By John Nestor

Irving, TX

The Big 12 Conference took a step toward keeping itself together Monday.

Big 12 university leaders adopted a position to equally share the wealth from the conference's most lucrative television deals if its members agree to lock Tier 1 and Tier 2 TV rights into the league for at least six years.

Monday's annnouncement sounds good but does not guarantee the league will stay together as currently constructed if at all.

Missouri is considering leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference, and the university's board of curators is scheduled to meet Tuesday in St. Louis.

Interim Big 12 commissioner Chuck Neinas also said Monday that the Big 12 also plans to move forward with expansion plans. According to Neinas an expansion committee has been "activated" and will meet sometime this week.

Neinas hopes the approval by the presidents and chancellors of equal revenue sharing and a grant of the TV rights to the league will help convince Missouri to stay rather than bolt to the SEC like Texas A&M did.

"In an objective view, this should be a positive sign for Missouri," Neinas said during a teleconference.

Neinas said he plans to visit with Missouri officials this week, but not before Tuesday's curators' meeting.

 

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Big 12 Presidents Approve Revenue Sharing in Effort to Save Conference