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The rumors I'm seeing are that TBS is behind this.

And they are rumors coming out of WVU area so take that for what it's worth. Commissioner Brett Yormack has apparently been approached by TBS to bid on Big XII Basketball Only for starting 2030 or so, or when the Big XII renews again after this current deal with ESPN/Fox they are entering in 2025. The reason is that TBS believes that they will not be able to outbid NBC for their portion of the NBA. ESPN will get the other portion ESPN has now. ESPN is planning to pay what they need to pay to keep their half of the NBA. TBS wants basketball, so they are pushing the Big XII to set up some super nationwide college basketball conference to backfill the NBA on TNT. Yormack has been shopping this idea with some of the Big East members and Gonzaga. I have to hand it to Yormack. He's trying everything to get the Big XII more revenue. I don't know why the PAC12 didn't try to at least get a game per week on TBS.
Posted: 03/09/2023 at 01:21 PM ET
(In response to this post by 33laszlo99)

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All this about the BigXII adding basketball only schools.
Maroon Baboon 03/08/23 09:46 PM ET
I'd Rather See the ACC take Football & Basketball Schools to do the same.
HOO86 03/09/23 09:41 AM ET
You hit on the three basketball schools that make sense.
Big12 guy 03/09/23 10:25 AM ET
It's a matter of time for basketball
Big12 guy 03/09/23 08:03 AM ET
Valid point.....
2hhoop3 03/09/23 11:50 AM ET
Not opposed to some alignment with the BE in basketball
hokieluver 03/09/23 11:37 AM ET
This looks like “Fox“ is getting into the henhouse. Are they behind this?
33laszlo99 03/09/23 12:37 PM ET
The rumors I'm seeing are that TBS is behind this.
HOO86 03/09/23 01:21 PM ET
I wonder if football and basketball contracts will be separated next
Big12 guy 03/09/23 01:37 PM ET
That's the idea because apparently TBS is only looking for basketball
HOO86 03/09/23 01:44 PM ET
Maybe the ACC should talk to TBS about replacing the RSNs
vt95ee 03/12/23 10:43 AM ET
Content was taken by ESPN & Fox before the exclusive window expired.
33laszlo99 03/09/23 01:42 PM ET
Apparently there is some basketball not included in that.
HOO86 03/09/23 01:55 PM ET