*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****

[HuxleyClone]

Uhhhh Doh!

 

[CycloneWanderer]

YOU GOT SERVED, 11k!

 

[LindenCy]

Uhhhh Doh!

You got it! :smile:

I guess all the rumor mongers are currently eating dinner, because wow things got quiet.

 

[cyclones18]

This has been proposed before. Doubtful whether the NCAA would let them leave for football but remain for the other championships. One very prophetic meeting of the six BCS conferences led to this story:
Among the "emerging themes," according to a report provided to all member schools, was a prediction that in five to 10 years "conference affiliations and BCS affiliations may shift" and "conferences ... will increasingly break away from the NCAA."
That meeting was in 2003.

USATODAY.com - Option for top football schools: Leave NCAA

Just seems like it will have a massive impact on more than just college football and will cost a lot of universities a lot of jobs which is the last thing we need right now given the circumstances. At some point it has to be about more than just football. If not then you end up with about 10 teams each year that have a shot at a championship since they can outspend everyone else to buy players since there are no rules.

 

[tim_redd]

The only rush now is to 20k.

 

[Die4Cy]

LOL, it is funny because at the landmark numbers people seem to go nuts trying to get there. :smile:

CF has bagged 1000 posts to this one thread in just over 48 hours. We can't possibly be expected to constantly pay attention to details like that.

This is a volume operation at this point.

 

[Stormin]

Texas politics at work???? Ken Starr + Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

https://twitter.com/#!/kaybaileyhutch/status/114001931160137728

Looks like some sort of stain on that dress. Wonder if she still has it??

 

[LindenCy]

CF has bagged 1000 posts to this one thread in just over 48 hours. We can't possibly be expected to constantly pay attention to details like that.

This is a volume operation at this point.

We had better start cranking then. :smile: Who's got the second shift?

 

[Judoka]

I'm still waiting at Arther Bryant's for Pollard to walk in with the rest of the Forgotten Five ADs.

 

[CrossCyed]

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
we are back to the "who the hell knows stage" now! stay tuned!
45 minutes ago

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
Also hearing that if they secure OU there will be a "death clause" put in for all the members if they try to leave. up to 70 mil to leave
46 minutes ago
»

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
Hearing now the #big12 may be giving OU what they want to stay. Hearing UT like dollars to OU to keep them to stay
47 minutes ago

 

[Wesley]

Worth listening to. Cliff notes version....

Big East guy says WTF is everyone thinking??? This is ridiculous.
Nebraska guy tries to act like it's not all about money but obviously it is!
Joe Schad says, hell yes it's all about money, everything is!

Lot's of good comments about sending student athletes 1000 miles being ridiculous and that things like TCU in the Big East makes no sense, etc. Football is one thing. You travel 5-6 times a year. Think about volleyball, basketball, softball, etc. That is A LOT of travel!!!

Do athletes get to collect frequent flyer miles or is that considered compensation? Could be good or the miles account!

Texas will have to buy their own jetliner just to move their Olympic sports teams around the country.

 

[shawn_200m]

NCAASportsGuy CollegeSportsGuy
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@THEreCREWter Beebe's individual campus visits have been completed. Hearing the meeting still on at undisclosed location in KC metro.

Can anyone track the ISU, KU, KSU, Mizzou, or Baylor planes to the KC metro tonite?

 

[Die4Cy]

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
we are back to the "who the hell knows stage" now! stay tuned!
45 minutes ago

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
Also hearing that if they secure OU there will be a "death clause" put in for all the members if they try to leave. up to 70 mil to leave
46 minutes ago
»

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
Hearing now the #big12 may be giving OU what they want to stay. Hearing UT like dollars to OU to keep them to stay
47 minutes ago

And who is supposed to cough up the money to convince OU to stay? Last year, it was A$M making cash money demands. Why do I get the feeling the Forgotten Five will be paying for this, and we find ourselves back here again someday soon....

 

[Wesley]

Sounds like OU decided to blow the whole thing up after promising to commit to the Big 12, then threw dynamite in the closet without giving expansion a chance.

Yeah, this year it appears Dave Boren is the mess.

 

[gocubs2118]

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
we are back to the "who the hell knows stage" now! stay tuned!
45 minutes ago

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
Also hearing that if they secure OU there will be a "death clause" put in for all the members if they try to leave. up to 70 mil to leave
46 minutes ago
»

bobfescoe Bob Fescoe
Hearing now the #big12 may be giving OU what they want to stay. Hearing UT like dollars to OU to keep them to stay
47 minutes ago

They should have put in the "death" penalty last summer.

 

[CrossCyed]

NCAASportsGuy CollegeSportsGuy
@
@THEreCREWter Beebe's individual campus visits have been completed. Hearing the meeting still on at undisclosed location in KC metro.

Can anyone track the ISU, KU, KSU, Mizzou, or Baylor planes to the KC metro tonite?

95% odds that that's still a fake Twitter account that is trying to come up with semi plausible rumors.

 

[D UP Clones]

And who is supposed to cough up the money to convince OU to stay? Last year, it was A$M making cash money demands. Why do I get the feeling the Forgotten Five will be paying for this, and we find ourselves back here again someday soon....

It should be texas in with their third tier rights.

 

[Mesaclone1]

I'd guess the idea would be for Texas and the LHN to pay...or perhaps incorporate OU in the network in some way.

 

[shawn_200m]

95% odds that that's still a fake Twitter account that is trying to come up with semi plausible rumors.

That may very well be the case, but if we could verify that any of the school's planes were on their way to KC he might gain some credibility.

 

[CrossCyed]

That may very well be the case, but if we could verify that any of the school's planes were on their way to KC he might gain some credibility.

Ours is not, via FlightAware.

Of course, it'd make sense for everyone but Baylor to drive.