The PAC 10 expansion groundswell

[LA Ute]

Is there anything that says that it can't be 6 teams that were together for 5 years in another conference? In other words, 6 teams from the MWC join the Big 12 would preserve the conference under NCAA rules. I may be mistaken, but I think that NCAA rule applies to NCAA tournament auto-bids, and not continued existence of the conference.

I hope you're right. I have not even looked at the actual rule, I'm just going on what I have read here. (Hack lawyering, I know.)

I do think that the only thing that saves this from being a total train wreck for Utah and BYU is the chance of piecing something together out of the leftovers.

[Flystripper]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

wild

[woot]

As always, follow the television money.

If Texas and Co go to the PAC-10, I would expect an announcement about a PAC-10 network to be up and subscribeable by the time Texas hits the field with PAC-10 logos on it.

Is the assumption here that the big10 network wouldn't be as lucrative? Surely there's some clause in the contract that allows negotiation upon the addition of such a big fish? Wasn't the success of the big10 network basically what started all this expansion talk in the first place?

[U-Ute]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

Wow. B10 already has an established television network, so that's a known quantity. Interesting.

[Uncle Ted]

Texas Hold 'Em: Longhorns, A&M to Big Ten

High level sources in multiple conferences have told KCTV5 that Texas and Texas A&M are looking to move to the Big Ten Conference and have petitioned for membership, while the University of Oklahoma is planning on petitioning the Southeastern Conference to become a member of its conference.

[U-Ute]

Is the assumption here that the big10 network wouldn't be as lucrative? Surely there's some clause in the contract that allows negotiation upon the addition of such a big fish? Wasn't the success of the big10 network basically what started all this expansion talk in the first place?

Yep. Which is something I hadn't considered until I saw that previous link about Texas and TAMU to the B10.

[SteelBlue]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

My head is spinning. That leaves enough in the Big XII to keep their auto bid and invite BYU/Utah.

[woot]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

Holy shit. That would be amazing.

I won't say I called it, though.

[tooblue]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

Wow ... this is crazy.

[SeattleUte]

wild

This all makes a lot of sense, except that I can just about guarantee that Oklahoma State will not go to the Pac 10 absent Oklahoma or Texas. NO. I can guarantee it.

[Coach McGuirk]

My head is spinning. That leaves enough in the Big XII to keep their auto bid and invite BYU/Utah.

Mine too. I am spinning in circles and right when I think I am coming to a stop, someone grabs me by the shoulders and spins me again.

Where am I?

[BigFatMeanie]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

If that pans out it could be good news for BYU and Utah. It just doesn't seem to make sense. OK-State to the PAC10? Huh? But, if it goes down as that report says, that would leave the Big12 with 6 members and they could still exist as a conference. That would mean good things for BYU and Utah.

[LA Ute]

Texas and A&M to the Big 10

Now there's a report out of left field. No, out of the parking lot beyond left field.

[woot]

Yeah I hope Okie State didn't do anything too rash with the Pac10, or these conferences will be pretty sloppy.

Texas is a huge get for the Big10, and I'm sure Texas will love the academic reputation boost. A&M is no slouch either. Good fit all around. So does the Big10 stay at 14 now or does it grab Pitt/ND/Rutgers/Missouri/Syracuse?

[cougjunkie]

Texas is not going to the big 10. Espn is reporting that UT is talking right now with A&M and that A&M is going to jump with UT to the Pac-10.