ESPN: Sources: Big 12 mulling Big East merger

[Manwiththeplan]

Move to Texas then!

My Cousin got married in August, so I did get to go to Dallas (toured Cowboys Stadium and loved it).

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

College football wrecked the best college basketball conference

A good basketball conference but not the best IMO. To me, the ACC has always been the best Basketball Conference in the Nation.

 

[big dog cowboy]

College football wrecked the best college basketball conference

So what? At least hoops has a playoff.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Heard Big12 Commish was fired tonight.

Also have been reading that WVU has been offered an invitation to Big 12 but also hearing they still might be going to SEC so who knows at this point.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

This took me 20 minutes I'm getting it some traction.



PAC
1. USC
2. Oregon
3. Oregon St.
4. Stanford
5. UCLA
6. Washington
7. Washington St.
8. Arizona
9. Arizona St.
10. Utah
11. Cal
12. Colorado
13. BYU
14. Hawaii


SEC
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. South Carolina
6 Georgia
7. Kentucky
8. Vanderbilt
9. Arkansas
10. Auburn
11. Mississippi State
12. Texas A&M
13. Missouri
14. Ole Miss


BIG 14
1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. Michigan State
4. Illinois
5. Indiana
6 Minnesota
7. North Western
8. Nebraska
9. Purdue
10. Penn State
11. Wisconsin
12. UCONN
13. Rutgers
14. Iowa

BIG 12/East
1. Texas
2. Oklahoma
3. Oklahoma State
4. Texas Tech
5. Baylor
6 Iowa State
7. Kansas
8. Kansas State
9. T.C.U
10. Louisville
11. West Virginia
12. Cincinnati
13. South Florida
14. Boise State


ACC
1. North Carolina
2. Duke
3. Boston College
4. Syracuse
5. Pitt
6 Georgia Tech
7. Clemson
8. Wake Forrest
9. Maryland
10. North Carolina State
11. Virgina
12. Virgina Tech
13. Miami
14. Florida State

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Heard Big12 Commish was fired tonight.

Also have been reading that WVU has been offered an invitation to Big 12 but also hearing they still might be going to SEC so who knows at this point.

If they get screwed that'd be a shame. WVU kept the big east afloat for a few years. I'm hearing they just arent worth it b/c of their weak market. Meinibg it's just another piece of the pie to cut.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Move to Texas then!

Not until they get some rain

 

[Aikbach]

Not until they get some rain

It rained all weekend.

 

[WV Cowboy]

If they get screwed that'd be a shame. WVU kept the big east afloat for a few years. I'm hearing they just arent worth it b/c of their weak market. Meinibg it's just another piece of the pie to cut.

I heard weak market and poor recruiting inside the state, which is true.

We get most of our players from out of state.

From a competition standpoint, I feel WVU could compete in any conference, but sadly that is not how these decisions are made.

It is what it is.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I heard weak market and poor recruiting inside the state, which is true.

We get most of our players from out of state.

From a competition standpoint, I feel WVU could compete in any conference, but sadly that is not how these decisions are made.

It is what it is.

They're going to get a chance to compete with LSU this weekend. :laugh2:

Let's see how well they compete. I will be pulling for them!

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I heard weak market and poor recruiting inside the state, which is true.

We get most of our players from out of state.

From a competition standpoint, I feel WVU could compete in any conference, but sadly that is not how these decisions are made.

It is what it is.

As an RU fan I can verify this.

They're going to get a chance to compete with LSU this weekend. :laugh2:

Let's see how well they compete. I will be pulling for them!

As will I.

If they get screwed that'd be a shame. WVU kept the big east afloat for a few years. I'm hearing they just arent worth it b/c of their weak market. Meinibg it's just another piece of the pie to cut.

What the hell happened here?

 

[WV Cowboy]

They're going to get a chance to compete with LSU this weekend. :laugh2:

Let's see how well they compete. I will be pulling for them!

Thanks for pulling for us! I will be there cheering them on.

We hung with them last year down at LSU, .. Peterson returned a punt and they won by 6.

I'm not saying we are as good as LSU, (some are saying they have the best defense seen in years) I just meant that in basketball and football, I think we could compete in any conference.

Crazy stuff seems to happen in night games in Morgantown, LSU is not a lock. (although money says they win )

 

[Yakuza Rich]

College football wrecked the best college basketball conference

Yep.

