Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 316

**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 · 10-12-2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Starting your own network > Participating in a conference network

Of course, if you're name is Texas.

Why share with the peasants when you can convince them that less money is a good thing?

**Saul Good** · 10-12-2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pants

So that's not exactly them ****ing you in the ass, is it?

Sure it is. Its just not rape because we let them do it.

kstater · 10-12-2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

I'm jealous of Texas' success, so I want to go somewhere else and become jealous of multiple peoples' success.

Kind of a weird point you have here.

**Reaper16** · 10-12-2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

And we've had baby DeArmonds ventriloquist for several years too. It's cute how you wrench your face when he massages your prostate.

You're thinking of duncan_idaho, actually.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-12-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

Sounds like a good tradeoff to try and keep the idiocy and whining at bay.

If want to keep that shit at bay you should post on PowerMuttzou exclusively.

Pants · 10-12-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Sure it is. Its just not rape because we let them do it.

I think we just have different definitions of being ****ed in the ass. To me, the phrase implies that you're being taken advantage of somehow or that you're being slighted or hurt in some way. To you, it seems that if someone is not charitable with you, they're ****ing you in the ass. It must suck being the victim 100% of the time in your life.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-12-2011, 03:16 PM

And the thing is, I LIKE all the Mizzou fans on this board. Especially easyb. This realignment shit has made me a bit grouchy.

Sorry easy...i take those last two statements back. That was shitty of me.

eazyb81 · 10-12-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

If want to keep that shit at bay you should post on PowerMuttzou exclusively.

Do you have anymore KK ideas you want to parrot today or are you just going to wait until tomorrow's menstruation?

WilliamTheIrish · 10-12-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

Do you have anymore KK ideas you want to parrot today or are you just going to wait until tomorrow's menstruation?

You've obviously mistaken me for somebody else. But I deserved that.

**alnorth** · 10-12-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Florida is not bigger than the SEC, and they stand to make more money by dividing up SEC network revenue than they do by having a stand-alone Gator network.

Doesn't Florida get $10MM/year? You are basically saying that an SEC network would be per school, not just better, but A LOT better than the B1G network. Possible I guess, but I'll need to see that happen before I believe it.

**Saul Good** · 10-12-2011, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pants

I think we just have different definitions of being ****ed in the ass. To me, the phrase implies that you're being taken advantage of somehow or that you're being slighted or hurt in some way. To you, it seems that if someone is not charitable with you, they're ****ing you in the ass. It must suck being the victim 100% of the time in your life.

I don't feel like a victim at all. We got what we accepted. We then put ourselves in a position to leave and prosper. Must suck having no pride, as KU seems content.

Pants · 10-12-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

I don't feel like a victim at all.

I don't know how you feel, but you sure have been acting like a victim, crying how Bevo has been ****ing you in the ass for 15 years when in reality they just weren't being charitable.

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Must suck having no pride, as KU seems content.

Pride in what? Having 25 million people live in your state? You're acting like a doofus, man.

Mr. Plow · 10-12-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

And the thing is, I LIKE all the Mizzou fans on this board. Especially easyb. This realignment shit has made me a bit grouchy.

Sorry easy...i take those last two statements back. That was shitty of me.

Oh ballsack!

**HemiEd** · 10-12-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

I don't feel like a victim at all. We got what we accepted. We then put ourselves in a position to leave and prosper. Must suck having no pride, as KU seems content.

Actually, I interpret what they are doing, or not doing in your eyes, as having a lot of pride.
Pride in sticking to an agreement, and abiding by a contract made with other members for the good of the whole.

But in the end, I have a feeling Mizzou is going to FEEL the pride of the other members of the Big 12. We shall see.

WilliamTheIrish · 10-12-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Oh ballsack!

09-12-2011, 07:57 AM
Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $746966	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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WilliamTheIrish Champion Golfer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2001 Casino cash: $4170607	And the thing is, I LIKE all the Mizzou fans on this board. Especially easyb. This realignment shit has made me a bit grouchy. Sorry easy...i take those last two statements back. That was shitty of me.
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