in talks to join the Big12, and at the same time deals with P5 teams for future games are coming to a head. No way we put off finalizing deals that have been in the works for months and sometimes years just because there's a chance we might get an invitation to the Big12. Just can't afford to do it. All of these schools we schedule with know darn well of our desire to join a P5 conference, and all of the contracts contain out clauses if we do join. So, it's not like we're hiding anything.