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Conference Realignment (speculation thread)

Stemp said:
BYU has reportedly said "Thanks but no thanks" to moving to the Big 12.

Louisville seems to be the main target, but I think with all this drama they may have to dip into the non-AQ ranks to get 10, then stick with that for at least a year and prove the Big 12 won't get volatile again next summer.
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Texas better go independent before bringing in a school like Louisville...
 
GlassHalfFull said:
We will see on Missouri. That buzz seems to mostly be coming from the Missouri side.

The SEC wants to avoid the poaching label, so I don't see them taking another Big 12-2-1 school this year.
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Hmm. ACC is at 14 when Pitt and Syracuse officially join, SEC is 13 with A&M, Pac 12 is 12, Big X is 12, Big East is 7 when Pitt and Syracuse leave/when TCU joins, and Big XII at the moment is 9.

I just can't see the Big East surviving with just 7 schools, so I would not be surprised if 3 or 4 of the Big East schools abandon ship and jump to the the Big XII. As is, they may not get another BCS invite, so Big XII may be only option.

At some point we will get to 16 team super conferences, but who will be the first to make a move? Pac 12 is ok with 12 teams when others have 13 or 14, but will feel pressure when another conference gets to 15 or 16. So my bet is the ACC will be the first to 16, and don't be surprised if West Virginia is #15 and ESPN buddy Texas as #16.
 
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From OB:

I never thought I would mention these words but, in defense of OU, Scott flat out lied to Boren. He was told that they had the votes to take OU and OSU alone. Scott told Boren he really wanted Texas in the deal and they both tried to work on Texas. Scott felt that the threat of OU leaving would cause Texas to budge.

Texas was then told by Scott that he would take the LHN as is, that is when all the reports started coming out. The truth is, it was not a done deal at that time, the perimeters were just set. Texas still wasn't sure we wanted to move, but if the LHN was accepted as is, then we were moving forward with negotiations. The next morning Scott tells Texas that we would have to change the name and possibly add TTU to the network. Deal dead, conversation over. This was the second year in a row that Scott tried to change the deal in the 11th hour. In all likelihood, we are done with Scott for the foreseeable future.

So we told OU that if they were going they would have to go without us. OU didn't really want to do that but decided to weigh their options. The PAC 12 decides to get out in front of everything and issue a statement, thus making OU look horrible.

Texas considers OU an ally and we want to be in the same conference as them. I was told last night that we had to figure out a way to "...keep OU from having egg on their face...".

Concerning the ACC and other conferences. We never got further than perimeters with any of them. We gave them some perimeters we needed to meet and then told them we would get back in touch if we decided to move. The ACC and Big 10 were told that the Big 12 would likely stay together. We did not want to lead any potential partner on, so we left it at that. The reports that the ACC told Texas no were completely inaccurate. There was nothing to say no to.

I will say this, Texas and the Big 10 have an excellent relationship and we could work together if the right opportunity came up. This was not the right opportunity and did not fit anyone's timeline.

The Big 12 is likely to stay together, but is NOT a done deal. There are some serious issues to be addressed. We have the aggy issue to deal with even though we are content to let them go. We have an ally who has a bruised ego and we have several schools who are scared to death. Look for Texas to make some concessions, but the LHN will not be one of them.

We are willing to sign an iron clad 10 year agreement to stay in the Big 12 and help stabilize it. We are willing to share Tier I & II rights. There are some other concessions as well to make everyone feel better. However, much of it will be to save face. I have heard BYU is still likely to join once an agreement is in place.

Lastly, as Texas fans (or anyone reading this), it is important to realize that all of the spin against Texas is just that. We leave more money on the table to be in a conference than any school in this country. Texas accounts for the VAST majority of the revenue generated in this conference. We are a good partner and we do not force our will on everyone. We have vision for the future and sometimes others can't see it. For instance, we tried to get a Big 12 Network, but they couldn't see the future. We didn't want Bebee, but they couldn't see the future. Texas is the only reason these schools can make north of $15 million a year in TV revenue. So do not buy into the Evil Texas spin.
 
Ohio State and Michigan generate more revenue than the other schools in their conference, yet Big Ten schools all get an equal cut.

Evil, evil Texas. Go independent already you bloodsuckers.
 
