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StalwartBraveTrue
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Or he is honestly conveying what he is hearing from others.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
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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.
Graig Swame
9/27/16 5:14pm
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