Instead of playing in Madison Square Garden for the conference tourney...SU gets play in freaking Greensboro. :bang2: :bang2:






YR

 

[Dallas]

** FAKE ** Dan Bebee Twitter rant last night. @ Texas


Below, you'll find all of Fake Dan Beebe's swan song tweets. Be forewarned, the language and content is a bit strong. But oh boy is it funny.



THIS IS WHAT YOU *******S WANTED AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET

DANNY DID NOTHING BUT HUSTLE FOR YOU BIG 12 AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET, A FORCED RESIGNATION JUST SO OKLAHOMA WILL STOP BEING BUTTHOLES. SO LISTEN UP, AND LISTEN WELL

BAYLOR, YOU ARE A HORRIBLE LITTLE PUNK OF A SCHOOL WHO'S ONE CONGRESSMAN'S HEART ATTACK AWAY FROM BEING FORCED INTO D-II

COLORADO, I NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU AT ALL

IOWA STATE, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DRAIN ON THE CONFERENCE AND ON MY SANITY. YOU ARE WORTHLESS. EVERYONE IS FLEEING YOU.

KANSAS, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE BIG EAST BY ALL DAMN MEANS DO SO, THEY LOVE SCHOOLS WITH GOOD BASKETBALL AND NO FOOTBALL PROGRAM WHATSOEVER

KANSAS STATE YOU ARE WORSE THAN KANSAS AT EVERYTHING, LITERALLY EVERYTHING

NEBRASKA YOU WOULD BE HAPPIER IN PRESCHOOL WHERE NOBODY HAS TO REALIZE THAT THEY'RE NOT SPECIAL LITTLE SNOWFLAKES THAT DESERVE CONSTANT HUGS

I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN THE DAY NEBRASKA WEASELED OUT OF THE BIG 12 SO THEY COULD LET JIM DELANY TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE

TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET

BO PELINI HAS DEFINITELY KILLED A MAN BEFORE AND PROBABLY EATEN HIM, AND IF HE DIDN'T CARL DID

TOM OSBORNE PROBABLY DIED FIVE YEARS AGO AND NOBODY HAD THE HEART TO TELL HIM

OKLAHOMA, WHAT GALAXY DO YOU LIVE IN AND WHY CAN'T YOU GO PLAY SPORTS THERE INSTEAD. YOU ARE MORE OVERRATED THAN TAYLOR SWIFT'S AWFUL FACE

NOBODY CARES WHAT T. BOONE PICKENS HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING. OKLAHOMA STATE IS KANSAS STATE BUT FURTHER SOUTH IS ALL

TEXAS TECH YOU LISTENED TO THAT HOOKER-SLAUGHTERING CRETIN CRAIG JAMES OVER MIKE LEACH AND FOR THAT I HOPE THE EARTH SWALLOWS YOUR CAMPUS

TEXAS A&M, YOU ARE NEVER WINNING A TITLE IN THE SEC, NOT EVEN ONCE, AND AT LEAST 80% OF YOUR STUDENT BODY IS WEIRD.

I MEAN TEXAS A&M STUDENTS ARE THE KIND OF WEIRD WHERE YOU DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE SAME ROOM AS HOUSE PETS UNATTENDED.

TEXAS A&M YELL LEADERS ARE BECAUSE AGGIE IS SCARED OF WOMEN SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR BRINGING SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURE TO AMERICA YOU INBREDS.

RICK PERRY IS AN AGGIE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HOW IS HE EVEN ALLOWED TO LIVE ALONE AND CUT HIS OWN MEAT MUCH LESS RUN FOR PRESIDENT

I WAS TRYING TO GO MOSTLY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUT I FORGOT MISSOURI. IMAGINE THAT, SOMEONE FORGETTING ABOUT MISSOURI

MISSOURI THROWS MORE PANTIES THAN THE CROWD OF 8TH GRADERS AT A JONAS BROTHERS CONCERT AND YET NOBODY EVER PICKS THEM UP

AND TEXAS. GOOD OLD TEXAS.

HEY DELOSS. **** TEXAS AND **** YOU.

I DID EVERYTHING IN MY EARTHLY POWERS TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE THE MOST WELL CARED FOR SCHOOL IN NCAA HISTORY, AND FOR WHAT

WHEN IT ALL WENT DOWN YOU WERE RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT LINE WAITING TO ABANDON ME JUST LIKE THE REST OF THESE INGRATES

OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS A&M I CAN UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY'RE HORRIBLE LITTLE STEPCHILDREN, BUT YOU, TEXAS? YOU?

