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.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

They'll be able to offer Tomlin 150 million and finally get a good coach

They’re giving frost a lifetime contract

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Other than the 51 million people who just watched KUs tourney games.

51 million

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Realignment has been going on for a decade and it's always been impressive how KU fans interject themselves despite not being wanted by either of the 2 big conferences

"Being wanted" has mostly translated to "becoming a bottom feeder in a different conference".

Not sure why any school that's moved around would brag at this point in terms of results on the field/court..... bUt NoW i'M iN tHe pOpUlAr CoNfErEnCe!

[Prison Bitch]

Big 12 was second best football Sagarin conf/division behind only the SEC-west

I’d love to go Big 10 so we would have easier competition

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Big 12 was second best football Sagarin conf/division behind only the SEC-west

I’d love to go Big 10 so we would have easier competition

U cant possibly believe this. Maybe one season our of 20. But the big 12 has been horribad in football for over a decade now. Now no Texas or ou. Gl with that

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Big 12 was second best football Sagarin conf/division behind only the SEC-west

I’d love to go Big 10 so we would have easier competition

They don't want you

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by BWillie

U cant possibly believe this. Maybe one season our of 20. But the big 12 has been horribad in football for over a decade now. Now no Texas or ou. Gl with that

I don’t vaiue opinions only facts. Big 12 has been ranked higher in Sagarin that both BIG divisions the last 6 years except for 2018 when they were between them
https://sagarin.usatoday.com/2019-2/...tings-2017-18/

Texas hasn’t done squat in years bro. Anyone tell you that?

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

No, Coach said Big 12 wasn’t going to dissolve.

We're still here buddy.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...postcount=9811

How my ass taste now, haters?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...postcount=8991

UCF, Houston, and Cincinnati are in (BYU is a good get, better than Memphis).

Remember when Mike Aresco and the AAC was going to poach existing Big 12 members?

It isn't just that they were unable to do that, but they couldn't even coax schools from the Mountain West or Sun Belt to join their league. In fact, the AAC just made themselves worse, considering they had to poach schools from C-USA.

And you responded by saying:

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

This aged well.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...postcount=9822

Guess who got left with their pants down and holding their dicks?

The Pac 12.

[RustShack]

I’m guessing the Big12 adds Arizona, Arizona St, Colorado, and Utah(assuming the B1G adds a few more PAC). Or who knows, the Big12 gets lucky and gets Oregon and Washington too. Or Stanford and Cal.

Fox runs the B1G and would likely be a Big12 media partner, while ESPN has the SEC and ACC. It’s a P4, with ESPN and Fox being the P2 against each other.

[Kiimo]

Remember when Nebraska was relevant in literally anything

[TribalElder]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

We’ve been too busy starring in “One Shining Moment”

Is that some kind of XXX pride month video, typical KU stuff

[Kiimo]

Whooeee booyyyyyy more like GAY U amirite

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Remember when Nebraska was relevant in literally anything

A good 10 years before Kansas' last Orange Bowl victory, IIRC.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by RustShack

I’m guessing the Big12 adds Arizona, Arizona St, Colorado, and Utah(assuming the B1G adds a few more PAC). Or who knows, the Big12 gets lucky and gets Oregon and Washington too. Or Stanford and Cal.

Fox runs the B1G and would likely be a Big12 media partner, while ESPN has the SEC and ACC. It’s a P4, with ESPN and Fox being the P2 against each other.

I think UW and UO are going to go with USC and UCLA, that's what I would guess on.

If that happens, then Big12 could offer an invite to Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado (ugh), and Utah (all are in the Mountain Time Zone).

I don't think any team in California is worth a damn, outside of USC and UCLA.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Remember when Nebraska was relevant in literally anything

The 90's were a good time for Nebraska.