Oklahoma officials say they don't
understand how a proposed Big 12 Network could work considering
that Texas already has an independent channel and the Sooners are
working on one of their own.
University president David Boren told The Associated Press on
Wednesday that Oklahoma still plans to form its own network and
that he was surprised the Big 12 went public with the consideration
of a conference network. The same third-tier television rights
control what would be aired on either a school's channel or a
conference channel.
Athletic director Joe Castiglione says he also was caught
off-guard by the announcement that a conference network was back on
the table.