NUance Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The Beginner's Guide To Conference Realignment: Board Games Explain Everything By Bill Connelly - NCAA Football Contributor, SB Nation Big 12 Added: TCU (2012), West Virginia (anytime in the next three years). Lost: Colorado (2011), Nebraska (2011), Missouri (2012), Texas A&M (2012). Fun Rumors: Everyone assumes the conference will expand to 12 teams at some point, either going after BYU (on whom they have passed multiple times now) or Air Force to the west, or Cincinnati and Louisville to the east. (Technically, SMU or Houston could play a role, too.) On the field in 2011, the Big 12 was a conference full of glorious plot twists and excitement. It was very, very well represented in the season's Top 100 Games list. Off the field ... the Big 12 was a conference full of glorious plot twists and excitement. The creation of Texas' Longhorn Network over the past year furthered a "Texas versus everyone else" rift that had existed and grown since the inception of the Big 12 more than 15 years ago. Texas has money, power and no problem using either when the opportunity presents itself. In a stable environment, where no other conferences are looking to expand, that is perfectly fine. But if others have a place to go, they are much more likely to leave when they live in a conference that is perceived to favor certain schools over others. When push came to shove, Nebraska decided that life in the Big Ten might be more pleasurable than life in the overly dramatic Big 12. And Colorado fled to the Pac-12. And this year, when it was suggested that the Longhorn Network might try to broadcast the games of Texas recruits, Texas A&M called up the SEC to forge a new bond. Then Missouri did the same. Meanwhile, Oklahoma was all but ready to leave for the Pac-12. On two separate instances in the past two years, it looked as if the Big 12 was not long for this world. LINK Blog article with a good recap of all the conference realignment stuff. Quote Link to comment
husker_99 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 After the Big East dissovles, the ACC will be next unless their football teams start becoming really competitive. Good basketball conference though. Quote Link to comment
Husker John Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wonder if OU will ever actually leave the Big XII.... Quote Link to comment
AFhusker Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wonder if OU will ever actually leave the Big XII.... I doubt it because they like being UT's biggest bitch. Quote Link to comment
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