Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 107

**Saulbadguy** · 09-12-2011, 07:57 AM

The old one has AIDS.

Anyways, Chip Brown from Orangebloods.com reports OU may apply to the Pac-12 by the end of the month.

Oklahoma will apply for membership to the Pac-12 before the end of the month, and Oklahoma State is expected to follow suit, a source close to OU's administration told Orangebloods.com.

Even though Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Friday the Pac-12 was not interested in expansion at this time, OU's board of regents is fed up with the instability in the Big 12, the source said.

The OU board of regents will meet within two weeks to formalize plans to apply for membership to the Pac-12, the source said.

Messages left Sunday night with OU athletic director Joe Castiglione and Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder were not immediately returned.

If OU follows through with what appears to be a unanimous sentiment on the seven-member Oklahoma board of regents to leave the Big 12, realignment in college athletics could be heating back up. OU's application would be matched by an application from Oklahoma State, the source said, even though OSU president Burns Hargis and mega-booster Boone Pickens both voiced their support for the Big 12 last Thursday.

There is differing sentiment about if the Pac-12 presidents and chancellors are ready to expand again after bringing in Colorado and Utah last year and landing $3 billion TV contracts from Fox and ESPN. Colorado president Bruce Benson told reporters last week CU would be opposed to any expansion that might bring about east and west divisions in the Pac-12.

Currently, there are north and south divisions in the Pac-12. If OU and OSU were to join, Larry Scott would have to get creative.

Scott's orginal plan last summer was to bring in Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and put them in an eastern division with Arizona and Arizona State. The old Pac-8 schools (USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State) were to be in the west division.

Colorado made the move in June 2010, but when Texas A&M was not on board to go west, the Big 12 came back together with the help of its television partners (ABC/ESPN and Fox).

If Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were accepted into the Pac-12, there would undoubtedly be a hope by Larry Scott that Texas would join the league. But Texas sources have indicated UT is determined to hang onto the Longhorn Network, which would not be permissible in the Pac-12 in its current form.

Texas sources continue to indicate to Orangebloods.com that if the Big 12 falls apart, the Longhorns would consider "all options."

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe held an emergency conference call 10 days ago with league presidents excluding Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M and asked the other league presidents to "work on Texas" because Beebe didn't think the Pac-12 would take Oklahoma without Texas.

Now, it appears OU is willing to take its chances with the Pac-12 with or without Texas.

There seemed to be a temporary pause in any possible shifting of the college athletics' landscape when Baylor led a charge to tie up Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference in legal red tape. BU refused to waive its right to sue the SEC over A&M's departure from the Big 12, and the SEC said it would not admit Texas A&M until it had been cleared of any potential lawsuits.

Baylor, Kansas and Iowa State have indicated they will not waive their right to sue the SEC.

It's unclear if an application by OU to the Pac-12 would draw the same threats of litigation against the Pac-12 from those Big 12 schools.

Stay tuned.

**DaKCMan AP** · 09-26-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

Great pick up.

I certainly hope this one pans out.

About time we got another bball power in here.

Their BCS win doesn't hurt either.

You're such a tool.

Bambi · 09-26-2011, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

You're such a cute little KUnt when you get all butthurt.

Hurt?

I love the idea of adding Louisville to this conference.

They've accomplished so much more than so many schools in the Big12.

Frazod · 09-26-2011, 06:41 PM

BTW, I think it's official - this thread definitely has AIDS.

Wickedson is the carrier.

**Saul Good** · 09-26-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

We'll never know.

At least I don't have boosters out claiming invites to conferences when in fact no one ever wanted a team thats never won shit.

nighty night

If Mizzou stays in the Big XII, it's because we chose to (because we're idiots). The invite is there.

Bambi · 09-26-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spott

Enjoy your shitty football team and all the bowl games you won't be going to.

KU doesn't go to a lot of bowl games.

But when they do they win them, they don't embarrass the conference by losing to Navy.

**Saul Good** · 09-26-2011, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wickedson

KU doesn't go to a lot of bowl games.

But when they do they win them, they don't embarrass the conference by losing to Navy.

The conference was so proud of your loss to North Dakota State.

**Saul Good** · 09-26-2011, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

BTW, I think it's official - this thread definitely has AIDS.

Wickedson is the carrier.

For someone who isn't a fan of MU, he's begging for another dose of it.

Frazod · 09-26-2011, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wickedson

KU doesn't go to a lot of bowl games.

But when they do they win them, they don't embarrass the conference by losing to Navy.

Navy's got a good team, douche. I don't think they'd lose by 42 points to Georgia Tech.

Bambi · 09-26-2011, 06:44 PM

I just read that Texas A&M hasn't beaten an SEC team in 16 years.

Can that be true?

Bambi · 09-26-2011, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

If Mizzou stays in the Big XII, it's because we chose to (because we're idiots). The invite is there.

ok.

**DaKCMan AP** · 09-26-2011, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wickedson

I just read that Texas A&M hasn't beaten an SEC team in 16 years.

Can that be true?

KU hasn't beaten an SEC team in 26 years.

Sassy Squatch · 09-26-2011, 06:51 PM

Is there a link on Louisville?

RustShack · 09-26-2011, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

If Mizzou stays in the Big XII, it's because we chose to (because we're idiots). The invite is there.

There are and were no invites from the SEC or B1G. You apply to join a conference and the current schools vote to accept.

RustShack · 09-26-2011, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spott

They've been to 15 bowl games, which puts them ahead of KSU, ISU and KU.

I believe he was talking basketball, and haveing a BCS win.

eazyb81 · 09-26-2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

There are and were no invites from the SEC or B1G. You apply to join a conference and the current schools vote to accept.

Jesus Christ you ****ing idiot, it is semantics. For ****s sake this has been explained literally a million times yet it never fails some shit for brains comes with a dumbass post like this acting as if he has some ****ing secret info.

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