(08-18-2021 12:07 PM)Jared7 Wrote:  

(08-18-2021 12:01 PM)bullet Wrote:  And with the enforceability of the GOR, there are damages and there is specific enforcement. Those are two separate things.

If Texas and OU pull out before 2025, there will be damages from the reduction in the contract. The damages will be enforceable as monetary payments. But will a judge force ESPN to pay the Big 12 part of the SEC contract? Will a judge force Texas and OU to allow Big 12 camera crews onto their campus? That isn't clear. And it seems pretty unlikely the Big 12 would want those actions even if they could force them. Instead they would want monetary compensation.

The by-laws provide that UT and OU are responsible for any damages - not ESPN. There are no Big 12 camera crews - the camera crews come from the licensee (ESPN or Fox). You're right - any GOR damages are payable via monetary compensation. And there would be lots of them if UT further breaches its agreements. It is certain that the Big 12, absent a settlement agreement, will be withholding $160 million from UT and OU over the next 4 years.

There are ESPN and Fox Big 12 camera teams. That is what I was referring to. Different ESPN crews work the SEC games.