I heard about the shared TV network. Aggies on the Bama boards have talked about it.
FWIW, they claim Texas wanted a 70/30 split.
I never brought it up, because I had no idea if it was pure BS or not.
What I did find interesting are some of the comments made by AD Dodds.
I can't say for sure if it's him, the school or both, but some of those comments smack of arrogance:
"It's not about what we did," Dodds said. "It's about what they didn't do -- create their own network."
Yes and no. Other than approaching aTm, Texas never proposed a conference wide network.
And the only reason Texas approached aTm was due Texas not believing it could do it alone
Heck, Texas even admits this: "At the time, the Longhorns weren't sure they could carry a network on their own."
Does this mean if Texas knew then they could carry it by themselves, would they have even approached aTm?
"Nobody seemed concerned with it until it was done," Dodds said. "I find it interesting that it's a problem today ... If somebody is surprised by this deal, they haven't been paying attention."
Actually, no. Many people within Texas A&M had a problem with it.
It was when Texas started talking about broadcasting the high school games of potential recruits, that was the last straw.
"Dodds would not comment on speculation on which teams that may be invited to join, such as BYU or Pittsburgh."
Why is Pitt still being mentioned? They are going to the ACC. Does the Big12 actually think they could entice Pittsburgh?
Or Arkansas (Arkansas has already admitted they were contacted by the Big12. )?