The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Donuthole]

You're a hero.

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[cougjunkie]

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Please keep the theme song from your mancation out of this thread.

[cougjunkie]

Press conference tomorrow announcing West Virginia to the Big 12.

[Donuthole]

Please keep the theme song from your mancation out of this thread.

Please keep contrived labels like "mancation" out of this thread.

[Pheidippides]

Press conference tomorrow announcing West Virginia to the Big 12.

Pete Thamel of the NYT just said on SVP it's a done deal as well.

[YOhio]

Jacobn5 is uncharacteristically glum about the situation.

http://twitter.com/#!/JacobN5

[lambdacoug]

We should probably rename this thread to the "The Big 12 expansion clusterf*".

[Marvelous]

We should probably rename this thread to the "The Big 12 expansion clusterf*".

Or "The Big 12 disappointment groundswell".

[SeattleUte]

Interesting article comparing BYU, UWV, and Louisville by the numbers.

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/eri...re-the-big-12/

Is that what you think it's about?

[Marvelous]

Is that what you think it's about?

Look who's back. Good timing.

[Green Monstah]

The only hunting that mountaineer does is looking for the nearest White Castle.

[Moliere]

Is that what you think it's about?

Hey Mr. Bayonet man, go stab some half dead corpses somewhere else.....there are plenty up on the hill after last weeks game against Cal.

[Surfah]

The latest on ESPN ticker says that WVU to Big 12 is not conditional upon Mizzou leaving.

[Uncle Ted]

Chip Brown on ND in the Big 12...

Orangebloods.com was first to report Notre Dame possibly moving its non-football sports to the Big 12 back in August.

We were nearly laughed off the internet when we reported it.

But the discussion of ND possibly moving its non-football sports to the Big 12 continues to heat up. The subject is actively being discussed by Big 12 administrators and the Irish.

We reported on Monday that ND will decide in 60 days if it is going to move its non-football sports out of the Big East (and possibly into the Big 12).

If Notre Dame does make such a move, it is being proposed that the Irish would remain independent in football but begin playing six football games against Big 12 competition.

Orangebloods.com has reported that Texas would love to replace Texas A&M on Thanksgiving with Notre Dame, if possible. That still may be a bit of a longshot.

But to quote Lloyd Christmas, "So you're saying there's a chance."

One high-ranking official at a Big 12 school holds out the hope that if Notre Dame moves its non-football sports into the Big 12 it would be a "segue to full conference membership in a year or two - about the time the first tier TV rights (held by ABC/ESPN) are negotiated."

Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas continues to voice hope that Missouri will remain in the Big 12. And there is speculation that Notre Dame's possible interest in the Big 12 for its non-football sports could entice Mizzou to stay put.

Sources said Missouri is being told it will be cut in on any rotation of football games involving Notre Dame and the Big 12.

Some Big 12 administrators, though, think Missouri is still gone.

Orangebloods.com reported Monday that Missouri was expected to talk to SEC officials today (Tuesday) about planning out the next steps for the Tigers.

Stay tuned.

And Chip on the meaning of "continue to heat up"...

The fact that we now have a proposal with ND possibly playing up to six football games vs Big 12 competition is certainly the "heating up" part of things.

Nothing is done. But these are proposals getting serious discussion between the Big 12 as we speak.

[Uncle Ted]

The latest on ESPN ticker says that WVU to Big 12 is not conditional upon Mizzou leaving.

It sounds like WVU is getting out of the Big East before the exit fee doubles...

To make matters worse, West Virginia will only be held to a $5 million exit fee. The league recently doubled the conference's football exit fee to $10 million, a move contingent on the execution of the expansion plan.

The increase in exit fee would be triggered as soon as Air Force or Navy agree to join the league, according to an official in the Big East who asked to remain anonymous given the sensitivity of discussions. Since neither Navy nor Air Force has made such a move, the Mountaineers will only have to pay $5 million.