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Big 12 back in realignment spotlight
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Big 12 back in realignment spotlight, The ACC stole the realignment spotlight this weekend with the additions of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, but an active Monday shifted the attention squarely back on the Big 12.
The University of Oklahoma’s Board of Regents granted school president David Boren authorization Monday to take any necessary measure regarding Oklahoma’s conference affiliation.
In addition, the board of regents from the University of Texas also met Monday, and decided to give school president Bill Powers the go-ahead to seek new affiliation with some restrictions.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, while Boren now has complete control over any potential conference change for Oklahoma, Powers has the ability to negotiate with other conferences but must get the board’s approval in order to leave the Big 12.
Boren told ESPN.com that Oklahoma has had “warm, constructive” talks with the Pac-12 Conference. He said his main focuses are either on joining the Pac-12 or staying in the Big 12 with equal revenue sharing.
“Our goal is to be an equal partner in any network, and we think it ought to be the goal of every other member of any conference that we’re a part of to be an equal member of that conference,” Boren said to the Associated Press. “We all ought to value each other — every single member of that conference — and none of us should seek to play a stronger leadership role than anyone else.”
If, as expected, Texas and Oklahoma join the Pac-12, the schools would bring Texas Tech and Oklahoma State along with them. This would leave the Big 12’s remaining members — Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Missouri and Baylor — with few options.
According to the Associated Press, the Big 12 and the Big East are in active discussions on how to merge the remaining members of the two depleted conferences if Texas and Oklahoma were leave.
With the departures of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, the Big East only has six football schools remaining, while the conference also adds TCU in 2012. However, multiple reports have speculated that the ACC would add Connecticut and Rutgers, two Big East members, if the conference decided to expand to 16 teams.
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