BYU poised to join Big 12

[Sharkweather]

So much for that Independent thing.

A source close to the situation at Brigham Young University is indicating that if the Big 12 Conference in fact holds together as now expected, BYU is highly likely to become a full member of that conference if it can be assured that the league will be stable into the future.

The source says that university and Big 12 officials were close to making an announcement of the addition of BYU to the conference following the loss of Texas A&M, but those plans were put on hold when Oklahoma president David Boren made it known that the Sooners were exploring their options with the PAC-12. That same source informed Deep Shades of Blue last year of BYU's intent to become a football independent weeks before its official announcement.

The source also informed DSB that prior to the Sooners courting of the PAC-12, the BYU Board of Trustees had authorized President Cecil O. Samuelson to move all of the school's athletic programs into the Big 12.

That authorization was granted despite concerns from high-ranking officials of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who are sensitive to relationships between the Church and the faith-based institutions of the West Coast Conference, which provided a home just last year for most of BYU's athletic teams.

On Tuesday afternoon, The Oklahoman reported that Oklahoma is now willing to consider staying in the Big 12, contingent upon the removal of current conference commissioner Dan Beebe and making other significant reforms within the conference, including rules placed on the Longhorn Network.

Then came a report Tuesday night that the PAC-12 has decided not expand.

Those reports coincided with a report that emerged from a Tuesday meeting between Big East officials, that a merger that had been discussed between the Big East and the Big 12 was now dead because of a lack of interest, with the Big East being told by schools in the Big 12 that they are committed to trying to hold their conference together.

A report from Orangebloods.com also says that a serious effort is being made by Big 12 member schools to hold the conference together, quoting one high-ranking official at a Big 12 school as saying, "The Big 12 is going to stay intact except for Texas A&M."

If the nine remaining members of the embattled conference can indeed kiss and make up, they will almost certainly move rapidly to add another school to replace the departing Texas A&M. It is not clear if the conference would immediately look to get back to 12 schools or expand even further. However, the source at BYU believes that if the Big 12 is in fact saved and solidified, adding the Cougars to the conference could happen quickly, even within a matter of days.

http://byu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1268216

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

If they do stay together then they should also go after Boise State and TCU.

 

[KnightNoles]

TCU needs to be in the Big 12 regardless, along with the rest of the Texas teams lol..

Do they go after Houston also?

There at 8 teams correct?

TCU
Boise State
BYU
X

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

TCU needs to be in the Big 12 regardless, along with the rest of the Texas teams lol..

Do they go after Houston also?

There at 8 teams correct?

TCU
Boise State
BYU
X

I think Missouri is staying if the Big 12 doesn't disband. Not positive about that.

 

[Golden Taters]

What does Boise honestly bring to the table besides football?

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

What does Boise honestly bring to the table besides football?

Football is the only thing that they need. Everything else doesn't matter.

 

[Senser81]

What does Boise honestly bring to the table besides football?

Potatoes!

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Potatoes!

otatoes:

Thought he was a Wazzou fan?

 

[EmpireWF]

otatoes:

Thought he was a Wazzou fan?

:michaelscott:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

According to mormon law, drinking alcohol, getting to second base with you GF, jawalking, or reporting lies in a blog will get you sent to hell. So you can fully expect BYU in the Big12 next year.

 

[Swarley]

Football is the only thing that they need. Everything else doesn't matter.

This entire conference realignment mess is about football alone. Football brings in so much more money than any other sport it doesn't matter what else they bring.

 

[cynismus]

Potatoes!

 

[Leftwich]

 

[cynismus]

I think Missouri is staying if the Big 12 doesn't disband. Not positive about that.

SEC doesn't want Mizzou.

As a Texas fan, I'd be happy if the Big 12 stayed together. Right now, here are the teams:

Texas
Zero U
Texas Tortilla Tech
Bible Thumping Baylor
The Other OSU
Kansases (2)
Mizzou
Seneca Wallace State
Faggies (leaving for $EC)

Assuming only the cockgobblers from College Station leave, it would require 3 teams to make the league 12 again. I can see TCU, BYU, and maybe Houston joining. This is pretty good because that way the Big 12 gains the 2 largest TV markets in Texas (Houston and DFW). BYU offers pretty much nothing except a guaranteed 8 turnovers a game.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Football is the only thing that they need. Everything else doesn't matter.

That's incorrect, the conference re-alignment, as far as the conferences that are adding the teams, is about much more than just football.

With the state of their other athletic programs, and their academics, of note they are ranked 545th in the nation, there's no way they sniff the Big 12, especially since they don't really have any political pull to make it in ala Baylor.

 

[NAHSTE]

BYU to the Big 12 is nice for both sides. Now if they'd just get their heads out of their asses and add TCU.