Report: Big 12 not staying together

[seniorsooner]

The circus continues.

The departure of Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to the Pac-10 is imminent, four sources within the Big 12 said Monday.

One source said Dan Beebe's last-minute plan to save the conference has "zero" chance to succeed. Another source said it is "very unlikely" to succeed.

Texas' interests in being aligned with the research opportunities and academic missions of Pac-10 schools is driving the decision, along with money.

Beebe's last-ditch plan included an emotional plea about preserving rivalries and maintaining the best welfare of the student-athlete, one source said.

Texas A&M is now most likely to join the SEC, a source within the Big 12 said. This move, in the wake of Colorado and Nebraska's departure, would further diminish the chance of Beebe's plan succeeding, one source said.

Texas' decision is expected to come no later than Tuesday. One source familiar with Texas' plans suggested a hearing on Wednesday at the Texas House of Representatives is "a nonfactor."

Joe Schad covers college football for ESPN.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5284375

 

[Cheno]

Damn! It's amazing all the "sources" isn't it?
Do you think Texas truly enjoys playing puppet master with all of us? Jerks

 

[seniorsooner]

It's getting to the point that I don't care if we end up in the big 12, pac 10, mac 10, wac 10, sac 10...I'm just ready for all of this ridculousness to be over.

 

[ksSooner13]

It's getting to the point that I don't care if we end up in the big 12, pac 10, mac 10, wac 10, sac 10...I'm just ready for all of this ridculousness to be over.

Amen... :clap

 

[tomkar98]

It's getting to the point that I don't care if we end up in the big 12, pac 10, mac 10, wac 10, sac 10...I'm just ready for all of this ridculousness to be over.

Preaching to the choir! lol

 

[Sawyer]

Preserve rivalries...? millions of dollars...? preserve rivalries...? millions of dollars...?

This is a prime example of why the Big 12 was considered easy pickings for all the surrounding conferences. We're led by an idiot. Emotional pleas aren't going to save anything. Proactive leadership that increases revenues for conference schools is the only thing with a shot.

 

[Cheno]

Preserve rivalries...? millions of dollars...? preserve rivalries...? millions of dollars...?

This is a prime example of why the Big 12 was considered easy pickings for all the surrounding conferences. We're led by an idiot. Emotional pleas aren't going to save anything. Proactive leadership that increases revenues for conference schools is the only thing with a shot.

How about both? Reports are that the Big 12 has commitments from TV for 15-17 million per year per team. That's where the SEC is today.
The Pac-whatever isn't going to be much more than that.

And also Joe Schadd of ESPN was on the radio backing down from his statement. He even brought up what Chip Brown said about Texas looking at staying in the Big 12. Another interesting take is a newspaper in LA is reporting that the Pac-10 is meeting with KU and Lew Perkins tonight. Hopefully, before that happens Texas will commit to the Big 12.