NCAA conference realignment

As a TTU alum, I'm following this pretty closely. I wouldn't mind seeing the ASU cheerleaders or USC Song Girls at Tech.

It's all over sports talk radio in Dallas. Expectation is that Texas, TT, OU, OSU, TAMU and Missouri(?) (I forget) will get invitations from the PAC 10. Nebraska and Colorado will probably get invited to the Big 10. Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor get left out.

Obviously football is driving it. Basketball schools like Kansas are just SOL.

i heard CO is headed to PAC 10 but the texas teams may push to get baylor in there instead. weird to me that OK city would be in a pacific conference, too. head hurts. roll tide.

I've been following it, and I think it sucks. Among other things, I'm afraid it's going to encourage schools to play even fewer decent out-of-conference games, and it's going to result in wacky in-conference schedules.

I've also heard talk of Texas and Texas A&M going to the SEC, but the bigger Pac-10 seems to be the popular topic right now.

To the statement or the fact that your Jayhawks are not given consideration for their money-making juggernaut of a basketball program?

i'd love that

I expect the Big 12 to stay together with a possible swap of Colorado and another school. Likely chain of events: 1) Notre Dame has the most leverage to leave. If they go to the Big 10, they want to be the only new team added. They can wait as long as they want to decide. The Big 10 is trying to play tough, but they're realistically begging ND. 2) The Big 12 has given Missouri and Nebraska until Friday or (possibly June 17) to decide to stay or leave. Neither have guaranteed offers. They are likely conditional. Nebraska has to wait until Notre Dame decides. If Notre Dame goes to the Big 10, Nebraska has to hope Missouri gets invited too to make an even 14 team league. But again, Notre Dame doesn't want a part of Missouri & Nebraska while Michigan, Northwestern, and Indiana don't want the conference's academic standing to slip by allowing those two in. 3) Colorado can stay or go. Nobody gives a shit, including those in the Big 12. If Colorado leaves (for more desired political affiliation of the schools in the Pac 10) the Big 12 poaches another school (TCU, Utah, BYU, CSU, etc.) and calls it a day. 4) Texas wants Baylor to go to the Pac 10 if the Texas schools are offered, but Stanford will reject any religious affiliated school (and maybe the Oklahoma schools) from joining the conference. This is why BYU (and to a lesser extent Utah) have not gotten invites yet. That will end up being the deal breaker for the Texas schools. 5) Everything hinges on Nebraska. They need to decide soon, but Notre Dame will be taking their sweet ass time. If Notre Dame says no, it would likely mean Nebraska alone got an invite. The longer it takes, the more likely they are to simply stay in the Big 12. The uncertainty affects recruiting and Nebraska's recruiting pool has diminished since the 90's and they need to keep Texas open. Texas recruits ignore schools that don't play Texas colleges.

That write up was hilarious.

"Texas Tech: In. I go where you go my liege."

Pretty much true.

Okay, I can get the Big 10 having 11 teams. We get it. And the subtle little 11 in the graphic can be cute.
But Texas, Missouri, and OSU in the PACIFIC Conference? I Mean WTF

Really? Because I'm pretty sure they like starting 3-0 every year. Maybe I'm wrong.

That was actually the first thing I heard about Texas and Texas A&M. It came out right after the Big 10(+1) started talking expansion. The idea was that the SEC would want to expand, it has the clout to pull teams of that caliber, and the state of Texas would give it a massive new market.

If the SEC expands, which I think is a big if even if the Bigs/Pac do their thing, the Texas/Texas A&M option is my favorite idea.

Here's a pretty solid article that gives a lot of detail on the options for Texas and conference expansions:
http://www.scout.com/2/974965.html