Ranger Tom said:
Ohio State and Michigan generate more revenue than the other schools in their conference, yet Big Ten schools all get an equal cut.

Evil, evil Texas. Go independent already you bloodsuckers.
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Funny coming from a Tech fan who's school's only chance of staying in an AQ conference is to be Texas' afterthought. I would think you would either want to do whatever it took to stay in the Big12, or move to another AQ conference with Texas. If Texas goes independent, you're ****ed.
 
c10x said:
From OB:

Lastly, as Texas fans (or anyone reading this), it is important to realize that all of the spin against Texas is just that. We leave more money on the table to be in a conference than any school in this country. Texas accounts for the VAST majority of the revenue generated in this conference. We are a good partner and we do not force our will on everyone. We have vision for the future and sometimes others can't see it. For instance, we tried to get a Big 12 Network, but they couldn't see the future. We didn't want Bebee, but they couldn't see the future. Texas is the only reason these schools can make north of $15 million a year in TV revenue. So do not buy into the Evil Texas spin.
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:spin: :spin: :spin:

:vincepalm:
 
Oklahoma was not welcome in the Pac 12 without Texas. This pretty much shows that UT still runs the show and will continue to do so. I am sure they will make small concessions such as allow Beebee to be ousted and agree to show a pittance of Big XII programming, but the Big XII is pretty much run by Texas.

And the other schools can't do much about it. Oklahoma could theoretically go to the SEC, but it wouldn't make sense for them. The SEC is ridiculously loaded and they would never get an easy run there. They could go to the Big X, but the Big X is not expanding. I doubt they would go to the ACC unless Texas went there. Outside of Oklahoma, the rest of the teams not named Texas are pretty much SOL. Tech has to do everything in their power to kiss Texas' butt lest they end up like TCU or Houston. Baylor is about this close from becoming UH. OSU will do whatever OU says, if they can.

At this point, I think Texas allows Beebee to go, puts a pittance of Big XII programming on LHN, and kicks in a few million bucks and everyone quietens up. I think after this year, the Big XII will realize they need 12 teams to get that Big XII championship game and will get some teams.
 
MojoMan said:
The optimal name for the conference currently tagged to be the PAC 16 would be the Western Athletic Conference. Unfortunately, that name is currently taken. However, with the weakness of the WAC and the rapid change in conference alignment now going on in College Football, that name could possibly become available sooner rather than later.
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I kind of like just plain old Western Conference. Then everyone can call them the WC.
 
asleep said:
^Well, if we're going to cast in religious metaphors I think Nebraska and A&M get the role of Judas.

I don't find the PAC a cultural fit for Texans or UT. Outside of Highland Park & the 40 acres, we don't value the things they do on the left coast. Culturally, Texas fits more in middle America or the Deep South.

Instead of driving to Waco or College Station, Billy Bob's parents have to fly to L.A. now. And I can promise you, Billy's Dad was planning on never having to walk amongst those people in Cali-forn-i-a in his lifetime. Halloween once a year is more than enough for him.

I hate these outcomes and think we, UT, shot ourselves in the foot.
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Isn't that like Alabama or Mississipi? I don't consider Texas to part of the south. I know Texas fought for the CSA, but that was a bad idea, just ask Sam Houston.
 
LonerATO said:
Isn't that like Alabama or Mississipi? I don't consider Texas to part of the south. I know Texas fought for the CSA, but that was a bad idea, just ask Sam Houston.
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Honestly, one of the problems here is that Texas is really its own place versus truly Western or Southern. In the most perect world, The Southwest Conference was and could still be dominated by Texas teams. Way too bad blood and bad politics for that.
 

PAC-12

East
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Washington
Washington State

West
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech
Utah


I think PAC 12 East and West is other way around right?
 
SAMURAITEXAN said:

PAC-12

East
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Washington
Washington State

West
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech
Utah


I think PAC 12 East and West is other way around right?
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Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full.
 
LonerATO said:
Isn't that like Alabama or Mississipi? I don't consider Texas to part of the south. I know Texas fought for the CSA, but that was a bad idea, just ask Sam Houston.
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I don't either. Texas is Texas. It is not part of the North, South, East, West, or Midwest. It is Texas.

