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Originally Posted by Swaggs
I think taking OSU would be worthwhile for the Pac 12 in order to get Oklahoma. Adding Oklahoma gives the Pac xx another top 10, nationally relevant program (something they did not add during past expansions) and makes the Pac xx's championship game a whole lot more appealing (right now, I doubt a lot of non-West coast eyeballs are interested in it unless it is USC vs Oregon).
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Well, I really doubt the Pac-12 would expand just to 14 - 7-team divisions would force a really awkward split for the conference. So the question is less about Oklahoma State - you definitely take them to get Oklahoma - and more about what other two teams to bring in. If Texas is one of them, it's a no-brainer. If not, does taking (for example) Mizzou & Kansas pencil out financially, and would that division make sense for all involved in all the non-revenue sports in terms of travel and whatnot?
I think there's an argument to be made that the Pac-12 ought to do that regardless as a proactive move against expansion by the other BCS conferences given the limited expansion options the Pac-12 has, but Larry Scott knows better than I do.