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kcchief19 · 09-30-2011, 10:03 PM

The talk of Big 12 expansion that was so hot and heavy yesterday appears to have completely cooled. There is great deal of speculation here that the rumors the last couple of days about BYU, TCU, Boise St, WVU and Louisville joining were fueled by parties trying to influence Missouri to stay in the Big 12.

The current conspiracy theory is that the Big 12 will give Missouri "The Nebraska Speech" during the Sunday presidents meeting. That will be followed by the Missouri Board of Curators meeting on Tuesday, where Mizzou will either choose to stay in the Big 12 or announce they are going shopping.

If Missouri stays, it sounds more likely that the Big 12 will pursue BYU or TCU to get to 10. If Missouri leaves, they go for both. If either or both say no, next up would be a proposed merger with the Big East football schools to get to 14 or 16.

I still don't think BYU or TCU join the Big 12 alone. If the Big 12 only expands back to 10 and even if Missouri stays, the Big 12 is still not stable. They are talking about committing TV rights for six years, but right now there is no agreement to require that and nothing the Big 12 can do to force it. Will the Big 12 kick someone out if they choose not to commit their TV rights?

FWIW ... This thread from the get-go has been based on idle speculation. MBBF has simply shared all the speculation that's out there ... and regardless of what some think, there has been more speculation about Missouri than almost any other school He's not making anything up, what he posts has almost without fail originated somewhere else. He's not baiting anyone or trolling. He's just passionate about this team. The only thing ruining this thread to me is the trolling. It's getting old.

09-30-2011, 10:03 PM	#5583
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	The talk of Big 12 expansion that was so hot and heavy yesterday appears to have completely cooled. There is great deal of speculation here that the rumors the last couple of days about BYU, TCU, Boise St, WVU and Louisville joining were fueled by parties trying to influence Missouri to stay in the Big 12. The current conspiracy theory is that the Big 12 will give Missouri "The Nebraska Speech" during the Sunday presidents meeting. That will be followed by the Missouri Board of Curators meeting on Tuesday, where Mizzou will either choose to stay in the Big 12 or announce they are going shopping. If Missouri stays, it sounds more likely that the Big 12 will pursue BYU or TCU to get to 10. If Missouri leaves, they go for both. If either or both say no, next up would be a proposed merger with the Big East football schools to get to 14 or 16. I still don't think BYU or TCU join the Big 12 alone. If the Big 12 only expands back to 10 and even if Missouri stays, the Big 12 is still not stable. They are talking about committing TV rights for six years, but right now there is no agreement to require that and nothing the Big 12 can do to force it. Will the Big 12 kick someone out if they choose not to commit their TV rights? FWIW ... This thread from the get-go has been based on idle speculation. MBBF has simply shared all the speculation that's out there ... and regardless of what some think, there has been more speculation about Missouri than almost any other school He's not making anything up, what he posts has almost without fail originated somewhere else. He's not baiting anyone or trolling. He's just passionate about this team. The only thing ruining this thread to me is the trolling. It's getting old.