Pac-10 expansion: On Thursday, it becomes the Pac-11
POSTED BY JON WILNER ON JUNE 9TH, 2010 AT 10:51 PM | CATEGORIZED AS COLORADO FOOTBALL, PAC-10 CONFERENCE, PAC-10 EXPANSION, PAC-10 FOOTBALL
Back from vacation and back in the game …
Just got off the phone with a source familiar with the negotiations between the Pac-10 and Big 12 schools, who said:
* Colorado “is likely to formally accept” an invitation to join the Pac-10 on Thursday.
Repeat: Colorado to the Pac-10 on Thursday.
At that moment, it will become the Pac-11.
* Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State are committed to joining the Pac-10 if Nebraska joins the Big Ten … and they might do it even if Nebraska doesn’t join the Big Ten.
“There are a lot of questions as to whether the Big 12 can stay together anyway, with all the dirty laundry that’s been aired,” the source said.
* If the Big 12 somehow stays intact, the Pac-10 will become the Pac-12, with Utah as the 12th member — that means two six-team divisions and a football championship game.
I repeat: The Pac-10 is expanding.
100%. Done. Deal.
POSTED BY JON WILNER ON JUNE 9TH, 2010 AT 10:51 PM | CATEGORIZED AS COLORADO FOOTBALL, PAC-10 CONFERENCE, PAC-10 EXPANSION, PAC-10 FOOTBALL
Back from vacation and back in the game …
Just got off the phone with a source familiar with the negotiations between the Pac-10 and Big 12 schools, who said:
* Colorado “is likely to formally accept” an invitation to join the Pac-10 on Thursday.
Repeat: Colorado to the Pac-10 on Thursday.
At that moment, it will become the Pac-11.
* Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State are committed to joining the Pac-10 if Nebraska joins the Big Ten … and they might do it even if Nebraska doesn’t join the Big Ten.
“There are a lot of questions as to whether the Big 12 can stay together anyway, with all the dirty laundry that’s been aired,” the source said.
* If the Big 12 somehow stays intact, the Pac-10 will become the Pac-12, with Utah as the 12th member — that means two six-team divisions and a football championship game.
I repeat: The Pac-10 is expanding.
100%. Done. Deal.