MUScoop
MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Aughnanure on October 21, 2011, 02:39:31 PM
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http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2011/10/post_123.html
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This has to be the longest divorce ever. How can Pitt/Syracuse move so quickly and Mizzou take so damn long?
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This has to be the longest divorce ever. How can Pitt/Syracuse move so quickly and Mizzou take so damn long?
Because Missouri and the Big 12 had a much more complicated pre-nup?
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because Mizzou can call the shots...pitt and cuse had to jump while the possibility was there.
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ESPN is saying that Big 12's preferences in order are WVU, BYU, Louisville and Cincy to replace Missouri.
A source with direct knowledge of the Big 12's expansion plans told ESPN.com's Andy Katz Saturday that West Virginia holds a slight edge over BYU on the conference's preference list if the league loses Missouri. But the source was quick to say that it was a fluid situation and the order could change quickly.
The source said the league is more inclined to go to 10 in the short term -- the membership number for this season -- while it assesses the pros and cons of 10 vs. 12 teams.
Louisville is a close third behind West Virginia and BYU, with Cincinnati the fourth choice, according to the source.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7131557/missouri-tigers-give-chancellor-authority-strike-deal
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Part of the delay in the B12 moves is that they are going to the SEC. They don't want to risk any legal ramifications of recruiting teams away from a conference. They have to announce they are leaving and then seek options. That is what happened with A&M.
If you are going to leave the comforts of the B12 you better make sure you have all your ducks in a row.