I WAS READY TO NAME MY TESTICLES HOOKEM AND HORNS FOR YOU AND MAKE "TEXAS WITH A DOLLAR SIGN" THE NEW BIG 12 REALITY. BUT IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR YOU AWFUL, HORRIBLE GREEDY BRATS, WAS IT

TEXAS JUST HAD TO KEEP TAKING AND TAKING AND TAKING. I SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT LARRY SCOTT DID AND TOLD YOU TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC INSTEAD

I HOPE A CLOUD OF PURE DIARRHEA OPENS UP OVER DKR AND FILLS THAT PLACE TO THE BRIM DURING YOUR NEXT GAME

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE BURNT ORANGE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. IT LOOKS LIKE BABY POOP

TEXAS IS GOING TO BE LONELY FOREVER AND THAT'S STILL A FATE BETTER THAN IT DESERVES

NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR EYES. YOU STOLE THAT SONG FROM A CHILDRENS SONG RT @chisoxfan30: @DanBeebe the eyes of Texas are upon you. #hookem

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPONNN YOUU... ALLLL THE LIVE LONG DAYYYYYY. YOU HAVE TO SING YOUR FIGHT SONG ALONG TO "I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD" AND YOU EXPECT ANYBODY TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID TO DESERVE HAVING SUCH A HORRIBLE BUNCH OF HYPER-PRIVILEGED BRATS OVERTAKE IT BUT IT CAN'T BE GOOD. CAN WE NUKE AUSTIN? IS THAT APPROPRIATE? IT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE

I'M OUT. I'M NEVER COMMISSIONERING ANOTHER CONFERENCE EVER AGAIN. COLLEGE SPORTS ARE TO COLLEGE WHAT GENITAL WARTS ARE TO GENITALS

ENJOY YOUR MISERABLE LITTLE CONFERENCE, "BIG 12." I HOPE YOU FAIL. I'M OUT. GOODBYE.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

** FAKE ** Dan Bebee Twitter rant last night. @ Texas


Below, you'll find all of Fake Dan Beebe's swan song tweets. Be forewarned, the language and content is a bit strong. But oh boy is it funny.



THIS IS WHAT YOU *******S WANTED AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET

DANNY DID NOTHING BUT HUSTLE FOR YOU BIG 12 AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET, A FORCED RESIGNATION JUST SO OKLAHOMA WILL STOP BEING BUTTHOLES. SO LISTEN UP, AND LISTEN WELL

BAYLOR, YOU ARE A HORRIBLE LITTLE PUNK OF A SCHOOL WHO'S ONE CONGRESSMAN'S HEART ATTACK AWAY FROM BEING FORCED INTO D-II

COLORADO, I NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU AT ALL

IOWA STATE, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DRAIN ON THE CONFERENCE AND ON MY SANITY. YOU ARE WORTHLESS. EVERYONE IS FLEEING YOU.

KANSAS, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE BIG EAST BY ALL DAMN MEANS DO SO, THEY LOVE SCHOOLS WITH GOOD BASKETBALL AND NO FOOTBALL PROGRAM WHATSOEVER

KANSAS STATE YOU ARE WORSE THAN KANSAS AT EVERYTHING, LITERALLY EVERYTHING

NEBRASKA YOU WOULD BE HAPPIER IN PRESCHOOL WHERE NOBODY HAS TO REALIZE THAT THEY'RE NOT SPECIAL LITTLE SNOWFLAKES THAT DESERVE CONSTANT HUGS

I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN THE DAY NEBRASKA WEASELED OUT OF THE BIG 12 SO THEY COULD LET JIM DELANY TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE

TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET

BO PELINI HAS DEFINITELY KILLED A MAN BEFORE AND PROBABLY EATEN HIM, AND IF HE DIDN'T CARL DID

TOM OSBORNE PROBABLY DIED FIVE YEARS AGO AND NOBODY HAD THE HEART TO TELL HIM

OKLAHOMA, WHAT GALAXY DO YOU LIVE IN AND WHY CAN'T YOU GO PLAY SPORTS THERE INSTEAD. YOU ARE MORE OVERRATED THAN TAYLOR SWIFT'S AWFUL FACE

NOBODY CARES WHAT T. BOONE PICKENS HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING. OKLAHOMA STATE IS KANSAS STATE BUT FURTHER SOUTH IS ALL

TEXAS TECH YOU LISTENED TO THAT HOOKER-SLAUGHTERING CRETIN CRAIG JAMES OVER MIKE LEACH AND FOR THAT I HOPE THE EARTH SWALLOWS YOUR CAMPUS

TEXAS A&M, YOU ARE NEVER WINNING A TITLE IN THE SEC, NOT EVEN ONCE, AND AT LEAST 80% OF YOUR STUDENT BODY IS WEIRD.

