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<blockquote data-quote="skygusty_rivals" data-source="post: 129587216" data-attributes="member: 1500287">I am liking more and more the hypothesis that Texas was always mostly pretending to listen to expansion talk with an open mind. They were either going to stand pat with the Big12 as is or they were going to leave for either the Big10 or the SEC all along at the end of the GOR.&nbsp; Expansion with G5 schools was never going to fly with them as the prestige would go down and the money would not go up, and they were never going to let go of the LHN without crazy financial reward.&nbsp; I also think Boren's terms were intentionally impossible as he never really expected the money could be good enough to talk Texas out of the LHN by expanding with G5 schools.&nbsp; It has been for political cover for the most part as I think Oklahoma could very well also have been planning all along to leave for either the SEC or BIG10. He just needed it to be plausible in Oklahoma that he had done everything he could to save and stick with the Big12.&nbsp; This is a far more likely scenario than believing that the BIG12 could start a new network, fold in the LHN, make more money and not lose prestige with the schools available.&nbsp; It is clear that if those two schools want more of both, then they are leaving.&nbsp; If they like being in control of a big conference that could finish a consistent third in the money then there is a chance they will stay with the BIG12.&nbsp; The money for Texas and Oklahoma is going to continue to be really good no matter what they do.&nbsp; Since my secret Buckaineer decoder ring has not arrived, I can't tell which story might be true.&nbsp; Politicians are a slippery lot.&nbsp; I hope it turns out good for WVU, but if those two leave, conference #5 is almost certain to be our new home and a lot more discussion will ensue when THAT happens. Just for the hell of it, Google SEC expansion or BIG10 Expansion.&nbsp; You will find that the fanbases for other schools are no less crazy than we are for the topic and their ideas are just as bizarre as any floated here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skygusty_rivals, post: 129587216, member: 1500287"] I am liking more and more the hypothesis that Texas was always mostly pretending to listen to expansion talk with an open mind. They were either going to stand pat with the Big12 as is or they were going to leave for either the Big10 or the SEC all along at the end of the GOR. Expansion with G5 schools was never going to fly with them as the prestige would go down and the money would not go up, and they were never going to let go of the LHN without crazy financial reward. I also think Boren's terms were intentionally impossible as he never really expected the money could be good enough to talk Texas out of the LHN by expanding with G5 schools. It has been for political cover for the most part as I think Oklahoma could very well also have been planning all along to leave for either the SEC or BIG10. He just needed it to be plausible in Oklahoma that he had done everything he could to save and stick with the Big12. This is a far more likely scenario than believing that the BIG12 could start a new network, fold in the LHN, make more money and not lose prestige with the schools available. It is clear that if those two schools want more of both, then they are leaving. If they like being in control of a big conference that could finish a consistent third in the money then there is a chance they will stay with the BIG12. The money for Texas and Oklahoma is going to continue to be really good no matter what they do. Since my secret Buckaineer decoder ring has not arrived, I can't tell which story might be true. Politicians are a slippery lot. I hope it turns out good for WVU, but if those two leave, conference #5 is almost certain to be our new home and a lot more discussion will ensue when THAT happens. Just for the hell of it, Google SEC expansion or BIG10 Expansion. You will find that the fanbases for other schools are no less crazy than we are for the topic and their ideas are just as bizarre as any floated here. [/QUOTE]

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