Regarding Houston Meeting with Larry Scott

WilburHooksHands said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

FremontTroll said:

godawgst said:

FremontTroll said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

FremontTroll said:

RaceBannon said:

ESPN is going to launch the ACC Network. So that's 3 out of 4. It's between the Big12 and the Pac.

We? lose

Come up with a realistic conference realignment that cuts out the PAC.

Sorry to interrupt the self-hate session but it's not happening.

Current XII plus AZ and CA schools.

You're welcome.

So the Cali schools are going to abandon Washington and Oregon to go play West Virginia? Ohok.gif.

We already saw during the last realignment that the Big12 was in the weakest position by far due to having the smallest footprint by population, their location getting squeezed in between three other conferences, and the unequal sharing of power between Texas and the rest. Those issues have only worsened with the defections and the incursion of the SEC into Texas.


There is no PAC school that makes sense as an expansion target for other schools culturally, geographically, or economically. Which is why there has never even been a rumor floated of such happening.

Washington and Oregon (and their little brothers) aren't going to be left out in favor of WVU and Iowa State.

But USC and UCLA would abandon the Pacific NW schools if it allowed them into the Texas Market.

That trumps both scenarios even if UW/Oregon is >>> WVU and Iowa State.

But in Race's mythical Pac-B12 super conference scenario it wouldn't be PAC NW vs. Texas it would be PAC NW vs. the dregs of the B12. UW and UO are never getting left out of a major conference in favor of Iowa State, WVU, KState, etc. It's just a basic understanding of leverage and bargaining. The PAC is stronger than the B12 and UW is stronger than at least 15 out of the 22 schools.

Try to make your masochistic wet dreams more realistic.

The XII is stronger because it has Texas and ESPN.

ESPN is bleeding money and not the all powerful brand you think it is. Hth.

FremontTroll said:

Tequilla said:

Less than 5% chance Oklahoma goes anywhere without at least one of Oklahoma State and/or Texas.

Any of these individual scenarios are unlikely.

But I could easily see OU wanting to get away from UT. If they want to go to the B1G which would be their best move financially it would be without OSU. At least that would reunite them with Nebraska.