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Sep 27, 2016
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Littlerich

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Sounds like expansion is dead.

riboflavin

9/27/16 10:25am

Broken engagements are the worst.

LaVellIfIKnow

9/27/16 10:26am

For the best IMO

Jericho

9/27/16 10:26am

when, exactly, would we have a better shot? if they dont expand the big 12 is gone in 5 years

Deleted

9/27/16 10:27am

Exactly!! Holmoe sure seems

truecougster

9/27/16 12:41pm

I dont get it. nothing has changed that makes expansion less critical for the big 12. unless they want in the sec

Deleted

9/27/16 10:27am

My guess: No BYU = No Expansion

mannheimadler

9/27/16 11:21am

Id rather they not expand to expanding without BYU.

Revolution

9/27/16 10:27am

Agree with every fiber of my being.

boogers

9/27/16 10:27am

this is like being happy we are 1-3 b/c the losses are "close"

nashty

9/27/16 10:29am

More like preferring to be 1-3 than 0-4.

squidmark

9/27/16 10:32am

I don't see that comparison at all.

GoatyGoatCoug

9/27/16 11:04am

That don't make no sense.

Gentleman Stan

9/27/16 1:06pm

It would be a stupid move to expand without BYU

Cougrrrs Roll

9/27/16 10:38am

Not necessarily...I think the PC stuff

truecougster

9/27/16 12:47pm

Moral victory!!

Machiavelli

9/27/16 11:31am

its not a moral victory. If expansion happens w/out BYU it shuts the door even

MormonThug

9/27/16 12:39pm

Good thing it's a done deal....oh wait...

Polecat

9/27/16 10:28am

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Zach Morris

9/27/16 10:45am

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RebelScum

9/27/16 12:18pm

Good. Now BYU can join that all Texas conference Monty knows about.

BGRTHNUMEGO

9/27/16 10:28am

with ND, FSU and BAMA too i heard

nashty

9/27/16 10:30am

I don't know Monty from Adam

El Careeb

9/27/16 10:30am

RE: Expansion is dead.

nashty

9/27/16 10:28am

Not too much of a surprise

TNT

9/27/16 10:28am

who's really surprised at this? With the amount of egos and politics involved

hxmCougar2000

9/27/16 10:28am

Or maybe now that it is "dead" they can move forward without the politics

Littlerich

9/27/16 10:32am

let's hope.

hxmCougar2000

9/27/16 10:33am

If true, this isn't the worst outcome in the world.

jbcoug

9/27/16 10:29am

If BYU can't get in now they never will

TNT

9/27/16 10:30am

If the Big XII implodes before it can expand, I believe that the haves of...

Cougar Insider

9/27/16 10:34am

It was "dead" on July 18, too.

rggee

9/27/16 10:29am

Of 2011...

Backcountry

9/27/16 10:31am

I would have sad a couple of months ago, but I feel strangely detached now.

Ssebo

9/27/16 10:29am

There is a reason Nebraska and Colorado left the B12.

spugeddy24

9/27/16 10:29am

And Missouri...and Texas A&M...and soon to be Oklahoma...

hxmCougar2000

9/27/16 10:36am

Yep. B12 used to have some powerhouse schools. Now most of them suck

spugeddy24

9/27/16 10:37am

Thanks, Obama.

GuitarGuy

9/27/16 10:29am

And now...the "source" backpedaling begins...

UneducatedFan

9/27/16 10:30am

Why do they need to back pedal? They all said it was fluid

Littlerich

9/27/16 10:30am

"fluid" the ol' 2010-2011 standby...Not a particularly great vintage IMHO...

UneducatedFan

9/27/16 10:39am

Every source I read said it was "a done deal" but things were fluid

Littlerich

9/27/16 10:55am

Hehe. Fluid has been the go to "escape goat" for 5 years now.

UneducatedFan

9/27/16 11:03am

OIW, a meaningless statement.

messi

9/27/16 2:42pm

Good thing they spent all that money to be told they should expand

Huge Manatee

9/27/16 10:30am

It's the Big 12. The two powers are always at odds with each other

TNT

9/27/16 10:32am

I have nothing to refute this, but Boren and Oklahoma were down on expansion

Littlerich

9/27/16 10:30am

Why does Bruce Bowen hate expansion?

SCcoug

9/27/16 10:32am

^This^

rggee

9/27/16 10:32am

Boren never has been. Castiglione was. But this is new for Boren if true.

riboflavin

9/27/16 4:28pm

If this is a surprise to any of you, I don't know what to say.

