$25,000,000 Give Or Take

by Sailor Ripley on Feb 28, 2026 5:44 PM CST

This is what Mizzou and the Aggies had to cough up on their way out the door.

From CFT.

Missouri and Texas A&M; announced on their respective athletic websites that the total cost of leaving the Big 12 will be just under $25 million — or, $12.41 million each. But because of items such as direct payments from the NCAA, bowl payouts, etc., A&M; will only end up paying the Big 12 $9.31 million out-of-pocket, according to reports by the San Antonio Express News and Dallas Morning News.

Parting is such sweet sorrow for Aggies all across the galaxy.

"On behalf of Texas A&M University and Aggies worldwide, I would like to thank the Big 12 and its member institutions for the many memories over the past 16 years. We value our ongoing academic and athletic relationships with Big 12 members, and it is our hope to continue many of our longstanding athletic rivalries in the future. We appreciate the Big 12 working with us on a quick and amicable settlement."

Mizzou went more Hemmingway.

“We are pleased to have these issues resolved and we wish the Big 12 and its continuing member institutions the best in the future.”

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That money is SEC good.

by WreckerTex on Feb 28, 2026 5:56 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

WTF?

Texas A&M will receive an unspecified amount of money related to the Big 12’s new contract with Fox and “certain other concessions,” per the release.

Is it a “shut up and sign the divorce papers” kind of payment?

by srr50 on Feb 28, 2026 5:58 PM CST reply actions

I had the same thought

by STLaw on Feb 28, 2026 7:21 PM CST up reply actions

Wow

That is a pretty favorable split. A&M finally beat Texas at something

by codaxx on Feb 28, 2026 6:14 PM CST reply actions

Nice spin

“…$12.41 million each. But because of items such as direct payments from the NCAA, bowl payouts, etc., A&M will only end up paying the Big 12 $9.31 million out-of-pocket”

In other words, your divorce settlement will cost you $12.41 million, but because we know you are likely to skip town, we have already seized $3.1 million of your current income. So don’t feel bad, it will only cost you $9.31M out of pocket. Doesn’t that sound better?

by Longhorn in Canada on Feb 28, 2026 6:22 PM CST reply actions

Is this money coming from athletics or the institutions (or an interest-free loan from the institution to athletics)?

WVU slept dey couch.

by pleaseplaykindle on Feb 28, 2026 6:59 PM CST reply actions

I wonder as well

Since Aggie has actually laid of professors because of budget cuts to pay into athletics because they were 16million in the red. What a bunch of idiots…oh wait

by STLaw on Feb 28, 2026 7:23 PM CST up reply actions

laid off*

by STLaw on Feb 28, 2026 7:23 PM CST up reply actions

Link? I don’t think one has to do with the other. A&M still has one of the largest endowments in the country.

by ColoradoAg on Feb 29, 2026 10:42 AM CST up reply actions

Laid off professors due to athletic red ink?

You are kidding, aren’t you?

Is that even legal? How can their BOR let that happen?

by BurntOrang on Feb 28, 2026 7:44 PM CST reply actions

How can their BOR let that happen?

Ha ha ha ha!

by Parlin on Feb 28, 2026 10:01 PM CST up reply actions

When Parlin quotes Clipper Cooper

Mayan worlds end

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 29, 2026 2:04 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

This whole deal blows.

What happened to an entire year’s worth of “They’re going to get the whole dildo - at least $20m penalty” bullshit? Nine million and change seems like a bargain for them. I think that’s even less than Nebraska and Colorado paid - and that’s AFTER aggie promised to stay in the league so they could cash the big check from the NU/CU settlement.

Remind me not to hire the Big XII’s crack legal team if I ever get divorced.

To err is human...but humans have such low standards.

by adt2 on Feb 29, 2026 7:12 AM CST reply actions

Completely agree with you

Shit, they can almost cover this with the 1/3 of the NU/CU penalties they didn’t share with the rest of the conference.

by Horncasting on Feb 29, 2026 2:19 PM CST up reply actions

The SBNation Format is Pretty.

But that is about all. It is too busy. Too much trouble to navigate. Too commercial.

Worst of all the content is way down from the old format. The value of the old format was in the long and very entertaining discussion threads which have been decimated since the migration.

I suspect the kids in fan base like this, but not this FOG.

by Flash1969 on Feb 29, 2026 9:09 AM CST reply actions

Not what I was hoping they'd pay...

But at least they’re both firmly in the red.

by hiphopopotamus on Feb 29, 2026 10:39 AM CST reply actions

Why do I get the feeling...

…that we ought to be paying them to leave? The Big XII is on its’ way to being a workable conference now, especially if the new commissioner is the right hire and not a yes man like Beebe.

"I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead." (Jimmy Buffett)

by coolhorn on Feb 29, 2026 1:23 PM CST reply actions

are you high?

these bastards need to be taken to the cleaners. just because. aggy misery feeds starving children. well, it feeds me. the farther in the red they are the better off college football is.

If You See Kay, Oh You

by texfan23 on Feb 29, 2026 3:11 PM CST up reply actions