Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

[CycloneErik]

Huh. I don't look at 2022 as long into the future, but that's cool, I guess.

 

[FerShizzle]

Curious why silence from Jamie Pollard a good thing. I understand ranting on twitter is not professional.

because the people that are ranting are doing so because the situation is not unfolding in a way they like and they want to change it.

 

[NorthCyd]

This is good (for us). When JP or Wintersteen starts jacking jaw on social media then I’ll know we’re officially ******.

Pollard meamwhile...

 

[keepngoal]

wild scenario .... SECESPN declines TX OU. Big10 then accepts those with accreditation that are in the Big12 which leaves OU out.

 

[jsb]

Circulating around as a B16 model. Placates WVU. Strong Texas presence. No issues with BYU in this group.

rhis would be ******* terrible.

 

[drmwevr08]

because the people that are ranting are doing so because the situation is not unfolding in a way they like and they want to change it.

The less he says right know the greater his options IMO. Only if they think they need to send a message to someone will they release things that way, which seems unlikely, especially given the scramble ISU has in front of it. The biggest challenge has to be that there is no established end game or set of rules here that the schools, or even the conferences are sure of. Well, perhaps the SEC has a plan but I'd bet everyone else if guessing at it a bit.

 

[2speedy1]

Exactly. That's what people need to grasp. There's a lot of real estate between what we'd get from a zombie B12 and a full-fledged Big 10 member. If ISU gets in the Big 10 it's likely forgoing plenty of media share for a while.

Nebraska took a reduced share for 7 years, Rutgers and Maryland I believe still are taking a reduced share. I am pretty sure anyone will though.

 

[CyrideAllstar]

I'm going to go ahead and bet that the B10 isn't going to change the model that's led to it's long term stability while nearly every other conference (outside the SEC) has had defections or threats of defections. Adopting the revenue model that collapsed the B12 seems like a pretty foolish decision and there's no scenario where any B10 schools would vote for it.

A more likely outcome would be tOSU leaving the B10 if they felt they could either A.) Make significantly more money elsewhere. or B.) No longer compete for national championships in the B10. In order to avoid that playing out, the B10 needs to make a move to create a better football conference, that's why I think you're going to see the B10 join up with the top of the P12.

The boost doesn't really come from a "per team added" basis, that's just functionally how it's measured. The boost will come because there is no longer a B12 or P12 conference to bid on, so you've consolidated premium inventory and reduced competition, increasing the bid for the B10 inventory. Would a merged B12/P12 get a bid? Absolutely, but if you remove Texas/OU/USC/Oregon/Etc. the bid might be $12M per school instead of $35M per school - the difference would get bid towards the B10 contract.

You're missing the part where Ohio state would act like texas and threaten to leave if they don't get extra cash. It's voting for that under duress. You think the big 12 schools took that on willingly? Luckily for you guys, you don't have to deal with those clowns..although I'm sure osu does throw its weight around a bit.

I can see where some iowa fans would oppose isu in that conference but man would it be fun. Hope it happens.

 

[JM4CY]

Circulating around as a B16 model. Placates WVU. Strong Texas presence. No issues with BYU in this group.

 

[Cyched]

Circulating around as a B16 model. Placates WVU. Strong Texas presence. No issues with BYU in this group.

No such thing as a "strong Texas presence" that doesn't include UT and/or TAMU

 

[hawkfan]

 

[CloneJD]

Worst case is big12 takes houston and cinci. We aren’t merging with the aac.

 

[2speedy1]

Circulating around as a B16 model. Placates WVU. Strong Texas presence. No issues with BYU in this group.

 

[Cyched]

 

[HFCS]

I wonder what the odds are that someone hinted to Chris Beard this would be happening very soon?

It's pretty rare for a very successful coach to move to another program in the same conference when he could easily take a marquee job in another conference.

 

[jbhtexas]

If this is true, then, as the OkSU president stated in those tweets above, there has been talk going between UT/OU and the SEC for quite some time, in violation of the Big 12 GOR agreement. Should be fun times!!

 

[madguy30]

Curious why silence from Jamie Pollard a good thing. I understand ranting on twitter is not professional.

Iirc he's usually quiet when things are OK or he's got stuff figured out.

Or maybe he's just on vacation and knows nothing.

 

[Clonefan94]

I guess this is the most obvious thing I've seen all day. No way were they in the Big XII next year.

 

[CycloneErik]

Curious why silence from Jamie Pollard a good thing. I understand ranting on twitter is not professional.

It shows desperation and futility.
Also, the Big 10 frowns on candidates making noise in public. Just ask Mizzou.

 

[Cyched]

Iirc he's usually quiet when things are OK or he's got stuff figured out.

Or maybe he's just on vacation and knows nothing.

Probably did too much day drinking at the lake. Couldn't get any Pedialyte until today