I MEAN TEXAS A&M STUDENTS ARE THE KIND OF WEIRD WHERE YOU DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE SAME ROOM AS HOUSE PETS UNATTENDED.

TEXAS A&M YELL LEADERS ARE BECAUSE AGGIE IS SCARED OF WOMEN SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR BRINGING SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURE TO AMERICA YOU INBREDS.

RICK PERRY IS AN AGGIE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HOW IS HE EVEN ALLOWED TO LIVE ALONE AND CUT HIS OWN MEAT MUCH LESS RUN FOR PRESIDENT

I WAS TRYING TO GO MOSTLY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUT I FORGOT MISSOURI. IMAGINE THAT, SOMEONE FORGETTING ABOUT MISSOURI

MISSOURI THROWS MORE PANTIES THAN THE CROWD OF 8TH GRADERS AT A JONAS BROTHERS CONCERT AND YET NOBODY EVER PICKS THEM UP

AND TEXAS. GOOD OLD TEXAS.

HEY DELOSS. **** TEXAS AND **** YOU.

I DID EVERYTHING IN MY EARTHLY POWERS TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE THE MOST WELL CARED FOR SCHOOL IN NCAA HISTORY, AND FOR WHAT

WHEN IT ALL WENT DOWN YOU WERE RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT LINE WAITING TO ABANDON ME JUST LIKE THE REST OF THESE INGRATES

OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS A&M I CAN UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY'RE HORRIBLE LITTLE STEPCHILDREN, BUT YOU, TEXAS? YOU?

I WAS READY TO NAME MY TESTICLES HOOKEM AND HORNS FOR YOU AND MAKE "TEXAS WITH A DOLLAR SIGN" THE NEW BIG 12 REALITY. BUT IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR YOU AWFUL, HORRIBLE GREEDY BRATS, WAS IT

TEXAS JUST HAD TO KEEP TAKING AND TAKING AND TAKING. I SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT LARRY SCOTT DID AND TOLD YOU TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC INSTEAD

I HOPE A CLOUD OF PURE DIARRHEA OPENS UP OVER DKR AND FILLS THAT PLACE TO THE BRIM DURING YOUR NEXT GAME

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE BURNT ORANGE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. IT LOOKS LIKE BABY POOP

TEXAS IS GOING TO BE LONELY FOREVER AND THAT'S STILL A FATE BETTER THAN IT DESERVES

NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR EYES. YOU STOLE THAT SONG FROM A CHILDRENS SONG RT @chisoxfan30: @DanBeebe the eyes of Texas are upon you. #hookem

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPONNN YOUU... ALLLL THE LIVE LONG DAYYYYYY. YOU HAVE TO SING YOUR FIGHT SONG ALONG TO "I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD" AND YOU EXPECT ANYBODY TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID TO DESERVE HAVING SUCH A HORRIBLE BUNCH OF HYPER-PRIVILEGED BRATS OVERTAKE IT BUT IT CAN'T BE GOOD. CAN WE NUKE AUSTIN? IS THAT APPROPRIATE? IT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE

I'M OUT. I'M NEVER COMMISSIONERING ANOTHER CONFERENCE EVER AGAIN. COLLEGE SPORTS ARE TO COLLEGE WHAT GENITAL WARTS ARE TO GENITALS

ENJOY YOUR MISERABLE LITTLE CONFERENCE, "BIG 12." I HOPE YOU FAIL. I'M OUT. GOODBYE.

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[Rogah]

The Big 12 is likely dead and the Big East will likely just be a basketball conference and a non BCS football conference.

Isn't that already the case? :laugh1:

 

[Rogah]

I seem to remember the WAC once having 16 members but it fell apart based on the fact that it just makes teams way too spread out to be practical. I wouldn't be surprised if we see some of these new superconferences do the same.

Actually, what I expect in the long term is a situation where football - and football alone - has the 16 team superconferences but all the other sports are much more regional.