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[Juan23]

The Pac-10 is prepared to become the Pac-16, several media outlets reported Wednesday.

With Nebraska apparently ready to leave the Big 12 for the Big Ten, the Pac-10 is set to offer membership to several other Big 12 schools.

According to the Los Angeles Times' website, the Pac-10 is hoping to bring in Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Colorado in 2012.

"There's no doubt the 16-team deal is what we're after," a Pac-10 source told Bay Area News Group. "The linchpin is Nebraska (leaving for the Big Ten), because Texas wants to stay where they are. But if they feel the Big 12's falling apart, they're going to come West."

# The NCAA has dealt USC a two-year bowl ban and a loss of more than 20 football scholarships among other sanctions, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Los Angeles Times.

The NCAA has conducted a four-year investigation regarding allegations centered on former football player Reggie Bush and former basketball player O.J. Mayo.

# Suspended Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was kicked off the team two days after a police officer cited him for marijuana possession and driving infractions.

Coach Chip Kelly already had suspended Masoli for the 2010 season after the quarterback pleaded guilty to burglary for his role in the theft of laptops and a guitar from a fraternity.

[Juan23]

According to the Associated Press, Colorado on Thursday accepted the Pac-10's invitation to join its conference. Texas & others to follow !  

[Kyle]

Say goodnight Big 12. Kansas, more specifically Kansas men's basketball, could be royally screwed after all the shifting happens. Where is one of the best bball teams in the nation going to play? Mountain West? MAC?

[EOG]

wheres BIOLA going?

[Kyle]

EOG, on 10 June 2010 - 02:07 PM, said:

wheres BIOLA going?

I hear the Big 12 has some vacancies.

[Derelict]

When conference realignment became a hot topic a few weeks ago, a contingent of six Big 12 schools – Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado – were expected to leave the conference and join up with the Pac-10, with Nebraska also deciding to part ways and become the 12th member of the Big Ten.

A report Sunday from Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com states that, while Colorado and Nebraska have already left, a retooled 10-team Big 12 may be able to stay together if conference commissioner Dan Beebe can secure a substantial television contract. Texas is reportedly considering all options and would be amenable to earning as much as $17 million per season under the new deal.

In the same article, Brown notes that Texas A&M “has been in deep discussions with the SEC and as of Saturday night had enough votes on its Board of Regents to join the SEC” rather than potentially following Texas and company to the Pac-10. The SEC, which covets Texas and Oklahoma for expansion, would settle on adding Texas A&M due to the expanded reach it would receive in the Dallas and Houston television markets.

[UPDATE: Texas A&M turned down an official offer to join the Pac-10 on Sunday.]

However, if Texas decides to remain in the Big 12 – Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are tied-in as well – chances are Texas A&M would also stay put.

Should Texas A&M choose to join the SEC, it’s 100-year rivalry with Texas would be in jeopardy, but it would pick up its old natural rivalry with Arkansas, which flourished at one time in the now defunct Southwest Conference.

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Derelict, on 14 June 2010 - 08:31 AM, said:

When conference realignment became a hot topic a few weeks ago, a contingent of six Big 12 schools – Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado – were expected to leave the conference and join up with the Pac-10, with Nebraska also deciding to part ways and become the 12th member of the Big Ten.

A report Sunday from Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com states that, while Colorado and Nebraska have already left, a retooled 10-team Big 12 may be able to stay together if conference commissioner Dan Beebe can secure a substantial television contract. Texas is reportedly considering all options and would be amenable to earning as much as $17 million per season under the new deal.

In the same article, Brown notes that Texas A&M “has been in deep discussions with the SEC and as of Saturday night had enough votes on its Board of Regents to join the SEC” rather than potentially following Texas and company to the Pac-10. The SEC, which covets Texas and Oklahoma for expansion, would settle on adding Texas A&M due to the expanded reach it would receive in the Dallas and Houston television markets.

[UPDATE: Texas A&M turned down an official offer to join the Pac-10 on Sunday.]


However, if Texas decides to remain in the Big 12 – Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are tied-in as well – chances are Texas A&M would also stay put.

Should Texas A&M choose to join the SEC, it’s 100-year rivalry with Texas would be in jeopardy, but it would pick up its old natural rivalry with Arkansas, which flourished at one time in the now defunct Southwest Conference.

I hope that all remaining teams stay put and that they bring back defunct SWC name. I am not crazy about super conferences. UCLA may  never play in another Rose Bowl in my lifetime if Texas and OU join the conference.

[Derelict]

But don't you want to see OU or Texas travel to the Rose Bowl and play UCLA every other year?

