The fire just keeps getting hotter.

This is going to happen.

I feel bad for Iowa State, kansas State, Texas Tech and Baylor fans. Those schools are about to become CUSA or MWC members, unless the Big 12 puts a bandaid on things with Utah and BYU (which might be enough to keep the conference alive in a similar pattern). However, raiding one of the Pac-10's top two targets probably isn't going to do much for that Western Alliance plan.

I think it's pretty clear the Pac-10 would want to nab Colorado and Utah, too.

If Colorado goes, too, the Big 12 is dead in the water. There won't be a TV deal worth having without the TV sets in Colorado and Missouri.

If ku is indeed chained to ksu, the jayhawks are in real trouble. The basketball program will be successful no matter which conference it is in, but any hope for consistent football success can be kissed goodbye if the jayhawks end up in the MWC or CUSA, thanks to little brother.

The only way the Big 12 survives a Colorado, Nebraska AND Missouri defection is by adding BYU and creating some sort of alliance with the Pac-10 that gives the conference some negotiating power when the TV deals are up.

Of course, that would require the remaining Big 12 member schools getting on the same page, Texas getting on board with sharing revenue equally (and giving up its dreamed-of Texas Network), OU and oSu telling the SEC "no thanks" ... and the biggest factor: Great leadership.

Does ANYONE really think Dan "The Boob" Beebe is the man for that job?

It's a sock.

Yeah, but it's hard to blame him when he heard that Henderson was going to visit straight from the horse's mouth on air.

As for Wright's criticism of Keitzman, it was as baseless as he says Keitzman's report was. Some guy on his show (producer?) came on after talking to one of the schools involved in the report and said that the school had denied that any "official" invite had been offered. Duh. Keitzman was reporting that the official offer would come later after all the details were worked out, but that didn't stop Nick's sidekick from acting like they'd proven Keitzman wrong. :shake:

You masturbating to KU posts again?

The major breakthru will probably be some pointless interview with someone over at KU's athletic department.

The big 12 can't survive by adding small market schools from non bcs conferences. Their best hope is to raid the Big East and maybe Memphis.

Correct.

Louisville, Memphis, TCU, Houston...

However the success and survival of the conference pretty much hinges on Texas being there.

why will we never see it? they eat it?

He's used to how ku deals with their money - under the table, slush funds, that type of thing

ah. codeword for: basketball program. I get it.

LOL!

Comon, man, do you not remember ESPN reporting Shanny to KC?

Trust me. It's a done deal :thumb:

He had bill self on this morning but i missed it lol

I know it is. That was not my point. My point was that KK has no inside sources and ESPN bit on his shit like they bit on Nick's/Mortensen's ratface to KC deal.

How do you know KK has not inside sources? I think it's more likely that he has inside sources than that you know he doesn't.