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MikeWaters · 09-07-2011, 12:29 PM

that's the rumor anyway. The SEC doesn't want to be sued, and Baylor is apparently hanging onto the Big 12 like grim death. They know that there will be no soft landing if the Big 12 dissolves, and with OU and OSU agitating to leave the Big 12, the writing is on the wall.

Is it now possible that A&M would stay in the Big 12? That's hard to believe, given how far they have gone.

What does this mean for BYU? The worst scenario has always been the Big 12 dissolving completely, because none of the other conferences (except perhaps the Big East) would have any interest in BYU.

If the Big 12 stays together, it will be a very acrimonious marriage, so to speak. It will remain unstable. And who knows if they would want to expand to 12 teams. I would think that Beebe and others SHOULD want to go to 12 teams, if only for conference stability such that one or two members leaving wouldn't cause the conference to fold, at least theoretically (OU or Texas leaving probably WOULD kill the conference).

I don't have any optimism at all that BYU will end up in the Big12 anytime soon. It's too risky for BYU.

09-07-2011, 12:29 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	SEC says without Baylor waiver, no admittance for A&M that's the rumor anyway. The SEC doesn't want to be sued, and Baylor is apparently hanging onto the Big 12 like grim death. They know that there will be no soft landing if the Big 12 dissolves, and with OU and OSU agitating to leave the Big 12, the writing is on the wall. Is it now possible that A&M would stay in the Big 12? That's hard to believe, given how far they have gone. What does this mean for BYU? The worst scenario has always been the Big 12 dissolving completely, because none of the other conferences (except perhaps the Big East) would have any interest in BYU. If the Big 12 stays together, it will be a very acrimonious marriage, so to speak. It will remain unstable. And who knows if they would want to expand to 12 teams. I would think that Beebe and others SHOULD want to go to 12 teams, if only for conference stability such that one or two members leaving wouldn't cause the conference to fold, at least theoretically (OU or Texas leaving probably WOULD kill the conference). I don't have any optimism at all that BYU will end up in the Big12 anytime soon. It's too risky for BYU.