ou announces going to PAC 10?

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I think so, in premise...no official announcements 'til next week. OU is following Texas, no matter what SEC fans want to think.
 
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it's done. only question is if a&M is too stupid to come our way because they are afraid of the west coast
 
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droski said:
it's done. only question is if a&M is too stupid to come our way because they are afraid of the west coast
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Or maybe they are tired of the prison intercourse they've been getting from the other UT, obviously Nebraska was. Had Texas split the TV revenue like the SEC does this might not be happening.
 
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droski said:
it's done. only question is if a&M is too stupid to come our way because they are afraid of the west coast
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Yeah, butting heads with traditional powers like Cal, Stanford, and Wazzu must have them petrified.
 
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Hopefully having all these great southwestern football teams in you conference will spread the religion to your brethren on the west coast. Seems like it would be easy to give up on the Raiders for Oklahoma, hope it happens.
 
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droski said:
lot easier to explain away mediocrity in the "mighty" sec
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I can only surmise that you've placed, "mighty" in quotes because you've become delusional.

Let's say the Pac-10 expands to encompass the remainder of the known universe.

Here's the championship tallies from the last four years:

SEC: 4
Known Universe: 0

You are attempting to buy that which you have not and could not earn, and bragging about bringing in a team that will only cuckcold your entire conference. Congratulations?

And I would think that someone who seemed to so thoroughly believe that the new Texas-16 would be such an impenetrable fortress as to automatically roll over the, "mighty" SEC would have little fear of aTm going east, instead of west. Surely you aren't so visibly afraid of the SEC gaining a recruiting foothold (read: double clenched fists) as you seem to be. Why, that should be no cause of concern to you, or anyone else in the Pac-10, or as I'm going to preemptively start referring to them, "Still Not The SEC" or perhaps, "The SEC but with hippies, and without the trophies"

Landing aTm will be funny. Like stealing the brides virginity the night before her wedding day.
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I don't blame Texas for not wanting to come to the SEC. They are scared of the competition. Oklahoma on the other hand is embarrassing themselves. It's sad that a program like that is beholden to Texas. Essentially saying Texas is their daddy.
 
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OTOH I'm happy to see when USC starts climbing out of purgatory the pac 10 shouldn't be the typical pushover it has been in the past. Save a year or 2
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golfballs03 said:
I don't blame Texas for not wanting to come to the SEC. They are scared of the competition. Oklahoma on the other hand is embarrassing themselves. It's sad that a program like that is beholden to Texas. Essentially saying Texas is their daddy.
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Thats right. I don't much about OU, but from what they have been saying, its quite embarrassing.
 
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golfballs03 said:
I don't blame Texas for not wanting to come to the SEC. They are scared of the competition. Oklahoma on the other hand is embarrassing themselves. It's sad that a program like that is beholden to Texas. Essentially saying Texas is their daddy.
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i agree. whats with al this 'we have to follow texas BS"? i mean since when did a public university become allowed to dictate what other schools (even schools from a different state) are allowed to do. its quite embarrasing.
as for tech i can see why they are jumping all over the coattails of texas. they have to or they will become another utep. but OU?
 
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txvolsfangatorh8r said:
i agree. whats with al this 'we have to follow texas BS"? i mean since when did a public university become allowed to dictate what other schools (even schools from a different state) are allowed to do. its quite embarrasing.
as for tech i can see why they are jumping all over the coattails of texas. they have to or they will become another utep. but OU?
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McEnroe was never the same after Borg retired. Ali never reached the same level of performance without Frazier to push him. Bobby Fisher lost his mind without Boris Spasky to compete against. OU knows the value of having a rival against whom every game is Armageddon. Why split that up?
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droski said:
it's done. only question is if a&M is too stupid to come our way because they are afraid of the west coast
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Or possibly they want to know what it feels like to play the last four national title winners, and play in the conference that became so powerful that other conferences began frantically adding teams to try and keep up. Sorry Pac 10 fan, your conference is average. Definitely improved but not on our level.
 
