Well some are reporting that invites are coming relatively soon which will most likely predate OuT’s exit from the conference.
I guess time well tell.
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I guess time well tell.
People report all kinds of crap. Keep reporting it and it will be true sometime.
And those are just as premature. If ISU ends up with an invite to the Big 10, it's not coming until after that other stuff is sorted. Nobody wants to get caught up in that mess, whether it's a conference attempting to pillage Big 12 teams or teams wanting to get into the Big 12.
You guys are getting Q level here. Too much smoke for this to be all some elaborate scheme to extort TX/OU. It looks like expansion happens and we will see where it goes from there.
What do you mean it didn't stop OU&T? This is all about them - they caused this mess. And nothing else is going to be decided - or even discussed seriously - until the mess they caused is sorted.
If actual invites go out, then there may be something yesterday's release. If not, then I'd say there is still a lot of things to figure out before expansion is the direction. I still don't think anything happens until OuT make their 2022 and 2023 intentions clear.
When do you think it happens? Why is this different than 2017 when there was equal smoke?
I just don’t think anything will actually happen for a while.
Announcing now would be like burning an enormous pile of cash for absolutely no reason.
IF this was real, it would be great to keep it in our back pockets until we get the maximum amount of penalty cash out of OU and TX, and then say "oh, by the way..."
My wife's credit card just said, "Somebody say my name?"
Don’t care. We’re either going to the Big 10 or Pac 12, or the pac 12 is going to get Big 12’ed and nothing matters at that point.
Have BYU/Conci/UCF/Houston jumped yet? Even those names are all speculation at this point. All we know is that there has been discussion of expansion. I agree that these teams wouldn't come without long term assurances, but that process won't start until a move date is determined for OuT. There is no way in my opinion that those teams are in the conference with OuT, even for a short period.
Teams could be added. Still won’t mean anything unless ISU signs a new GOR. Maybe the new 4 remain in a conference with the leftovers that don’t get a P4 invite. Would still be a step up for the additions being mentioned, especially if the new Big 12 keeps P5 status.
I wondered this same thing. These four combined with 6 (in a scenario where we and Kansas left for the Big 10) would remain a formidable conference.
If this expansion happens. The GOR will answer a lot of questions
Comment from the Kansas 247 board regarding grant of rights, by Mike Vernon (whose tweet is in the OP above):
BobaTeaFett said... (original post)
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BobaTeaFett said... (original post)
M_Vernon said... (original post)
Link:
Realignment MEGA thread (f.k.a. Texas Oklahoma reach out to SEC)
Realignment MEGA thread (f.k.a. Texas Oklahoma reach out to SEC)
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That’s the key - the GOR - not the addition of teams. I’ll hold out hope until ISU signs and iron clad GOR. Anybody else wonder why us and KU have presidents on the search committee? Why not Pollard?
Comment from the Kansas 247 board regarding grant of rights, by Mike Vernon (whose tweet is in the OP above):
BobaTeaFett said... (original post)
M_Vernon said... (original post)
Link:
Realignment MEGA thread (f.k.a. Texas Oklahoma reach out to SEC)
Realignment MEGA thread (f.k.a. Texas Oklahoma reach out to SEC)
If this is what is actually happening, then it means that every single option is on the table - expansion and numerous other teams leaving.