New Conference re-alignment thread

[Saulbadguy]

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.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

You hold that piece of Southeast Asia, and you are golden. Eventually you can make your way in to the Middle East, and even Alaska. Keep the ownership of continents away from others.

Well yeah - if you play with a bunch of pussies. That's why you hang out in South America and let some eager idiot that thinks he's going to take over Asia in 3 turns mess around with the guy in Australia.

Well...until Stewie shits all over the board, anyway.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by notorious

How far is from BYU to wherever WVU is?


That's gotta be one hell of a haul.

1,930 miles.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by notorious

How far is from BYU to wherever WVU is?


That's gotta be one hell of a haul.

They'll have to meet in the middle, say Arrowhead stadium. TAKE THAT, KEITZMAN!!

[Saulbadguy]

A large geographic footprint could strengthen bowl tie-ins.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

1,930 miles.

JFC.

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Provo's pretty close, though. Its only 1350 miles.

It's a plane ride extended by 45 minutes that will happen every 4th year. Geography doesn't matter at that point. What I'm talking about is the kid in Texas that can play in the Big XII and the friends and family can see several games per year (home/away) within a reasonable drive.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by Stewie

I'd love it if Texas went to the SEC. I would laugh my ass off.

So would I, just to see how the remaining members would somehow try to keep the conference patched together.

"Texas left? Tis but a flesh wound! Bring in Tulsa!!!"

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

So would I, just to see how the remaining members would somehow try to keep the conference patched together.

"Texas left? Tis but a flesh wound! Bring in Tulsa!!!"

Oh c'mon, you know SMU would be dying to get another shot.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by notorious

How far is from BYU to wherever WVU is?


That's gotta be one hell of a haul.

Its. Just under 2000 miles. Nothing like a 4000 mile round trip to build a rivalry.

[Titty Meat]

Only Big XII fans would try to spin TCU and West Virginia as a win.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Oh c'mon, you know SMU would be dying to get another shot.

TULANE! TULANE!!1111

[notorious]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

So would I, just to see how the remaining members would somehow try to keep the conference patched together.

"Texas left? Tis but a flesh wound! Bring in Tulsa!!!"

That's why I over Cincy coming to the Big 12.

But

For what Tulsa is, they overachieve.


They have less students then Fort Hays State. A lot less.

Go Hurricane!

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

So would I, just to see how the remaining members would somehow try to keep the conference patched together.

"Texas left? Tis but a flesh wound! Bring in Tulsa!!!"

But... but... but... Texas is the debil! /MU dumbasses

[Saulbadguy]

Daily flights from DFW and ORD to Manhattan, Kansas.

Suck it, haters.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

TULANE! TULANE!!1111

If Texas goes, I fully expect my ol' undergraduate alma mater to move up a few ranks and submit their application:

Truman State for the mother****ing win!

Get that footprint back into Missouri, baby! Go Bullfrogs!...I mean dogs.