https://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2019/01/big-12-football-championship-game-rights.html
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Another hit to the possibility of a Friday night game on FOX is the start of WWE Smackdown in 2019. Assuming FOX is hooked to airing Smackdown only on the broadcast network, that would leave FS1 as your broadcast outlet, which might have been less palatable to the conference.
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Without parroting everything from the First Look podcast linked in the first paragraph, FOX sought to have their payout decreased, maybe in exchange for guaranteeing the early afternoon slot on the broadcast network or for the game to air on FS1 at night (I know neither of these things to be factual, so take those with a grain of salt). It sounds like the minimum the Big 12 would take for a rights fee was still too much for FOX to pay.
In short...no one wants your dumbass "Championship Game" that's really a 1st vs. 2nd place game, and they would rather air Pro Wrestling or College Basketball instead.Quote:
What's FOX going to air that Saturday?
College basketball seems likely