Funny Stuff New Conference re-alignment thread - Page 577

**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.

Sassy Squatch · 07-23-2021, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

I love how a thread about conferences realigning is full of mizzou fans seething about kansas.

Lol wut? It's mostly been about speculation of where the remaining teams will go sprinkled in with a couple "I told you so"s.

BryanBusby · 07-23-2021, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Horns down will be a thing in the SEC.

Absolutely. Texas about to Nebraska themselves.

Don't think the SEC will stop with Texas and Oklahoma. At some point they are going to land Clemson and Florida State.

Sassy Squatch · 07-23-2021, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Absolutely. Texas about to Nebraska themselves.

Don't think the SEC will stop with Texas and Oklahoma. At some point they are going to land Clemson and Florida State.

Wouldn't surprise me. That "gentleman's agreement" doesn't apply when there's a shitload of money to be made.

Titty Meat · 07-23-2021, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

Says the fan of an irrelevant program lol

So irrelevant that the B1G took them in. Nobody wants your midmajor basketball program

sedated · 07-23-2021, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Don't think the SEC will stop with Texas and Oklahoma. At some point they are going to land Clemson and Florida State.

Which the Big 12 could have had 10 years ago and prevented all this, but Texas had to veto it.

KChiefs1 · 07-23-2021, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

If Kansas is a “little sibling” to Texas, then Kentucky is a “little sibling” to Florida or Auburn.

Which they are…ask any SEC fan.

sedated · 07-23-2021, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

I love how a thread about conferences realigning is full of mizzou fans seething about kansas.

These threads always just turn into people shit talking on KU.

Although I don't think I've witnessed many instances of KU fans flooding a Mizzou or Nebraska thread to shit talk.

KChiefs1 · 07-23-2021, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

On TexAgs, there was some hope Mizzouche would vote against this move.

Hahahahaha! If the SEC called their entire ath Dept and told them to hop on one leg during a Zoom call, MU would immediately agree.

Get on your knees & suck the B1G’s cock.

KChiefs1 · 07-23-2021, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Haha KU is a midmajor now

Have been for awhile.

FloridaMan88 · 07-23-2021, 03:09 PM

Texas has killed two conferences now… SWC and Big 12.

BryanBusby · 07-23-2021, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

These threads always just turn into people shit talking on KU.

Although I don't think I've witnessed many instances of KU fans flooding a Mizzou or Nebraska thread to shit talk.

Oklahoma really ****ed it all up by clinging to Bevo's nuts.

KChiefs1 · 07-23-2021, 03:26 PM

Possible SEC Pods:

Pod 1: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Pod 2: Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miss St
Pod 3: LSU, Mizzou, Kentucky, Tenn
Pod 4: OU, A&M, Texas, Arkansas

Or

North: Mizzou, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
West: Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas
East: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Auburn
South: Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State

sedated · 07-23-2021, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Oklahoma really ****ed it all up by clinging to Bevo's nuts.

You might have meant to quote my post before that, but yeah the rumor seems to be that Texas Tech and Oklahoma State agreed to back OU and UT as long as they gave them "protection" if conference movement continues.

That deal is obviously over and I bet they are pissed for getting stabbed in the back, but at this point its too late.

Just a clusterf**k

BryanBusby · 07-23-2021, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

You might have meant to quote my post before that, but yeah the rumor seems to be that Texas Tech and Oklahoma State agreed to back OU and UT as long as they gave them "protection" if conference movement continues.

That deal is obviously over and I bet they are pissed for getting stabbed in the back, but at this point its too late.

Just a clusterf**k

Yes, I did mean to quote the prior one. Oops.

**DaKCMan AP** · 07-23-2021, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Possible SEC Pods:

Pod 1: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Pod 2: Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miss St
Pod 3: LSU, Mizzou, Kentucky, Tenn
Pod 4: OU, A&M, Texas, Arkansas

Swap A&M and Mizzou

09-12-2011, 07:57 AM
Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $796966	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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