Rumor on SEC network.

Just a rumor, but Clay Travis' article is interesting and rings of something that has already started.
In an effort to avoid the Horn's Network jealous fits, Slive is supposed to have started talks and the rest is speculation.
This is similar to the successful Big 10, but with a more loyal and devoted fan base to sell. 
Especially if you know have at least Texas market and possibly another top 10 market coming.

Forget the extra money from tier 1 and 2 which is supposed to approach 26million, focus on the remainder.
The Tier 3 rights is what the Horn Network and Tiger Vision kick in...  LSU around 7.5 million.
Currently the SEC leaves these to local teams with Fla and GA over 10 million already but less than the 15 million tier 3 for Texas.

This is the fun part for the SEC!
Slive is supposedly shopping the entire network on Tier 3.
Estimated values start at 12million per team- Maybe more depending on where 14-16 come from. Especially if Missouri and a couple of strong ACC Basketball schools join in...  Basketball would fall under here also.   Crazy Money.

This type of deal would put a school like OLE MISS ahead of the Texas Longhorn and Ohio State Buckeyes in revenue.

I really don't blame the schools for doing the this, but I sure do miss the SWC and Big 8.
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