SEC -- no offer to Texas A&M [update: offer to Texas A&M]

[Arkiehawg]

Crystal Ball holding true...

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6980644/pitt-syracuse-apply-join-acc-ranks-source-says

As I look into my crystal ball for this week, I see that the little schools in the little 12 will drop the lawsuit threat and aTm will come into the SEC. The SEC will also send offer out to Mizzou, WV and FSU this week....stay tuned.. Might also see some wild announcements with the little 12 and the Big East collapse due to multiple invitations to their members by other conferences....

Shorthorns BOR and Oklahoma BOR both meet today. Suspect that the outcome will be the death of the little 12....

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...ma-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-according-source

Also, UConn, now looking to jump ship to the ACC....Big East soon to be on life support.... The super conference concepts are becoming reality....stay tuned....

 

[Beach Runner]

Shorthorns BOR and Oklahoma BOR both meet today. Suspect that the outcome will be the death of the little 12....

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...ma-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-according-source

Also, UConn, now looking to jump ship to the ACC....Big East soon to be on life support.... The super conference concepts are becoming reality....stay tuned....

Thanks for the updates!

 

[hkem1]

A&M is still being held hostage by Baylor, and that situation has no clear end in sight. The Big 12 will not necessarily die should, UT/Tech/ OU/ OSU leave. They still have a BCS conference bid through 2013, which will make them very attractive to Big East castoffs and schools that got shut out of the Big 12 at its origin (TCU, SMU, Houston). TV revenue will be a problem, but other conferences survive with less.

Missouri would likely get invited somewhere else, but the Kansas- Kansas State situation would be interesting. They can't split up because of political reasons in that state. While Kansas has AAU membership (who would have thought that would become a household term) and a very high profile basketball program, Kansas State's lackluster academic profile would likely keep it out of the Big 10.

So I think Kansas and Kansas State will really be the two schools trying to keep the Big 12 together.

 

[Arkiehawg]

If the shorthorns, OU, OSU and T-tech jump to the PAC/west the Baylor threat will go away. They would have to file against their Texas Big brother and that won't happen. BTW Baylor and Iowa St have been sniffing the shorts of the Big East (which is collapsing and will need new members) already which would also neutralize their threat. Mizzou would end up either in the Big 10 or SEC. My money would be on the SEC since they pee'd in their wheaties previously with the Big 10

 

[Kurt]

Can't help but think the SEC should be getting Texas and OU.

 

[hkem1]

From Andy Katz:

I can't see Connecticut and Rutgers trying to save the Titanic-like football conference. So let's assume both get out in some form. West Virginia and Louisville would like to bail. The Mountaineers could end up in the SEC or, like Louisville, South Florida and Cincinnati and TCU, in some sort of Big 12 hybrid.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/35482/katz-oneil-answer-realignment-questions

I think it will be the Big East football castoffs coming to the Big 12, not the Big 12 castoffs going to the Big East.

Arkiehawg:

They [Baylor] would have to file against their Texas Big brother and that won't happen.

I have not heard anything saying that the Pac-12 requires a school's former conference to waive its right to sue.

 

[Arkiehawg]

From Andy Katz:



http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...35482/katz-oneil-answer-realignment-questions

I think it will be the Big East football castoffs coming to the Big 12, not the Big 12 castoffs going to the Big East.

Arkiehawg:


I have not heard anything saying that the Pac-12 requires a school's former conference to waive its right to sue.

Baylor won't have any reason to threaten to sue if/when TX,OK,OSU,T-Tech head to the Pac-12. The Big 12 will be officially dead. Mizzou will be leaving, leaving nothing left but the baby schools. A merger is in discussion with the leftovers of the Big12/Big East but that would more than likely be a new conference.

BTW..per ESPN. OK BOR has given the green light to look into the move. TX BOR to meet later today and OSU BOR on Wed. I suspect they will follow the same direction.

The University of Oklahoma's board of regents granted school president David Boren the authority to take action regarding conference realignment on Monday.
The move, just hours before their Texas counterparts were expected to do the same during a meeting in Austin, clears the way for the Sooners to apply formally to the Pac-12, with whom they have been undergoing discussions in recent days on how to make the schools' addition to the conference work.


Wouldn't be surprised if announcements to the Pac/W are done by week's end....

 

[Beach Runner]

Gives a new entendre to our daughter's front license plate, "Don't mess with Texas."

 

[Arkiehawg]

Fexasss BOR has also given their go ahead.....the rather large cowgirl is starting to warm up her voice...

 

[Beach Runner]

Argh! I can't deal with change. I hate that this is going down.

But thanks again for the updates, y'all.