JimmyBuff
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http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1256918
So let's break this down. Arky won't ever leave the SEC, ND isn't going to the Big 12 which means Pitt is out so that leaves BYU who can't play games on Sundays. Yeah this looks like a stable conference. :lol:
http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1256918
The Big 12 presidents on Saturday also discussed what the Big 12 might look like if the Aggies leave. After the Big 12 presidents met with Loftin, they talked without Loftin about the future of their league.
There were scenarios discussed that would include adding three schools to the league instead of just replacing Texas A&M with a 10th school.
NOTRE DAME:A scenario in which the Big 12 would add three schools to get back to being a 12-team league would involve Notre Dame.
If the Big 12 was to add Notre Dame, there is a good chance the Big 12 would have to allow the Irish football program to keep its relationship with NBC, which was renewed just a couple years ago. The Big 12 would also have to share some TV revenue with the Irish and would have to allow the Irish to pursue their own, independent network, sources said. And there appears to be sentiment in the Big 12 to do all that.
ARKANSAS:During last summer's realignment, a third party extended feelers to see if the Big 12 would be interested in adding Arkansas, sources said. Arkansas officials adamantly denied ever expressing any interest in being in the Big 12. But if Arkansas were to express interset in the Big 12, it appears the league would be receptive to an application for membership from the Razorbacks, sources said.
PITTSBURGH:If Arkansas weren't interested in joining the Big 12, it's possible Pittsburgh could enter the picture, but perhaps only if Notre Dame is in the mix, sources said.
BYU: If Notre Dame could be added to the Big 12 as well as either Arkansas or Pittsburgh, BYU would be a popular target to be added to the league as the 12th team. If Notre Dame, Arkansas and/or Pittsburgh could not be added to the Big 12, it appears BYU would be a popular choice to replace Texas A&M, and the league would remain a 10-team conference, sources said.
Texas Tech chancellor Kent Hance told 104.3 FM in Lubbock if the Aggies bolt the Big 12 they'd "be replaced by at least one and maybe three excellent teams that'll be a bigger story (than A&M leaving)."
Sources close to the situation continue to say Texas would not have an interest in playing Texas A&M in football if the Aggies were to bolt the Big 12 for the SEC.
So let's break this down. Arky won't ever leave the SEC, ND isn't going to the Big 12 which means Pitt is out so that leaves BYU who can't play games on Sundays. Yeah this looks like a stable conference. :lol: