Has the "unequal revenue split" part been confirmed by both sides? Honest question. As I said before, I think Dodds said they never got that far in the discussion.
As far as the confirmation, this i do not know on the UT side. Not to drag andy back into the middle of this, but im sure his sources are better than mine, for whatever thats worth.
But regardless, even if its a 50/50 split, it doesnt change much. It doesnt change the fact that there was no tv offer yet on the table. And it also ignores the fact that at the time of the phone call, a school network was not yet allowed by the Big 12. That didn't occur until 2 years later, when the threat of UT (plus others) leaving for the PAC-10 was used as leverage to get that permission.
So what we are left with is that Byrne turned down, what he felt was an unviable network, that didnt have an offer by a network, in conference where it wasnt even allowed to exist, all occuring over three years ago.
Thats still hardly "Aggies turn down $150 million, get pissed at UT".
The phone call this year, which I'm sure Jim's sources are plenty reliable, to me is more about due dilligence, although some can characterize it as begging, but thats just sour grapes to me. Byrne hears the ESPN offer, knows that there had been interest at a partnership, and asks if its still on the table. It wasnt, and he went on about his business.
But people can view it however they choose.