Eastern Texas has a southern influence. Southern Texas has a Mexican influence. West Texas has a western influence. North Texas has a Midwest influence. Put a Western, Mexican, Southern, and Midwestern into a blender add you get Texas. Proud independent streak, good solid values, friendly nature, and desire to persevere its culture and heritage. There is no state in the US like Texas and no region that attends to all of these tenets.

Texas is not a southern state, Texas is a Texas state.
 
Doppelganger said:
I don't either. Texas is Texas. It is not part of the North, South, East, West, or Midwest. It is Texas.

Eastern Texas has a southern influence. Southern Texas has a Mexican influence. West Texas has a western influence. North Texas has a Midwest influence. Put a Western, Mexican, Southern, and Midwestern into a blender add you get Texas. Proud independent streak, good solid values, friendly nature, and desire to persevere its culture and heritage. There is no state in the US like Texas and no region that attends to all of these tenets.

Texas is not a southern state, Texas is a Texas state.
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And then there is Austin, where the University of Texas resides. You could take UT (or the city of Austin) and drop it right into any medium sized city in California and no one there would hardly blink an eye, at least as far as the culture of the place is concerned. Culturally, it would fit right in.

Not so with A&M. There would be much alarm and consternation at such an unwelcome development. They would be wide-eyed with disbelief. But drop A&M into the middle of Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia or Tennessee, and it would fit right in. Just saying.
 
Ok, this is funny.

In an odd twist, there is speculation out there that Texas may be OUT as a member of the Big XII. The Longhorn Network that Texas has with ESPN and does not want to share revenue with any conference members has reached a boiling point with remaining members. The Longhorn network also kept Texas and others from jumping to the PAC-12.

It is a sobering moment for Texas who thought it was now in a power position within the Big 12. Now Texas finds itself as a potential independent with its own television deal, much like Notre Dame. The talk could also move the Longhorns to rethink their ‘no sharing’ policy to stay in the Big XII, or to move into the PAC-12.

The Big XII has a 6:45 CST press conference scheduled where several administrators and coaches are expected to make statements. Hold on to your hats!!

It is getting hard to determine what is fact, what is fiction, and what is just brainstorming at this point.
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http://cardsandcats.com/2011/09/22/texas-kicked-out-of-big-xii/

OSU pres has authority to move conferences:

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma State's governing board has granted university president Burns Hargis the power to move the school's teams to a different conference.

Hargis says Wednesday's move was important even after the Pac-12 was taken off the table as a potential destination because "there are a lot of moving parts here and we may have to make decisions fast." He says it's important to have the power in hand rather than waiting 48 hours to hold a regents meeting.

Hargis says his "first priority" is to stabilize the Big 12 and remain in that conference, but he rejected the notion that Oklahoma State's current home is its only option.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...homa-state-big-12.ap/index.html#ixzz1Yio6MTZJ
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/09/21/oklahoma-state-big-12.ap/index.html?sct=cf_t2_a9
 
Dutchrudder said:
Ok, this is funny.

http://cardsandcats.com/2011/09/22/texas-kicked-out-of-big-xii/

OSU pres has authority to move conferences:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/09/21/oklahoma-state-big-12.ap/index.html?sct=cf_t2_a9
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I would not be surprised if this is true at all. The LHN is about as appealing to other schools as a fart in a diver's helmet. If Texas wants to keep the LHN (Note: I am a Texas alum), then they need to go independent. If they want to be a member of one of the major conferences, the LHN has got to go. It is as simple as that.
 
MojoMan said:
And then there is Austin, where the University of Texas resides. You could take UT (or the city of Austin) and drop it right into any medium sized city in California and no one there would hardly blink an eye, at least as far as the culture of the place is concerned. Culturally, it would fit right in.

Not so with A&M. There would be much alarm and consternation at such an unwelcome development. They would be wide-eyed with disbelief. But drop A&M into the middle of Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia or Tennessee, and it would fit right in. Just saying.
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Running thought during the possible A&M to PAC 10 last year:
"Can you imagine the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets marching through Berkeley into the stadium?
 
Stemp said:
Running thought during the possible A&M to PAC 10 last year:
"Can you imagine the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets marching through Berkeley into the stadium?
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LOL. That's exactly what I am talking about.

But I suspect the UT Hellraisers would be received with quite a bit of amusement.
 
