The price Iowa State pays to be in the Big 12

The Big Ten has genuine revenue sharing. TV money, bowl-game appearances, Big Ten Network profits -- the 11 schools get their equal splits.

It's a nice deal.

The Big 12? It's skewed to the athletic programs that make the most television appearances. That means football. That means Texas and Oklahoma.

And that isn't going to change, even if it is used a reason for Missouri and/or Nebraska to consider moseying over to the Big Ten if the opportunity presents itself.

Here's what Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe said today, courtesy of this ESPN.com blog post:

"Revenue distribution's been very well vetted within the conference and the board has determined that our method of distribution, which was appropriate when the conference was formed, based upon what was needed to form the conference, is one that will continue," Beebe said. "One athletics director that's been on the side of wanting more equal distribution said, 'It's not necessarily discriminatory. I've come around to a different view. If my program is elevated, which it has been recently, and I get more appearances, I get more money."

From the ESPN post:

Big 12 schools share half of their television revenue equally between the 12 programs within the conference. Schools that play in more televised men's basketball and football games receiving a greater share of the other half.

The last year revenue data was made public was 2007, and here's who earned how much, according to the Omaha World-Herald:

1. Texas: $10.2 million

2. Oklahoma: $9.8 million

3. Kansas: $9.24 million

4. Texas A&M: $9.22 million

5. Nebraska: $9.1 million

6. Missouri: $8.4 million

7. Texas Tech: $8.23 million

8. Kansas State: $8.21 million

9. Oklahoma State: $8.1 million

10. Colorado: $8.0 million

11. Iowa State: $7.4 million

12.

Baylor: $7.1 million