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.

[KingPriest2]

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[ChiefsCountry]

KC gets to add another day to the Big 12 Tournament now. Will be starting on Tuesday.

[FloridaMan88]

[FloridaMan88]

ACC presidents were scheduled to meet tonight to further discuss the league’s latest expansion plan, sources tell @YahooSports.

Recent Big 12 acquisitions likely ended any Westward expansion plans. The league seriously explored adding 5-7 Pac-12 schools.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 5, 2023

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

ACC presidents were scheduled to meet tonight to further discuss the league’s latest expansion plan, sources tell @YahooSports.

Recent Big 12 acquisitions likely ended any Westward expansion plans. The league seriously explored adding 5-7 Pac-12 schools.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 5, 2023

You beat me to it. The Big 12’s commish deserves all the Parisian Reds and Colombian Whites he wants tonight.

[Mr. Plow]

Good, 3 more teams to beat up on ISU every year.

[Spott]

So how many teams will the Big 12 have now?

[ChiefsCountry]

With the new additions have the perfect name for the Big 12 now:

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Spott

So how many teams will the Big 12 have now?

It's the Big Stwixteen

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

This was a funny obituary.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Good, 3 more teams to beat up on ISU every year.

Well it's a good thing next year is definitely their year. No getting bullied around then!

[Pablo]

Whatever Yormark makes in a year, triple it. He just Veached this university draft.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by KingPriest2

Hmmm

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Ah, you must be using the app then.

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[Coach]

Originally Posted by KingPriest2

Looks like that might happen soon. I’m seeing more about it tonite

Also ESPN has no presence in the west coast. They’re shut out by Fox So ESPZn might give the go ahead to the B12 to go to 18-20

Will consider it if ESPN will sweeten the pie to bring us closer to the P2 levels.

[KingPriest2]

Originally Posted by Coach

Ah, you must be using the app then.

That makes sense. It won't work that way, unfortunately. It will only work on a browser supported Twitter either by phone or PC.

Yes I’m using the app. But I’m on my phone though