MojoMan said:
And then there is Austin, where the University of Texas resides. You could take UT (or the city of Austin) and drop it right into any medium sized city in California and no one there would hardly blink an eye, at least as far as the culture of the place is concerned. Culturally, it would fit right in.

Not so with A&M. There would be much alarm and consternation at such an unwelcome development. They would be wide-eyed with disbelief. But drop A&M into the middle of Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia or Tennessee, and it would fit right in. Just saying.
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There are parts of California culturally similar to College Station. The inland rural cities along US 99 like Bakersfield are a cultural contrast to the coastal cities along US 101 like San Francisco.
 
BattleRedToro said:
There are parts of California culturally similar to College Station. The inland rural cities along US 99 like Bakersfield are a cultural contrast to the coastal cities along US 101 like San Francisco.
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But there is nothing like Texas A&M in California. And I suspect that most Californians, even in Bakersfield (I have been to Bakersfield), would be greatly surprised to wake up one morning and find such an institution in their midst.

The SEC will be a great fit for the Aggies. It is a smart move for them to go there.
 
Lets get one thing straight. Austin is not California, and College Station is not Alabama. The are both about as 'Texas' as it gets.

If yall want to try and fit each community in some strange mold to make conference realignment sound like a good idea then go for it. There is a reason Texas is almost considered its own country.
 
So, it looks like Missouii will stick around, at least for now.

So here is what the Big XII-3 looks like now:
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Missouri

I say, the new Big XII commish should bring in three schools to get back to 12. With 12 schools, they have a couple of options:

1. Pods.
3 pods of 4 teams. Each team in the pod would play each of the other members every year. (3 games) Then based on where you finished the previous year, you get those similar teams in the other 2 pods. I.E. if you finished 1st, you get three games against the 2 teams that finished first (kinda like the NFL). (2 games). The remaining 3 conference games would be a random team from the other 2 pods. 4 conference games would be played. 2 best records go to the Big XII championship game.

Divisions
If the above is too cumbersome, there can be 2 six team divisions. Each time plays 5 games against every team in their division and then gets three random games. Best two records go to the Big XII Championship game.

So who would I invite to get back to 12?

First thing I would say, is each team needs a "buddy team." A buddy team would serve to be a school nearby that they could form a rivalry with.

So here is how it would currently look:

Oklahoma-Oklahoma State
Texas Tech-Baylor
Kansas-Kansas State
Iowa State-Missouri

In a perfect world Notre Dame. But we know Notre Dame isn't coming. SO here are realistic options:

10. BYU. Gives the Big XII Salt Lake City and more expansion. A solid program that brings money and quality of play into the Big XII.

11. Colorado State. I know a lot of people have talked about Air Force, but CSU is a better option. It has quality academics and a reasonable football program. It brings in the Denver/Colorado market plus gives BYU its buddy.

12. TCU. It just makes too much sense. Texas can build up a great rivalry with TCU and it brings a cachet of being a relevant power in the last decade.

So how would the pods look?

Pod 1:Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor
Pod 2:Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, BYU, Colorado State
Pod 3: Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Missouri.

How about the two division?

Division 1:Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State
Division 2: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, BYU, Colorado State, Iowa State, Missouri
 
Doppelganger said:
So, it looks like Missouii will stick around, at least for now.

So here is what the Big XII-3 looks like now:
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Missouri

I say, the new Big XII commish should bring in three schools to get back to 12. With 12 schools, they have a couple of options:

1. Pods.
3 pods of 4 teams. Each team in the pod would play each of the other members every year. (3 games) Then based on where you finished the previous year, you get those similar teams in the other 2 pods. I.E. if you finished 1st, you get three games against the 2 teams that finished first (kinda like the NFL). (2 games). The remaining 3 conference games would be a random team from the other 2 pods. 4 conference games would be played. 2 best records go to the Big XII championship game.

Divisions
If the above is too cumbersome, there can be 2 six team divisions. Each time plays 5 games against every team in their division and then gets three random games. Best two records go to the Big XII Championship game.

So who would I invite to get back to 12?

First thing I would say, is each team needs a "buddy team." A buddy team would serve to be a school nearby that they could form a rivalry with.

So here is how it would currently look:

Oklahoma-Oklahoma State
Texas Tech-Baylor
Kansas-Kansas State
Iowa State-Missouri

In a perfect world Notre Dame. But we know Notre Dame isn't coming. SO here are realistic options:

10. BYU. Gives the Big XII Salt Lake City and more expansion. A solid program that brings money and quality of play into the Big XII.

