College Sports Television and the Big 12 Conference

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to college sports television and the Big 12 Conference based on the provided lecture notes.

First Tier Rights

Conference telecast rights sold to over-the-air broadcast networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX.

Second Tier Rights

Conference telecast rights sold to cable networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and FOX Sports channels.

Third Tier Rights

Telecast and digital rights to games that are retained and sold by individual schools instead of the conferences.

Big 12

A college athletic conference formed in 1994 from a merger of the Big Eight Conference and Southwest Conference.

Merger

The combination of two or more organizations, in this case, the Big Eight and Southwest Conference to form the Big 12.

Realignment

The process of changing conference affiliations, as seen with schools shifting between conferences due to negotiations and strategic interests.

Exit Fee

A financial penalty required for a school to leave its current conference before the contract period ends.

Grant of Rights

An agreement transferring the media rights of a school's home games to a conference for a specified period.

AAU members

Schools that are part of the Association of American Universities, which emphasizes research and academic excellence.

Television Packages

Contracts that outline the rights and distribution of televised athletic events among various networks.