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It's been quite a time, the last few days, eh? Oklahoma is 75% percent sure they are going to the PAC. Big 12 leftovers are getting in line to apply for the Big East when Oklahoma's axe falls. Then suddenly the bottom falls out of the Big East.
Two teams that would seem to have every reason to stay in a reworked Big East, suddenly and for no apparent reason apply to the ACC, which for no apparent reason accepts them despite already having complaints from within that the conference is unwieldy. To no one's surprise West Virgina is turned down by both the ACC and the SEC. OU and Texas officials make official arrangements to ease their path to the PAC. To most peoples' surprise the PAC tells OU and Texas, thanks for your interest, but no thanks. One minute I'm thinking, "Well, The Big East isn't the worst that could happen to Missouri. " The next minute it's, "Oh, f###, Missouri may end up in SEC." The next it's, "Well, the Big 12 may expand and survive, yet."
As I said awhile back, Texas is stuck. Without giving up the Longhorn Network nobody wants Texas, including the Big 12. As an independent, Texas would never get a sweetheart deal from the BCS like Notre Dame did. If they weren't a cash cow, the Big 12 would kick them out. When Oklahoma is griping about Texas being unfair, it's deadly serious. And it's ironic since Oklahoma's lawsuit in the 1980's against the NCAA to have the right to their own separate TV deal started all this mess. Oklahoma's failure to get such a deal was a major factor in the formation of the Big 12. Perhaps at least a few schools have realized that 16-team conferences are very much like two old 8-team conferences now forced to have their champions play to get in that big bowl game at the end of the year. I don't know why any school would want to reduce it's chances like that.
It's still possible that Oklahoma could decide that they want to go to the SEC, but I think after the way Texas talked about the SEC last year, Oklahoma may be too embarrassed to go that way.
Two teams that would seem to have every reason to stay in a reworked Big East, suddenly and for no apparent reason apply to the ACC, which for no apparent reason accepts them despite already having complaints from within that the conference is unwieldy. To no one's surprise West Virgina is turned down by both the ACC and the SEC. OU and Texas officials make official arrangements to ease their path to the PAC. To most peoples' surprise the PAC tells OU and Texas, thanks for your interest, but no thanks. One minute I'm thinking, "Well, The Big East isn't the worst that could happen to Missouri. " The next minute it's, "Oh, f###, Missouri may end up in SEC." The next it's, "Well, the Big 12 may expand and survive, yet."
As I said awhile back, Texas is stuck. Without giving up the Longhorn Network nobody wants Texas, including the Big 12. As an independent, Texas would never get a sweetheart deal from the BCS like Notre Dame did. If they weren't a cash cow, the Big 12 would kick them out. When Oklahoma is griping about Texas being unfair, it's deadly serious. And it's ironic since Oklahoma's lawsuit in the 1980's against the NCAA to have the right to their own separate TV deal started all this mess. Oklahoma's failure to get such a deal was a major factor in the formation of the Big 12. Perhaps at least a few schools have realized that 16-team conferences are very much like two old 8-team conferences now forced to have their champions play to get in that big bowl game at the end of the year. I don't know why any school would want to reduce it's chances like that.
It's still possible that Oklahoma could decide that they want to go to the SEC, but I think after the way Texas talked about the SEC last year, Oklahoma may be too embarrassed to go that way.
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It's utterly ridiculous. And a complete mess for anything other than football. Texas can fly it's football team everywhere, but just wait 'till they send the volleyball team on a bus-ride to BC...