11. Colorado State. I know a lot of people have talked about Air Force, but CSU is a better option. It has quality academics and a reasonable football program. It brings in the Denver/Colorado market plus gives BYU its buddy.

12. TCU. It just makes too much sense. Texas can build up a great rivalry with TCU and it brings a cachet of being a relevant power in the last decade.

So how would the pods look?

Pod 1:Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor
Pod 2:Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, BYU, Colorado State
Pod 3: Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Missouri.

How about the two division?

Division 1:Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State
Division 2: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, BYU, Colorado State, Iowa State, Missouri
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Did you fail geography?

If the Big XII goes back to 2 divisions of 6, don't you think they will split the divisions geographically like they did before?

How could Kansas and Kansas State be in the South, with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the North?
 
MojoMan said:
But there is nothing like Texas A&M in California. And I suspect that most Californians, even in Bakersfield (I have been to Bakersfield), would be greatly surprised to wake up one morning and find such an institution in their midst.

The SEC will be a great fit for the Aggies. It is a smart move for them to go there.
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You are correct. There is nothing like Texas A&M among the universities in California, but that is because all of the major universities in California are along the coast.
 
BattleRedToro said:
Did you fail geography?

If the Big XII goes back to 2 divisions of 6, don't you think they will split the divisions geographically like they did before?

How could Kansas and Kansas State be in the South, with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the North?
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Nope. I didn't fail geography.

While considering geography, the Big XII wants to balance the two divisions.
If you notice I did not call the divisions, North/South, they are 1 and 2. Moving OU away from UT was done to promote division balance. Having 1 division of UT, TCU, OSU, and Oklahoma, is unnecessarily unfair. For years Texas, OU, OSU, Tech were 9-10 win teams and had to fight amongst amonsgst themselves for the South. Usually an undefeated or 1 loss Texas/OU would emerge. In the North Nebraska or COlorado would emerge with 3 or 4 losses to meet in the Big XII Championship game. THAT was an unbalanced conference.
 
Doppelganger said:
Nope. I didn't fail geography.

While considering geography, the Big XII wants to balance the two divisions.
If you notice I did not call the divisions, North/South, they are 1 and 2. Moving OU away from UT was done to promote division balance. Having 1 division of UT, TCU, OSU, and Oklahoma, is unnecessarily unfair. For years Texas, OU, OSU, Tech were 9-10 win teams and had to fight amongst amonsgst themselves for the South. Usually an undefeated or 1 loss Texas/OU would emerge. In the North Nebraska or COlorado would emerge with 3 or 4 losses to meet in the Big XII Championship game. THAT was an unbalanced conference.
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I noticed that you labeled them 1 and 2. My point was the conference will likely use geography like they did before to split the conference into 2 divisions. And yes it was unbalanced. Perhaps they could split the conference East to West.
 
BattleRedToro said:
I noticed that you labeled them 1 and 2. My point was the conference will likely use geography like they did before to split the conference into 2 divisions. And yes it was unbalanced. Perhaps they could split the conference East to West.
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Why bother ourselves with cardinal direction. Lets pull a play from the Big10 and just call them whatever we want.

The BIG12 needs to suck it up and steal TCU, Houston and BYU.

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Texas
Baylor
TCU
Texas Tech
BYU
Houston
____
Oklahoma
OK State
Missouri
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
____
 
Super Mario said:
Why bother ourselves with cardinal direction. Lets pull a play from the Big10 and just call them whatever we want.

The BIG12 needs to suck it up and steal TCU, Houston and BYU.

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Texas
Baylor
TCU
Texas Tech
BYU
Houston
____
Oklahoma
OK State
Missouri
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
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I just don't see the purpose of adding both UH and TCU to the Big XII. Only one is needed. The Big XII needs to expand its footprint and a school like CSU, West Virginia, Louisville do that. Houston and Dallas are already Big XII markets. Add one, but not both.
 
BattleRedToro said:
I noticed that you labeled them 1 and 2. My point was the conference will likely use geography like they did before to split the conference into 2 divisions. And yes it was unbalanced. Perhaps they could split the conference East to West.
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The Big XII higherups were not thrilled with the unbalanced conferences. They wanted to have epic Big XII championship games but in most cases, the Big XII champ game was easier for UT/OU than many of their division games.

