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*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****
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Exactly. We're probably expanding, but Louisville is at best, the third or fourth school on the list.
I read this quite a bit on various boards. From the pov of ISU, what do you all mean when you say it's "Texas' conference". Being a Texas alumnus, I wish it were "Texas' conference," but I don't see it that way. Obviously many disagree? Elaboration appreciated. Thanks.
Luck must have missed the memo on where the B12 is on verge of extending their Tier 1 contract with ESPN with all schools granting their rights for up to 13 years so nobody is going to pick up and leave. The Big East had completely different dynamics going on with Notre Dame and the other private non-FB schools so his comparison of the BE to the B12 is not a valid one. Unless Florida State or Notre Dame are added as full members, the B12 is best off staying at 10.
Texas' $15M/yr bonus payment from ESPN in the form of LHN essentially saved the B12 and ISU should be thankful for that. The thin-skinned, overly sensitive types from Aggy and Mizzou were too stupid to understand that and foolishly bailed out. Texas provides, by far, the most value to the B12's TV contract and ISU benefits from that so I don't have a problem if sensitive types from ISU call the B12 "Texas' Conference". Texas still gets one vote on conference matters like the other schools get.
The narrative was that schools didn't want to be in the same conference with the biggest AD in the country in UT.
Basically, the ones that left the conference, except for OU, set up the very deal that they "claimed" was what was causing the conference to dissolve.
ESPN went after UT hard, because it made sense to get that brand on the disney networks. They would do it with the other big boys too, but UT came available first.
So, the frightened and scared lying pieces of **** that are eATMe, and nebbie, spent most of their moves, trying to p.r. their way to not being held responsible for changing the landscape of college football. In nebbie's case, they created the entire system that they claimed was harmful. But it only became harmful, when UT shot past them with no chance of them ever catching up.
aggy, well, they are just insecure little people that know that they aren't and never will be UT. They thought that moving to the SEC was going to somehow make them relevant. The problem is that they will be in the West, and get mason jarred by LSU, bama, Auburn, Arkansas, etc.
Basically all the really did was open east Texas recruiting to more schools like Mississippi State that they will lose recruits to.
Luck details WVU Big East exit, Big 12 move - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
Great interview with West Virginia AD on what all went down in their decision to join the Big 12. He confirms (I know it had been rumored already) in this article that both Missouri and West Virginia were in consideration for the SEC's 14th spot, but Missouri was their first choice and "held all the cards". Once Missouri mad their choice to move, the Big 12 ended up being the easy option for West Virginia and they didn't look back pretty much.
Great interview with West Virginia AD on what all went down in their decision to join the Big 12. He confirms (I know it had been rumored already) in this article that both Missouri and West Virginia were in consideration for the SEC's 14th spot, but Missouri was their first choice and "held all the cards". Once Missouri mad their choice to move, the Big 12 ended up being the easy option for West Virginia and they didn't look back pretty much.
Yikes......turns out the Aggie 'Jizz Jar' story is true:
Tuxedo Yoda: Is the Aggie 'Jizz Jar' story true?
Tuxedo Yoda: Is the Aggie 'Jizz Jar' story true?
We've actually known about the Burka article since last September:
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/big-xii-conference/127491-aggie-mason-jar-thread.html
In my rough estimation, it's accounted for half of the posts in this thread.
so? Wesley, Cyber, and Al4 are curious about such things. so what. don't be such a hater.
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Supposedly Bow-tie is buying out Byrne's contract. Byrne was dead set against going to the SEC--don't think this timing isn't related since TAMU joins the SEC on July 1st. Those leaked emails show Byrne was in Europe while bow-tie was negotiating TAMU to the SEC without his knowledge. Unbelievably dysfunctional university.
Saw this on the FSU scout board by BrownCounty a Texas poster. Yoda, also a Texas fan has vouched for his word and contacts. Is anyone here familiar with this poster? Check out his last post.......great news if true. :v_SPIN:
Scout.com: FSU and the Big 12
Scout.com: FSU and the Big 12
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