Big 12 in 2016

[bearcatbret]

I have said this before, what ESPN wants, they get. They colluded to breakup the Big East football. For some reason they decided to save the Big 12 back then but now they just put another spike in the coffin of the Big 12. It looks like their plan of having four mega conferences is just a short 7 years away. I hope that they are happy with the Purdue's of the world in their mega complex.

[longtimefan]

One good thing, I no longer have to follow Bohls, Trotter, Flugaur et al on twitter to try to keep on top of this. It will be really nice to disconnect from them.

[longtimefan]

There was no actual vote, and nothing in writing. They made sure there would be nothing to hand over to a public records request later.

[bearcatbret]

One report said that the vote was unanimous. I can hardly believe that the group of little 8 voted for nothing. Why worry about pissing off the two big boys if the conference is going to collapse anyway?

[longtimefan]

I think the decision back in July to expand caught ESPN and Fox off guard. Once they got involved there was never going to be expansion. Shame on the Big 12 for stringing everybody along for three months. But I'm sure they did that just to sweeten the pot from the TV guys.

[Chewbacca2099]

Is it time to close this thread yet?

Let people like me vent for a while and close it tomorrow. Donors and season ticket holders are going to plummet to Rick Minter levels next year. The only thing left to look forward to is a Tuberville firing which may be years away... Bohn can go with him for giving him the ridiculous extension.

[longtimefan]

Is it time to close this thread yet?

[Chewbacca2099]

yep, this is entertaining. how many times can Boren say "strong conference, incredible unity" lol

[Chewbacca2099]

In a few years we will either be joining a really watered down Big12 or some of the leftovers joining the AAC. I could maybe see the PAC take one or two as well though. UT and OK are obviously coming out of this mess the best.

[bearcatbret]

I read an article early this morning that spoke of what the Big 12 would do and what it should do. It basically said that it would vote to do nothing but that they should actually expand. It said that the hateful 8 would not make it past the GOR and that only UT and OU would survive. I wonder who the 3rd university was that stopped the expansion? But I guess that the little 8 will see what they get in 7 years.

[Chewbacca2099]

Video is live now for those that want to watch this mess - http://www.big12sports.com/mediaPort...r.dbml?catid=0

[longtimefan]

I go to all the home games and quite frankly Dan and Jim or Chuck on the radio are at least as good as the fifth tier garbage we get from ESPN, even without the video.

[Chewbacca2099]

we need to start a gofundme to raise money and get tuberville fired

[longtimefan]

We got used and abused by the Big12 and most likely ESPN. This means we're stuck with Tuberville.
I wish there was some way we could organize a huge cable cancellation party with 30,000 UC members just to stick it to ESPN

Count me in.

[longtimefan]

ESPN was the first to report that expansion was dead. Of course they were.