That's why i was initially thinking of pods since 4 team pods would be easier to balance and keep regional. Of course knowing the Big XII they may go the Big X route and have the Awesome and the Uber Cool divisions!
 
not sure if y'all have seen but there's a guy with a twitter who's fake dan beebe http://twitter.com/#!/DanBeebe... anyways, after the resignation became official last night this guy had a farewell message for the big 12...

THIS IS WHAT YOU *******S WANTED AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET

DANNY DID NOTHING BUT HUSTLE FOR YOU BIG 12 AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET, A FORCED RESIGNATION JUST SO OKLAHOMA WILL STOP BEING BUTTHOLES

SO LISTEN UP, AND LISTEN WELL

BAYLOR, YOU ARE A HORRIBLE LITTLE PUNK OF A SCHOOL WHO'S ONE CONGRESSMAN'S HEART ATTACK AWAY FROM BEING FORCED INTO D-II

COLORADO, I NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU AT ALL

IOWA STATE, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DRAIN ON THE CONFERENCE AND ON MY SANITY. YOU ARE WORTHLESS. EVERYONE IS FLEEING YOU.

KANSAS, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE BIG EAST BY ALL DAMN MEANS DO SO, THEY LOVE SCHOOLS WITH GOOD BASKETBALL AND NO FOOTBALL PROGRAM WHATSOEVER

KANSAS STATE YOU ARE WORSE THAN KANSAS AT EVERYTHING, LITERALLY EVERYTHING

NEBRASKA YOU WOULD BE HAPPIER IN PRESCHOOL WHERE NOBODY HAS TO REALIZE THAT THEY'RE NOT SPECIAL LITTLE SNOWFLAKES THAT DESERVE CONSTANT HUGS

I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN THE DAY NEBRASKA WEASELED OUT OF THE BIG 12 SO THEY COULD LET JIM DELANY TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE

TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET

BO PELINI HAS DEFINITELY KILLED A MAN BEFORE AND PROBABLY EATEN HIM, AND IF HE DIDN'T CARL DID

TOM OSBORNE PROBABLY DIED FIVE YEARS AGO AND NOBODY HAD THE HEART TO TELL HIM

OKLAHOMA, WHAT GALAXY DO YOU LIVE IN AND WHY CAN'T YOU GO PLAY SPORTS THERE INSTEAD. YOU ARE MORE OVERRATED THAN TAYLOR SWIFT'S AWFUL FACE

NOBODY CARES WHAT T. BOONE PICKENS HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING. OKLAHOMA STATE IS KANSAS STATE BUT FURTHER SOUTH IS ALL

TEXAS TECH YOU LISTENED TO THAT HOOKER-SLAUGHTERING CRETIN CRAIG JAMES OVER MIKE LEACH AND FOR THAT I HOPE THE EARTH SWALLOWS YOUR CAMPUS

TEXAS A&M, YOU ARE NEVER WINNING A TITLE IN THE SEC, NOT EVEN ONCE, AND AT LEAST 80% OF YOUR STUDENT BODY IS WEIRD

I MEAN TEXAS A&M STUDENTS ARE THE KIND OF WEIRD WHERE YOU DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE SAME ROOM AS HOUSE PETS UNATTENDED

TEXAS A&M YELL LEADERS ARE BECAUSE AGGIE IS SCARED OF WOMEN SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR BRINGING SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURE TO AMERICA YOU INBREDS

RICK PERRY IS AN AGGIE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HOW IS HE EVEN ALLOWED TO LIVE ALONE AND CUT HIS OWN MEAT MUCH LESS RUN FOR PRESIDENT

I WAS TRYING TO GO MOSTLY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUT I FORGOT MISSOURI. IMAGINE THAT, SOMEONE FORGETTING ABOUT MISSOURI

MISSOURI THROWS MORE PANTIES THAN THE CROWD OF 8TH GRADERS AT A JONAS BROTHERS CONCERT AND YET NOBODY EVER PICKS THEM UP

AND TEXAS.

GOOD OLD TEXAS.

HEY DELOSS. ******* TEXAS AND ******* YOU.

