Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 295

**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, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kstater

It's amazing to see KU fans compare their team to the what was the worst program in CFB history as a defense of their marketing.

ORANGE BOWLZ!!!!!1111

|Zach| · 10-11-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Glanced across the room?

You have been setting there with your legs spread wide open with no panties on.

Is Missouri unimportant? Or did we help cause huge problems for one of the best conferences in the NCAA.

Here is a hint. You can't have both.

evenfall · 10-11-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Glanced across the room?

You have been setting there with your legs spread wide open with no panties on.

I don't know what will happen here, but I can tell you are really going to need a support system if this deal does go down. I just want you to know that we're all here for you.

**Saul Good** · 10-11-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Is Missouri unimportant? Or did we help cause huge problems for one of the best conferences in the NCAA.

...and the Big East. If Missouri started this, we changed the landscape of college athletics more than any school in the past 50 years. But we don't matter.

**DaKCMan AP** · 10-11-2011, 12:59 PM

This thread has lost it's burst.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeTodd_KC

I know. Well off to fly the friendly skies for a bit.

Enjoy. The Sopwith Camel awaits!

**Saul Good** · 10-11-2011, 01:01 PM

In reading that 45 page report that everyone's talking about, it sounds like the SEC schools stand to increase their television revenues by 45% from $20 million to $29 million per year from the addition of aTm and Mizzou when they re-work their contract.

Not a bad move for Slive.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Pants

I meant before OBZ's first arrival when your football team was equivalent to the local Riley county high school.

Bad enough that the Big 8 threatened to kick KSU out of the conference. A more logical comparison would be to ask the attendance 3 years after the 1st Fiesta Bowl.

Pants · 10-11-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kstater

It's amazing to see KU fans compare their team to the what was the worst program in CFB history as a defense of their marketing.

Oh was that what I was doing? I thought I was just talking about how fans don't tend to support atrocious teams.

eazyb81 · 10-11-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

In reading that 45 page report that everyone's talking about, it sounds like the SEC schools stand to increase their television revenues by 45% from $20 million to $29 million per year from the addition of aTm and Mizzou when they re-work their contract.

Not a bad move for Slive.

Impossible. Mizzou just doesn't matter. GET OUT OF HERE ALREADY!!! (throws toys across the room and stomps off)

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Oh was that what I was doing? I thought I was just talking about how fans don't tend to support atrocious teams.

I think we both understood. But I gotta needle while I can. Things change quickly.

**HemiEd** · 10-11-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

So, this is all over eh?

It can't be, this is just too much fun.

|Zach| · 10-11-2011, 01:05 PM

Hey here is a shot from a 1932 Missouri football game for fun!

**Saul Good** · 10-11-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

Impossible. Mizzou just doesn't matter. GET OUT OF HERE ALREADY!!! (throws toys across the room and stomps off)

I'm giving you a deadline of 2:15 this afternoon to pick up those toys, or else I'm kicking you out of CP and making you pay me a bunch of money.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-11-2011, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

In reading that 45 page report that everyone's talking about, it sounds like the SEC schools stand to increase their television revenues by 45% from $20 million to $29 million per year from the addition of aTm and Mizzou when they re-work their contract.

Not a bad move for Slive.

Link up that report. Or is it a rehash of that outkickthecoverage article?

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Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $736966	New Conference re-alignment thread 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.
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