Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC
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A team closer to get to 16 to match the SEC and Pac 12. They got bit in the ass with MD and Rutgers, us and/or KU would be easy and relatively safe.
It’s basically a true all encompassing midwest league plus PSU and the two red headed step children. People want regional leagues? This gets us there:
Big 10 - Midwest
Sec - South
ACC- East
PAC - West
Notre Dame is printing NBC money.
I don't think CBS has made a SEC replacement, Texas could crush it being an independent playing on CBS.
Big Ten requires AAU membership to join, I believe that is only KU, ISU, OU and Tex out of the Big 12. So if you send OU and Tex to SEC I would thing KU and ISU would be somewhat a choice for Big Ten. There are not that many AAU schools around that would make a move.
Also, I am sure the Iowa legislature would get involved as they threatened last time to force Iowa to vote/petition the B1G to admit us.
So who knows. I dont claim to know what all is going on, but saying the B1G wont take us is short sighted, Saying it is what we want is not true either, but if the Big 12 starts to fall, it is the best outcome I believe.
Also, I am sure the Iowa legislature would get involved as they threatened last time to force Iowa to vote/petition the B1G to admit us.
So who knows. I dont claim to know what all is going on, but saying the B1G wont take us is short sighted, Saying it is what we want is not true either, but if the Big 12 starts to fall, it is the best outcome I believe.
I honestly will probably just lose most interest in college sports in general if we're left out. Add the awful direction the NIL stupidity is headed in and its all quickly becoming garbage due to the search for more money.
Since this is all starting again, lets lay out some rules of realignment
-B1G will only take AAU schools or ND
-PAC will not take a secular school, ie Baylor or TCU
-ACC has lessened their academic requirements with the addition of Louisville, so WVU would be an option for them
-B1G is not going to take Mizzou. Bad feelings there over the last round and Mizzou's big mouth
If you apply these rules, as far as the B1G goes, Baylor, TCU, and KSU are in big trouble. OSU to the PAC is almost a lock IMO.
-B1G will only take AAU schools or ND
-PAC will not take a secular school, ie Baylor or TCU
-ACC has lessened their academic requirements with the addition of Louisville, so WVU would be an option for them
-B1G is not going to take Mizzou. Bad feelings there over the last round and Mizzou's big mouth
If you apply these rules, as far as the B1G goes, Baylor, TCU, and KSU are in big trouble. OSU to the PAC is almost a lock IMO.
That West is an absolute trash football league. I guess it really can’t be helped when you’re adding KU to what has been the worst division of a P5 conference for a long time...
Wonder if any of this is because Big12 teams refused letting ESPN air Texas high school football games. Kind of hurt their business plan concerning the longhorn network. Sometimes people in power hold grudges, and seek revenge.
I'd laugh at that if it wasn't true, and we weren't talking about this particular subject.
Didn't Nebraska lose their AAU membership and they still let them in.
Completely agree. It will be sad. Think a lot of our fanbase and others in the big 12 that would be left out would also lose interest.
OSU and ISU would be good adds for the PAC.
Pretty typical southern behavior. Schmooze and make nice at B12 media days and then the next week you find out they faked the smile.