Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 514

**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.

DJ's left nut · 10-28-2011, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kstater

Major bargaining chip the Big 12 just gained.

Yeah.

The IIX had no idea that MU was talking to the SEC before a random webpage dropped...

You fellas crack me up.

eazyb81 · 10-28-2011, 06:01 AM

http://outkickthecoverage.com/sec-ac...uri-to-sec.php

LOL, SEC accidentally announces Mizzou as a new member. They pulled it quickly but Clay Travis has a screenshot on his website.

evenfall · 10-28-2011, 06:09 AM

Can't be. hemiEd said the fat girl with pimples doesn't get asked to dance by the prom king.

Los Pollos Hermanos · 10-28-2011, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evenfall

Can't be. hemiEd said the fat girl with pimples doesn't get asked to dance by the prom king.

more butthurt

eazyb81 · 10-28-2011, 06:12 AM

The articles are all down but you can still see a lot of the original links when you search for Missouri on the SEC website.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/search.aspx?q=missouri

**Saulbadguy** · 10-28-2011, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah.

The IIX had no idea that MU was talking to the SEC before a random webpage dropped...

You fellas crack me up.

eazyb81 · 10-28-2011, 07:52 AM

OU gets clowned again.

West Virginia to the Big 12 and will be announced today.

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssport...32522/32980106

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 10-28-2011, 07:59 AM

staying at 10 is a mistake.

**Saulbadguy** · 10-28-2011, 08:04 AM

http://goemaw.com/forum/index.php?to...2636#msg382636

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I don't know what Missouri will ultimately do, but I do know that their coaches do not want SEC. Big 3 especially do not want (FB, MBB, BSB). Have also heard that the AthDept as a whole is opposed. This is all fan and politician driven, if in fact they go.

Jerm · 10-28-2011, 08:06 AM

Pinkel has been one of if not the most vocal voice in all of this...I call bullshit that they don't want the move.

Why on earth would you not...esp. baseball and basketball? They'd instantly be competitors in both.

kepp · 10-28-2011, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

http://goemaw.com/forum/index.php?to...2636#msg382636

Complete BS. Pinkel has been very vocal, almost to a fault, about his distaste for the Big12. Saying he doesn't favor a move is ridiculous. It's fitting that this post was from a user named "captaincrap".

Frazod · 10-28-2011, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kepp

Complete BS. Pinkel has been very vocal, almost to a fault, about his distaste for the Big12. Saying he doesn't favor a move is ridiculous. It's fitting that this post was from a user named "captaincrap".

Seriously. Who makes this shit up?

**HemiEd** · 10-28-2011, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefsfansofDallas

Is there really any difference between being OU/UT's bitch than being Bama/LSU's bitch?

The grass is ALWAYS greener, ALWAYS. But we will get to watch this unfold for quite some time.

I think Mizzou is counting on a communist regime, one for all and all for one, the big hogs split evenly with the peons, but I bet there is some capitalism in there to some extent.

**Saulbadguy** · 10-28-2011, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kepp

Complete BS. Pinkel has been very vocal, almost to a fault, about his distaste for the Big12. Saying he doesn't favor a move is ridiculous. It's fitting that this post was from a user named "captaincrap".

He has been, and that is discussed further in the thread.

However, that particular poster is very well connected. Believe it or not, I don't care, but he is always dead on.

**HemiEd** · 10-28-2011, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

He has been, and that is discussed further in the thread.

However, that particular poster is very well connected. Believe it or not, I don't care, but he is always dead on.

There are some good points made in that thread. A move to the SEC is just going to make Pinkel's job more difficult, to be relevant.

But, IMO, it may give him more time with some that are growing impatient. I honestly thought everybody was in love with him until yesterday, but that isn't true.

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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eazyb81 The Illuminati Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: the road less traveled Casino cash: $10004900	http://outkickthecoverage.com/sec-ac...uri-to-sec.php LOL, SEC accidentally announces Mizzou as a new member. They pulled it quickly but Clay Travis has a screenshot on his website.
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eazyb81 The Illuminati Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: the road less traveled Casino cash: $10004900	The articles are all down but you can still see a lot of the original links when you search for Missouri on the SEC website. http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/search.aspx?q=missouri
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eazyb81 The Illuminati Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: the road less traveled Casino cash: $10004900	OU gets clowned again. West Virginia to the Big 12 and will be announced today. http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssport...32522/32980106
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Jerm Mahomes > God Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clinton, MO Casino cash: $4848996	Pinkel has been one of if not the most vocal voice in all of this...I call bullshit that they don't want the move. Why on earth would you not...esp. baseball and basketball? They'd instantly be competitors in both.
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