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.

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

With Arizona in the conference KU gets bumped to #2 in bball

Now this is a grand return post.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

With Arizona in the conference KU gets bumped to #2 in bball

Interesting thoughts billiam

Welcome back to the thunderdome, don't go doing anything stupid like goin' and gettin yourself banned again.

Counterthought, with the addition of all the west coast football teams in the B1G where's corn at now? #10?

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Interesting thoughts billiam

Welcome back to the thunderdome, don't go doing anything stupid like goin' and gettin yourself banned again.

Counterthought, with the addition of all the west coast football teams in the B1G where's corn at now? #10?

In line for the Foster Farms Bowl.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by MarkDavis'Haircut

In line for the Foster Farms Bowl.

You talkin bout bowl games?????

Shit that's like 7-8 years ago for corn. Losing to Iowa every year is their bowl game.

[displacedinMN]

cant believe how crazy fast these decisions are being made

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

cant believe how crazy fast these decisions are being made

When the ship is sinking you hold on to the first thing that floats

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Interesting thoughts billiam

Welcome back to the thunderdome, don't go doing anything stupid like goin' and gettin yourself banned again.

Counterthought, with the addition of all the west coast football teams in the B1G where's corn at now? #10?

17 or 18, depending on how many more Pac 12 teams B1G takes in.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

With Arizona in the conference KU gets bumped to #2 in bball

Says the guy tooting his own horn and whistle while his own head stuck up his own ass!

Now there is one you can take to the bank!

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Says the guy tooting his own horn and whistle while his own head stuck up his own ass!

Now there is one you can take to the bank!

Have you met bill? He'd be stoked to have a head, horn and whistle inside his ass.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Have you met bill? He'd be stoked to have a head, horn and whistle inside his ass.

It's always been my understanding that he has always been this way.

BTA, That is just heresay from the horses mouth himself.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

With Arizona in the conference KU gets bumped to #2 in bball

It’ll be nice to finally have a rival in the conference.

[Pablo]

Big 12 basketball will be a must watch

[ForeverIowan]

Basketball in the Big 12 is going to be downright ridiculous. Especially if they add Gonzaga and UConn for basketball only. You could make a genuine argument the below teams are top 30 programs in the country currently. All of them with extremely passionate fan bases.

Kansas, Arizona, Baylor, Gonzaga, UConn, Houston, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas State, West Virginia

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

cant believe how crazy fast these decisions are being made

These decisions have been discussed for months.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by ForeverIowan

Basketball in the Big 12 is going to be downright ridiculous. Especially if they add Gonzaga and UConn for basketball only. You could make a genuine argument the below teams are top 30 programs in the country currently. All of them with extremely passionate fan bases.

Kansas, Arizona, Baylor, Gonzaga, UConn, Houston, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas State, West Virginia

I really think getting Gonzaga and UCONN for basketball only and then in the next media contract separate out the basketball to make more money. I think Yormark is onto something and basketball is going to suddenly get EXTREMELY valuable when the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12 secede from the NCAA and make their own post season basketball tournament.