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Derelict, on 14 June 2010 - 10:13 AM, said:

But don't you want to see OU or Texas travel to the Rose Bowl and play UCLA every other year?

Not really. I have already seen the Bruins lose enough games over the last decade. Bruins will get a taste this year because they have to play Longhorns in Austin. I was hoping with the fall of Troy that Bruins would get back to the elite level of Pac-10 again
and atleast compete for a BCS bowl. Texas and OU make that a much more difficult task.

[Shal]

Ron, on 14 June 2010 - 10:19 AM, said:

Not really. I have already seen the Bruins lose enough games over the last decade. Bruins will get a taste this year because they have to play Longhorns in Austin. I was hoping with the fall of Troy that Bruins would get back to the elite level of Pac-10 again
and atleast compete for a BCS bowl. Texas and OU make that a much more difficult task.

I totally agree with you, the Bruins will continue to taste everyone in the PAC-10`s ass if the Longhorns and Oklahoma come in.

[Derelict]

I like college football, and I'd pay to see Texas and OU when they roll in to town. Both teams have a fan base that travels well and I would like to check out hot UT coeds.

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Real Shalongest, on 14 June 2010 - 01:08 PM, said:

I totally agree with you, the Bruins will continue to taste everyone in the PAC-10`s ass if the Longhorns and Oklahoma come in.

Not everyone's ass, Shalong. They have improved and will continue to improve but will not make it to elite status in that conference with those two powerhouses. They would probably be a midddle of the pack team winning 7 or 8 games and going to a absolutely meaningless bowl game.

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Derelict, on 14 June 2010 - 01:34 PM, said:

I like college football, and I'd pay to see Texas and OU when they roll in to town. Both teams have a fan base that travels well and I would like to check out hot UT coeds.

Can they just send the coed and leave the teams back in Norman and Austin. Austin is an awesome town to visit. I have been there and wanted to move there before the scene exploded. Now it is going to be too crowded.

[Juan23]

I think they are staying put now ....

http://texas.rivals....asp?CID=1094038


In a bombshell development that could bring a halt to seismic changes in college realignment, sources tell Orangebloods.com Texas is at the table with the 10 remaining Big 12 schools working on a TV deal put forth by commissioner Dan Beebe that would hold the conference together.

If there's consensus to the deal, and it appears there is, it could be announced as early as Monday, sources said.

According to sources familiar with the deal, Texas stands to earn between $20 million and $25 million in television revenue, including money from its own network. The UT network figures to generate between $3 million and $5 million, according to sources.

According to sources, the deal will mean more money for Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma, who all stand receive $20 million from the new deal. The other seven schools in the Big 12 would make between $14 million and $17 million, but would nearly double what they currently receive in TV revenue (roughly $7 million to $9 million).

The deal brokering puts on hold a courtship between Texas and the Pac-10, which all but seemed solidified as of Friday when Nebraska announced it was heading to the Big Ten and Colorado had a press conference with its new commissioner - Larry Scott of the Pac-10.

But as it became clear over the weekend that Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State appeared ready join the Pac-10 and Texas A&M appeared ready to join the SEC, Beebe was able to obtain assurances that a TV deal could be reached paying each of the 10 remaining members of the Big 12 at least $14 million and $17 million. Under Beebe's plan, schools would also be able to explore their own distribution platforms, including networks.

Texas would not be able to pursue those options in the Pac-10, which is planning to launch a conference network in 2012 and would require schools to turn over all of their inventory.

If the Big 12 is able to work out a deal with its 10 remaining teams, it's likely Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott would look to add Utah as the 12th member of his league and launch a conference network in 2012, sources said.

[EL GRANDE WHOPPO]

Good news for the rest of the conference. Conference race is wide open this year with the fall of Troy.

[Shal]

Ron, on 14 June 2010 - 02:16 PM, said:

Good news for the rest of the conference. Conference race is wide open this year with the fall of Troy.

I'm not surprised. I am sure Texas weighed their options and was ready to jump on the best deal, but I didn't believe they had to join another conference. They have the pull to create their own conference and apparently they got a more lucrative offer staying put.

[Kyle]

Big 12 is crap if this happens. It'll be good for Oklahoma and Texas, but terrible for every other team in the league. Texas and Oklahoma will be the only ones to benefit from this.

[Derelict]

There's only one super conference out there. The SEC

[Juan23]

Derelict, on 14 June 2010 - 09:40 PM, said:

There's only one super conference out there. The SEC

S chedule

E very

C reampuff

[Shal]

Juan23, on 15 June 2010 - 07:35 AM, said:

S chedule

E very

C reampuff

1 point for you man!