Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 292

**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.

eazyb81 · 10-11-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

But you seem to be pissed off at the actions of KU. I mean...they can't make magic happen.

Too bad Lew is no longer around to make ridiculous promises.

Ol Sheahon Zenger can't quite make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

Pants · 10-11-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ReeTodd_KC

You are right and that is the frustrating part about it.

It's not frustrating to me because we stand to make a shit ton of money in the B12 and not have to travel to the coasts (unless WV joins) to play our conference games. Staying in the B12 is not "sucking Texas' cock". Neither is admitting that Texas and OU are the biggest money makers for the conference and being OK with them making more money (which they aren't even asking for anymore). KU wants to be a big boy? Improve the abortion of the football program and become a contender.

|Zach| · 10-11-2011, 11:57 AM

I love chicken salad.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

It's not frustrating to me because we stand to make a shit ton of money in the B12 and not have to travel to the coasts (unless WV joins) to play our conference games. Staying in the B12 is not "sucking Texas' cock". Neither is admitting that Texas and OU are the biggest money makers for the conference and being OK with them making more money (which they aren't even asking for anymore). KU wants to be a big boy? Improve the abortion of the football program and become a contender.

Oh..... BALLSACK!

Reerun_KC · 10-11-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Oh..... BALLSACK!

Funny but I still hate you passionately...

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeTodd_KC

Funny but I still hate you passionately...

No you don't. If I weren't here to document your idiocy and reign you in, you'd just be another WiCoMoedson.

I'm just bringing you back to the pack.

Reerun_KC · 10-11-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

No you don't. If I weren't here to document your idiocy and reign you in, you'd just be another WiCoMoedson.

I'm just bringing you back to the pack.

Stop stalking me creeper!

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeTodd_KC

Stop stalking me creeper!

Oh! Hey! Everybody! ROYrunns being stalked!

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 12:16 PM

In the conference re-alignment thread.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 12:17 PM

That has 4400 posts.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 10-11-2011, 12:18 PM

Braincase · 10-11-2011, 12:20 PM

Not quite...

Braincase · 10-11-2011, 12:21 PM

Almost to the station!

Braincase · 10-11-2011, 12:21 PM

Breathing hard...

Reerun_KC · 10-11-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Oh! Hey! Everybody! ROYrunns being stalked!

Still hate you.

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