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I can only assume that all these weenie big 12 schools are following texas because they believe they will make more money annually from a new pac 10 tv deal than they would by staying put in the big 12 or joining another conference. Why else do they want to carry water for texas.

If 5 more big 12 teams join the Pac 10--texas, tech, ou, okla state, and texas a&m, following colorado already, how many schools would there be in the Pac 10--16 or 17? Good grief--absurd. IF the SEC is seriously courting a&m, then they must be chasing someone else as well, yes, as we aren't just going to add one school and go to 13. We need 14 for balance.
 
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hatvol96 said:
McEnroe was never the same after Borg retired. Ali never reached the same level of performance without Frazier to push him. Bobby Fisher lost his mind without Boris Spasky to compete against. OU knows the value of having a rival against whom every game is Armageddon. Why split that up?
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i totally agree with this. however why does it ALWAYS have to be the same team? why cant OU find another one like say arkansas or LSU or bama? and the same for texas - they could start with arizona or say ucla. why do they always have to stick w the same?

or why does this armageddon need to be a conference game? they played before the big 12 was formed. why cant they keep that intact outside of a conference game. im sure the pac 10 would allow them the ability to schedule OU outside the conference schedule
 
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txvolsfangatorh8r said:
i totally agree with this. however why does it ALWAYS have to be the same team? why cant OU find another one like say arkansas or LSU or bama? and the same for texas - they could start with arizona or say ucla. why do they always have to stick w the same?

or why does this armageddon need to be a conference game? they played before the big 12 was formed. why cant they keep that intact outside of a conference game. im sure the pac 10 would allow them the ability to schedule OU outside the conference schedule
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In the current economic climate in college sports, why in the world would any power school put themselves in a position where they are playing a neutral field nonconference game every year?
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hatvol96 said:
In the current economic climate in college sports, why in the world would any power school put themselves in a position where they are playing a neutral field nonconference game every year?
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why the neutral feild? it should go back to norman/austin rotating and become a real rivalry. it shouldnt matter then.
they can hype as the rivalry and instead of giving up the money, have the home home aspect and justify keeping the game. it wouldnt affect the conference record, keep the "recruiting" aspect going for OU and both would come out ahead. with OU leaving they could possibly even play more than once a year with bowl games
 
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txvolsfangatorh8r said:
why the neutral feild? it should go back to norman/austin rotating and become a real rivalry. it shouldnt matter then.
they can hype as the rivalry and instead of giving up the money, have the home home aspect and justify keeping the game. it wouldnt affect the conference record, keep the "recruiting" aspect going for OU and both would come out ahead. with OU leaving they could possibly even play more than once a year with bowl games
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They talked about making it a home and home series in the '80s. Both fan bases raised mortal Hell. They like it as it is and has been for the last 60 or so years. It's far simpler to stay in the same league. Also, Stoops love the idea of having more access to California. He's already had some pretty good success recruiting there.
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HialeahGator said:
Source: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State plan to join Pac-10 - ESPN
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Texas is considered the linchpin to the Big 12's survival, particularly after the league lost Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-10) in a matter of two days this week. The Texas regents said they will hold a meeting in Austin on Tuesday for "discussion and appropriate action regarding athletic conference membership."

Iowa State president Gregory Geoffroy said the future of the Big 12 was up to Texas.

"If the University of Texas were to decide that they want to be a member of the Big 12, then I'm confident the Big 12 would stay together," he said. "If the University of Texas decides they do not wish to and wish to do something else, then I think the conference will be greatly altered."
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That's not a ringing endorsement for the strength of the Big 12 that one school (essentially in one sport) dictates its viability.

Would the SEC fold if Alabama football or Kentucky basketball got lured elsewhere?

No.
 
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Velo Vol said:
Would the SEC fold if Alabama football or Kentucky basketball got lured elsewhere?

No.
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I'm not sure it's quite as cut and dried as you think. Losing that 12th team has a lot of repercussions.
 
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GAVol said:
I'm not sure it's quite as cut and dried as you think. Losing that 12th team has a lot of repercussions.
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Exactly. Also, nobody in the SEC swings the economic stick Texas does.
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