Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 421

**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.

Pitt Gorilla · 10-21-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevo_410

omg guys if this isn't a rp i called it...

http://www.610sports.com/topic/play_...udioId=5526339

listen and enjoy, MIZ-SEC BABY!!

She literally has a better handle on the situation than KK.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 10-21-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Interestingly enough that whole ordeal happened in College Town USA. Columbia, Missouri,

actually ole Larry enjoyed quite a few house parties in Manhappiness as well.

**HemiEd** · 10-21-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

She literally has a better handle on the situation than KK.

saulgood is a female?

Wow, she was fired up and passionate. :blushing:

eazyb81 · 10-21-2011, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevo_410

omg guys if this isn't a rp i called it...

http://www.610sports.com/topic/play_...udioId=5526339

listen and enjoy, MIZ-SEC BABY!!

That was awesome! I want to buy that woman a beer.

ferrarispider95 · 10-21-2011, 04:01 PM

double post

ferrarispider95 · 10-21-2011, 04:02 PM

What ku or ksu fan that wouldn't trade mizzou for louisville in a heartbeat? Yeah it will add a bit more footprint, but a better college, better facilities, and better town.

Honestly it we can drop Mizzou, get back to 12 with BYU, Louisville, and WVU we will be stronger than at 10 with Mizzou.

|Zach| · 10-21-2011, 04:05 PM

kstater · 10-21-2011, 04:19 PM

http://m.cjonline.com/sports/2011-10...-mizzous-fling

**KcMizzou** · 10-21-2011, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevo_410

omg guys if this isn't a rp i called it...

http://www.610sports.com/topic/play_...udioId=5526339

listen and enjoy, MIZ-SEC BABY!!

That was awesome. Go Sherie.

baitism · 10-21-2011, 04:26 PM

I love the martial applications of logic by people in here and the media....

Mr. Plow · 10-21-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kstater

http://m.cjonline.com/sports/2011-10...-mizzous-fling

But but but.....it will be ALL KU's fault. Lol

mnchiefsguy · 10-21-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

But but but.....it will be ALL KU's fault. Lol

If MU offers to play KU and KU refuses, then that is on KU. KU can say no, it is free to do so, and they can cite any reason they want, but for them to say it is Mizzou's fault would be a lie if Mizzou is willing to play them.

Mr. Plow · 10-21-2011, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

If MU offers to play KU and KU refuses, then that is on KU. KU can say no, it is free to do so, and they can cite any reason they want, but for them to say it is Mizzou's fault would be a lie if Mizzou is willing to play them.

Yeah.....MU is totally free of any fault.

mnchiefsguy · 10-21-2011, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Yeah.....MU is totally free of any fault.

If they are willing to play KU, and are not making any ludicrous demands, then I don't see what fault you can hang Mizzou with. If KU wants to refuse and lose money on the deal, then they can live with that. Considering the state of the KU football program, they need a profitable game at Arrowhead with Mizzou much more than Mizzou does.

Brock · 10-21-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

If MU offers to play KU and KU refuses, then that is on KU. KU can say no, it is free to do so, and they can cite any reason they want, but for them to say it is Mizzou's fault would be a lie if Mizzou is willing to play them.

If it's not a conference game, what's the point? It's a shame and all, but the rivalry doesn't really mean anything if Missouri's in the SEC. JMO.

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