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Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:29 am
by StallionsModelT
This is starting to sound VERY bad.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:32 am
by Comet
StallionsModelT wrote:This is starting to sound VERY bad.
Relax a bit ModelT, anything can happen in a blink of an eye. But at the same time, don't be surprised if not much happens with C-USA and we're left here for a few years. That's almost okay too. It will give us more time to build up our program, strengthen our recruiting, and get quite a bit of wins against this conference. If we continue in this trajectory we'll get our place in the big table eventually. It took TCU almost a decade, and even then they're still not there!
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:33 am
by sbsmith
EastStang wrote:The question is whether OU can drop their hillbilly brothers. If they could, they might be candidates for the Big Ten. They are AAU, I think. I know Nebraska would love to have their rivalry game back with the Sooners. Unless UT makes a deal with OU, OU is going to not be a happy camper in the Big XII. An offer from the Big Ten, and they're gone. KU-OU to the Big Ten is not far fetched, if they can both dump their little brothers. UT could hold out for the LHN with the PAC 12 knowing that they were not real keen on adding TT and OSU. Thus, in this negotiation unless there is another suitor out there for OU, UT holds all the cards.
Oklahoma is not in the AAU.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:35 am
by PoconoPony
I cannot find any scenario where SMU benefits or fits in unless OU, OSU, TT and TU disapate to other conferences.
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Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:38 am
by Dutch
there isn't one.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:58 am
by Nacho
ut must go indie and put their other teams in another conference.
they simply don't play well with others.
even if the big 12 got the band back together it would fall apart sooner or later.
ou is not going to take any more from ut. they have made that clear.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:59 am
by Dutch
Nacho wrote:ut must go indie and put their other teams in another conference.
they simply don't play well with others.
even if the big 12 got the band back together it would fall apart sooner or later.
ou is not going to take any more from ut. they have made that clear.
where would they put their other sports?
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:01 am
by Nacho
sunbelt sounds good to me.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:05 am
by StallionsModelT
Dont laugh.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:07 am
by Nacho
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/217581/ ... -texas.htmou has put big demands on ut.
it's good to see someone stand up to them.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:08 am
by StallionsModelT
Nacho,
What do you really think UT is going to do? Bow down and take it from OU? Texas has proven its not willing to do anything for anyone or anybody but Texas. These demands are not worth the paper they're printed on. Waste of time. Move on.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:13 am
by Pony Soup
SMT - what do you think UT is going to do? Go independent and be eliminated from BCS other than finishing #1 or #2?
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:20 am
by Nacho
the big 12 is a very dysfunctional marriage. it can't last. ut can bully most of the schools.
why do you think nebraska and colorado left? everyone wants out. right now it is a marriage of convenience.
the pac 12 had a lhn and tech problem. they probably got their fill of ut in a big hurry with things got serious.
ou desperately wants out but has to carry okie state with them. makes it tough.
that conference is a mess.
this is what lawyers are for.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:34 am
by Mexmustang
Lawyers aside, why can't the rest of the conference simply out vote UT? If they plan on leaving, help them pack. Had they called their hand two years ago, A&M and Nebraska would still be part of the conference. As long as UT thinks their BEVOSHIT doesn't stink, they will be an impossible partner.
Re: Pac 12 will not Expand past 12
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:43 am
by SMU 86
Pac-12 would not take OU and OSU without Texas.
http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1267981