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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Big-12 Meltdown

Piotr Le
Jul 24, 2021
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Not even 48 hours have passed since the biggest piece of news in college sports since the last great news item the NIL. Per CBS Sports: “Texas, Oklahoma expected to declare intent to leave Big 12 in '24-48 hours' with SEC as landing spot.” This is despite the objections by the current Texas SEC team: Texas A&M,

Twitter avatar for @nfldraftscoutMatt Miller @nfldraftscout
Hmm...I wonder who that could be lol

Kirk Bohls @kbohls

The SEC currently is hoping to vote to offer invitations to Texas and Oklahoma as soon as "sometime next week," an SEC source tells me. "The vote will be 13-1."

July 23rd 2021

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This move neuters the Big 12 as a conference since besides Texas and Oklahoma all other teams do not have the historic or the recent success needed to maintain the conference at the Power 5 level. With that in mind, the internet has been abuzz with speculation about what the rest of the Big 12 would do (Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, University of Kansas, and West Virginia).

Some schools have begun reaching out to other conferences like the Big 10. Which with the addition of KU would provide the conference with a

Twitter avatar for @M_VernonMike Vernon @M_Vernon
There is a sense that Iowa State is involved with the Big Ten as well. KU has the head start here and would be trying to bring ISU along, if anything.

Mike Vernon @M_Vernon

KU REALIGNMENT HEARINGS: KU has a call set up with the Big Ten.

July 23rd 2021

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As a whole, they have truly become desperate and have reached out to the Pac-12 to form the ...

PAC-20, your new summer workout to get BIG. CONTINENTAL. REACH.

Twitter avatar for @ChrisVanniniChris Vannini @ChrisVannini
From @skhanjr and @BruceFeldmanCFB: "Reaching out to the Pac-12 about a potential 20-school merger was discussed during Thursday’s Big 12 leadership call. Such a move seems to be a more favorable alternative for the Big 12 than bringing in new members.”
Sources: Texas and Oklahoma to inform Big 12 of exit next week, with plans to bolt for SECOnce UT and OU inform the Big 12 that they don’t intend to extend their grant of rights, the SEC can officially begin engaging the schools.theathletic.com

July 23rd 2021

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The thoughts on flying from Morgantown, WV to Berkeley, then back, then to Seattle Washington? In the words of the WVU fans:

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WVU flying coast to coast every 3 days for sports in the #Pac20
Big Cats GIF by NETFLIX

July 23rd 2021

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Of course, the college football Twitter has been having a lot of fun at the expense of the two defectors:

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July 23rd 2021

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Or at the expense of the Big 12:

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July 23rd 2021

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Current state of the Big 12 @BarstoolKU
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July 23rd 2021

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Or just pointing out how dependent on the Texas and Oklahoma the Big 12 teams are:

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The gang finds themselves on The Island of Misfit Teams.
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July 23rd 2021

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Maryland and Cal can both agree that Texas is merely running away from the clearly superior flagship state colleges.

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And some SEC coaches got in on the fun as well :

Twitter avatar for @Brett_McMurphyBrett McMurphy @Brett_McMurphy
Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz: “(The big question) from yesterday is 'Horns down' gonna be a 15-yard penalty in the SEC? I asked Commissioner Sankey and he said ‘no comment."

July 22nd 2021

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Bob R.
Jul 25, 2021

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I agree but wanted to show what possibly could be a rational choice. After Texas and Texas A&M it is a steep step down in terms of school football prestige. Texas Tech and Oklahoma St. were, I thought, the next best choices. I have always thought a twelve school conference was and is the biggest one that is viable. And, very frankly I still have some problems accepting that ASU, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado really are a core part of the conference but they give us the total numbers to give us more prestige.

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GoldenSD81
Jul 25, 2021

Forget adding teams, the Pac 12 might be in danger of losing teams. Cal can easily find itself on the Island of Misfit toys if USC, Oregon, and UW were to leave for the Big Ten or some sort of new super conference.

Larry Scott really set back the Pac 12 in terms of national relevance and more importantly money/revenue. The Pac 12 should have eliminated the 9 game conference schedule years ago and went to 8 as they would have helped with national ranking and perception as it would have increased each programs win totals.

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