Backcountry

9/27/16 10:30am

I would be really worried about my future if I'm a few of those schools in the big 12.

RdF3

9/27/16 10:31am

this is GOOD NEWS for BYU. Now, seek a scheduling deal with the BIG12.

cougareugene

9/27/16 10:31am

That is the dumbest thing I've read. BYU needs an invite to a P5 conference.

LaVellIfIKnow

9/27/16 10:32am

It's only a "dumb thing" if you havn't been paying attention. BYU was going to

cougareugene

9/27/16 10:34am

Harry Potter is more realistic than a scheduling deal with the Big 12

DapperDan

9/27/16 10:37am

Both parties are free to schedule each other at will. Big XII gains zero from

Polecat

9/27/16 10:56am

Ribo, if I remember correctly, broke the Twitter news that the schools were

Huge Manatee

9/27/16 10:34am

He has almost seemed a little shady to me..not sure about that guy's character..

Backcountry

9/27/16 10:36am

He also may or may not be Boney Fuller so I am not sure when to take him serious

JohnnyComeLately

9/27/16 10:54am

i didn't break the news, i posted the tweets of like 9 national guys that said

riboflavin

9/27/16 10:58am

I think that was his point. The source for your conclusion now is the same

LifeLongLakerFan

9/27/16 11:00am

i'd be happy if they were all wrong again.

riboflavin

9/27/16 11:03am

Then why title your post "Expansion is dead"? You know as well as everyone

LifeLongLakerFan

9/27/16 11:07am

I changed it to make you feel better. I know the media is wrong, but I also know

riboflavin

9/27/16 4:27pm

I didnt care how you titled it. I can read the media reports and draw my own

LifeLongLakerFan

9/27/16 11:04pm

Sure seems like it.

bluecheese

9/27/16 10:43am

Long live Expansion!

(Private)

9/27/16 10:44am

Probably so. But, the best negotiation comes when the other party knows you're

SoutheastIdaCoug

9/27/16 10:49am

Agreed. Thinking the same thing. This may be the way OK calls TX's bluff.

LifeLongLakerFan

9/27/16 11:02am

B12 Deserves to Blow Up

runningryan

9/27/16 11:01am

It was weird

TNT

9/27/16 11:03am

They tell us what they are going to do and when they are going to do things

Y2k

9/27/16 11:38am

None of the other conferences did that when they expanded.

runningryan

9/27/16 12:59pm

Read the campusrush article..sounds like people in the B12 are upset at how

Machiavelli

9/27/16 2:03pm

Wasn't it Bowlsby that announced they were pursuing expansion?

rggee

9/27/16 2:08pm

It's Boren's way of saying to the "Little 8" teams, "vote with me or be G5 soon"

TheGoodTwin

9/27/16 11:05am

Who cares about expansion, love me some mountain goats!

Samuel Hall Society

9/27/16 11:07am

Or it's posturing. Or he doesn't know what he's talking about like he didn't know what he was talking about on July 18.

Bgash

9/27/16 11:17am

Or he is honestly conveying what he is hearing from others.

StalwartBraveTrue

9/27/16 12:11pm

I'm not saying he's being dishonest or anything. I'm just saying no one in media really knows anything for sure.

Bgash

9/27/16 3:34pm

Gotcha. I think you are right. We can't take this stuff at face value at all.

StalwartBraveTrue

9/27/16 4:31pm

Time to start a new conference "WannaB12" for all the wannabees like us

Bee Chunder

9/27/16 11:31am

Hasn't OU being against expansion been rumor for a month?

CosmoK

9/27/16 11:53am

Yep. It won't die either way it seems. Still nothing official folks.

BamaCoug

9/27/16 12:09pm

I'm with you. No need to hang crepe until the big12 speaks.

StalwartBraveTrue

9/27/16 12:12pm

this is a game of cat and mouse.

Littlerich

9/27/16 12:19pm

Sounds like OU to the B1G could happen

BrutustheBrash

9/27/16 11:55am

Long live expansion.

frontrowcougar

9/27/16 12:19pm

Hack much?

(Private)

9/27/16 12:26pm

Meh he's just relying on Thamel's SI articles; Boren is probably posturing cuz

RillDill

9/27/16 1:04pm

this post is giving me some serious deja vu

tricksR4kids

9/27/16 3:00pm

Sounds more like every possible outcome has been discussed so as to ensure them being right about something.

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