecktiger, post: 129306773, member: 1459051"] To quote you, I never said it was. You just want to misstate my position because it contradicts the scenario you want to create. What I'm telling you is, you can't say that all possibilities are equal. Some theoretical possibility doesn't discount concrete reality. I already dealt with. Chuck Neinas made this comment about that very situation: [I]“Our television partners agreed that the only new member that would enhance the Big 12 value for television was Notre Dame.”[/I] [URL]http://newsok.com/big-12-interim-commissioner-chuck-neinas-notre-dame-the-only-school-that-would-add-tv-value/article/3688049/?page=1[/URL] ESPN and Fox have clearly stated their position. There aren't going to be any teams that would make them more money. That's why the clause is in the contract. It's not for "negotiating leverage." ESPN and Fox put that clause in there because they aren't interested in negotiating. They already know what kind of money they will make off Big 12 expansion, so that's why the put in the clause that the money stays the same. There isn't any guesswork here. [/QUOTE]

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