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Old 10-17-2016, 04:53 PM   #8483
dawgfan
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Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie View Post
That is an astonishingly stupid decision.
I think it's pretty clear that Texas and Oklahoma don't want to be locked-in to a long-term relationship, and forgoing expansion right now is akin to a player declining an extension so he can test free-agency. With all due respect to the schools being mentioned, it's unlikely that the options for the Big-12 would be any less appealing down the road.

This allows Oklahoma to play footsie with the SEC and Texas to play the Big Ten and Pac-12 against each other for the best deal they can get.
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