I DID EVERYTHING IN MY EARTHLY POWERS TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE THE MOST WELL CARED FOR SCHOOL IN NCAA HISTORY, AND FOR WHAT

WHEN IT ALL WENT DOWN YOU WERE RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT LINE WAITING TO ABANDON ME JUST LIKE THE REST OF THESE INGRATES

OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS A&M I CAN UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY'RE HORRIBLE LITTLE STEPCHILDREN, BUT YOU, TEXAS? YOU?

I WAS READY TO NAME MY TESTICLES HOOKEM AND HORNS FOR YOU AND MAKE "TEXAS WITH A DOLLAR SIGN" THE NEW BIG 12 REALITY

BUT IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR YOU AWFUL, HORRIBLE GREEDY BRATS, WAS IT

TEXAS JUST HAD TO KEEP TAKING AND TAKING AND TAKING. I SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT LARRY SCOTT DID AND TOLD YOU TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC INSTEAD

I HOPE A CLOUD OF PURE DIARRHEA OPENS UP OVER DKR AND FILLS THAT PLACE TO THE BRIM DURING YOUR NEXT GAME

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE BURNT ORANGE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. IT LOOKS LIKE BABY POOP

TEXAS IS GOING TO BE LONELY FOREVER AND THAT'S STILL A FATE BETTER THAN IT DESERVES

NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR EYES. YOU STOLE THAT SONG FROM A CHILDRENS SONG RT @chisoxfan30: @DanBeebe the eyes of Texas are upon you. #hookem

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPONNN YOUU... ALLLL THE LIVE LONG DAYYYYYY

YOU HAVE TO SING YOUR FIGHT SONG ALONG TO "I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD" AND YOU EXPECT ANYBODY TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID TO DESERVE HAVING SUCH A HORRIBLE BUNCH OF HYPER-PRIVILEGED BRATS OVERTAKE IT BUT IT CAN'T BE GOOD

CAN WE NUKE AUSTIN? IS THAT APPROPRIATE? IT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE

I'M OUT. I'M NEVER COMMISSIONERING ANOTHER CONFERENCE EVER AGAIN. COLLEGE SPORTS ARE TO COLLEGE WHAT GENITAL WARTS ARE TO GENITALS

ENJOY YOUR MISERABLE LITTLE CONFERENCE, "BIG 12." I HOPE YOU FAIL. I'M OUT. GOODBYE.
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RICK PERRY IS AN AGGIE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HOW IS HE EVEN ALLOWED TO LIVE ALONE AND CUT HIS OWN MEAT MUCH LESS RUN FOR PRESIDENT
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Hey now, Rick Perry completed the class 'Meats' while at A&M. He passed it with a D too!
 
It's finally official

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference says Texas A&M is set to be join the league next year.

The SEC announced Sunday that the move will be effective next July, and says Texas A&M will participate in all sports during the 2012-13 academic year. That gives the SEC 13 members and its first addition since South Carolina and Arkansas in 1992.

The Aggies' defection from the Big 12 had been held up with threatened legal action from Baylor and other schools. The statement released by the SEC did not mention that situation, and spokesman Charles Bloom did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

A source told ESPN's Joe Schad that Texas A&M's negotiation of an exit fee with the Big 12 "will now begin in earnest."

The SEC's announcement that Texas A&M will begin play in the conference next year is "unconditional," sources told Schad.

If any institution, such as Baylor, files litigation it would be dealt with at that time.
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Doppelganger said:
The Big XII higherups were not thrilled with the unbalanced conferences. They wanted to have epic Big XII championship games but in most cases, the Big XII champ game was easier for UT/OU than many of their division games.

That's why i was initially thinking of pods since 4 team pods would be easier to balance and keep regional. Of course knowing the Big XII they may go the Big X route and have the Awesome and the Uber Cool divisions!
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The pods wouldn't work because NCAA rules for a conference with a championship game require at least 6 teams in a division, with every team playing each other round robin:

Rule 17.9.5.2 Annual Exemptions. [FBS/FCS] The maximum number of football contests shall exclude the following:

(c) Twelve-Member Conference Championship Game. [FBS/FCS] A conference championship game between division champions of a member conference of 12 or more institutions that is divided into two divisions (of six or more institutions each), each of which conducts round-robin, regular-season competition among the members of that division;
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You can, however, shuffle the divisions yearly.
 
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