Report: Pac-10 Set to Invite Six Big 12 Teams
This is old by now, but Chip Brown -- formerly of the Dallas Morning News, now of Orangebloods.com -- reported yesterday that the Pac-10 will extend membership invitations to Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado. The initial bonfire the report created turned into an uncontrolled blaze when Colorado AD Mike Bohn initially gave it credibility, before later backing off. Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott also essentially denied the report.
Given the report's timeline, we'll know by this weekend.
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The irony is...
Several months back when all expansion talk was launched by the Big 10 I was an advocate for the Big 12 conducting a preemptive strike. As I recall I recommended that we expand by four teams in order to stave just this sort of hostile takeover.
Now it appears that greed and complacency may well dissolve the conference. Our inability to share revenue and laissez faire attitude towards creating a television network may yet doom us.
Incredibly our own success is what is fueling the speculation as to which conference will attempt to divide us first. Arguably among the two best conferences in both football (SEC) and basketball (ACC/Big East) depending on the season we have in our short history racked up a enviable amount of wins and championships. Now it seems internal strife will lead to our ultimate defeat and not our external foes.
Additionally, I feel that the leadership of the Big XII has been slow to adapt to today’s athletics and multimedia. By taking a passive wait and see approach they have allowed other conferences to dictate the terms and direction of our conference. Beebe needs to take action now lest he find himself without a conference to manage in the coming years.
Well Said.
And when they do stand up to say something they sound like Charlie Brown’s freakin teacher and you glean nothing from it.
I think this warrants an Open Thread. But that’s just me.
I absolutely agree with you
Except that I think it’s too late for Beebe to do anything. Instead of firing a shot across the bow like you said, he sat back and allowed the conference to be portrayed as weak. Instead of trying to get all of the parties to come to the table, he sat back while Texas upped the gamesmanship by taking a hard line against Mizzou, Nub and Colorado. At this point, there is no chance of the Big XII expanding and only a slim hope that it will remain intact. Once the Big Ten and Pac-10 get finished picking the meat from the bones, MWC and C-USA will grab what’s left. It really shouldn’t have been this way, but let this be a lesson to everyone on the value of strong leadership.
All this conference talk
is making my ears bleed. I should go off the grid for awhile…
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If you haven't already seen it
this is one off the funnier takes on the subject.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
Yeah
I would say that’s a good thing for you. Even my Hawkeyes got the cousin-f*cker burn.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jun 4, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm...It's like an Adventures post, but, like, not written by me.
Bring on the Cats
"Without getting into specifics, my exit involves a McFlurry machine and a video tape of risque commercials from overseas." -- Jack Donaghy
With more of a potty mouth.
And don’t they know they should be picking on A&M?
Surgeon General's Warning: K-State-Mizzou basketball may increase the risk of high blood pressure. Please consult your doctor prior to watching any of these games.
A&M is only retarded on the field...
…when it comes to number of TV sets and academic standing, that’s another story.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Jun 4, 2010 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
But this is high school
and I’m pretty sure A&M would have been extremely awkward as an early teenager…
Surgeon General's Warning: K-State-Mizzou basketball may increase the risk of high blood pressure. Please consult your doctor prior to watching any of these games.
They don't know them like we do.
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"Without getting into specifics, my exit involves a McFlurry machine and a video tape of risque commercials from overseas." -- Jack Donaghy
In this parody K-State is...
The jock with a lot of awards and letters who never gets the homecoming queen because he just has ok looks. And of course no one really wants his opinion but he has a decent car and gives everyone a ride to school so they keep him in the group. Later in life he owns the local hardware store and likes to recall the glory days.
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