Big 12 TV Partners Said 'No' to BYU

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Interesting write-up... explains why BYU was pushed aside (atleast for now) to some extent...


When TCU officially joined the Big 12 last week as the conference’s 10th member, it dashed the hopes of many BYU football fans who have dreamed for decades that their school will join a Bowl Championship Series conference.

Why did the league do a sudden about-face, when for more than a month it was reportedly targeting BYU?

Blame it on television. Specifically, the Big 12’s current TV partners — ABC/ESPN and Fox Sports Media Group.

Although BYU’s flirtation with the Big 12 may yet be renewed at some point beyond next year, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed what the Tulsa World first reported on Oct. 7: Big 12 talks with BYU hit a snag last week and the league, at the behest of its television partners, quickly moved to invite TCU.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/52718156-88/byu-television-conference-league.html.csp

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BYU confirms discussion with Big 12...


BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe said Saturday the Cougars have had discussions with the Big 12, but have not turned down an invitation and have not been invited to join the Big 12.
“I think with all that’s happened in the last little while and now that you see TCU has joined the Big 12 replacing Texas A&M, it’s probably a good time to talk about things we haven’t before,” said Holmoe prior to Saturday’s game at Oregon State.

Holmoe said he’s made it a point to keep all past discussions with the Big 12 private. The Cougars are playing their first year as an independent after leaving the Mountain West Conference last season.

“That’s really how we want to do our business,” Holmoe said. “These are very important discussions. We want to

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/29532522/32731935

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There may be some addition on way to Big 12... missed this over the weekend from Saturday...


AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State President Burns Hargis told CBSSports.com he prefers a 12-team Big 12 Conference, but admits there is no consensus whether the league should be a 10-team or 12-team league.

“I think we’ll have serious conversations at our next (Big 12) board meeting (in two weeks) about whether the league should be 10 or 12 teams,” Hargis said at halftime of the Oklahoma State-Texas game.

Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds has said he prefers a 10-team model, but would be open to 12 schools. Oklahoma officials, including Coach Bob Stoops, have said they prefer 12, but are most concerned with what provides stability.

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/29532522/32733193