Stefano DiMera said:

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13 years ago. Oh how have times changed.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/400986-report-of-pac-10s-possible-raid-on-big-12-seems-sensible-yet-bogus

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The Irate 8 remembers.

Sources: The Big 12’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Wednesday night on a conference call to accept Colorado as a new member. Colorado still has not formally applied for Big 12 membership, which is expected to happen tomorrow.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 27, 2023

Another sad day for college football. I love putting the kids to bed, grabbing some popcorn and a Modelo and watching the first half of Pac12 10pm slot. I hate all of this.

I don’t often comment on the speculation … but this has to be Oregon. https://t.co/IlSaAmOE0J

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) July 26, 2023

gobears20 said:

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Arizona is likely to be #2. Question is if the northwest has 3 & 4, just 3, or if they stay put.

Sun Devils, eastern Huskies, and Utes probably paying close attention to Seattle, Eugene, and Tucson now. https://t.co/nPPzUOlEVA

— Sam Bradshaw (@Baylor_S11) July 27, 2023

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Curious. The rumored additional school was supposed to be outside the 4 corners, likely meaning one of the 4 from Washington or Oregon. This could mean WSU or OSU. Also, it's a rumor so might be nothing.

I still believe Big 10 was waiting for us to do their dirty work before they invite Oregon and Washington.

That being said..what a mess with the Big 10 now...the Harbaugh suspension..the Northwestern hazing scandal..the Iowa gambling scandal..and this new story with Minnesota that came.out.today.

PartyBear said:

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As someone else mentioned what media outlets are going to sign a deal with a 9 school conference and who is going to join a 9 school conference. Before someone says well the XII got down to 8 and was able to add, the XII still had a TV contract that wasn't 12 months from expiring.

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No doubt San Diego State is still hoping. The Pac 9 or Pac 8 might have no choice but to add SDSU & maybe Boise (if they are even interested). The only other alternative might be merging with the MW. Any way you slice it, the weakest of the P5 will be diminished & might end up as a G5 or G6.

Fun Fact: Colorado still has 15 more B12 conference wins than Kansas does.

I agree which is why I had them at #3 for replacement. Would still rather have Oregon or Washington over Ucf in a perfect world.

But yes I can see huge potential in Ucf that I don't in some of the others. Their young fan base is much more enthusiastic and active than a UH or a Cincy. They seem to have an identity in a huge growing region. Are vying for clear #3 spot in the state. The potential is big in FB in particular

Thankfully, Kansas is looking better of late & we can expect them to become more competitive. As long as Baylor still beats them, I think it's great. It boosts the conference & makes their games more interesting. I expect Colorado will be the new bottom feeder, at least at first. Maybe Coach Prime will elevate the program.

Do not take any new pac members until they sign an ironclad GOR.

Stefano DiMera said:

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Sources: The Big 12’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Wednesday night on a conference call to accept Colorado as a new member. Colorado still has not formally applied for Big 12 membership, which is expected to happen tomorrow.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 27, 2023

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Pretty interesting they voted before they applied

I interpreted that as meaning that there was no formal application but they had already done so informally, maybe verbally. They want to make the move and only need to make it official. That's why they have the meeting tomorrow. We may even have an announcement by lunch.

Fre3dombear said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Sources: The Big 12’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Wednesday night on a conference call to accept Colorado as a new member. Colorado still has not formally applied for Big 12 membership, which is expected to happen tomorrow.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 27, 2023

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Pretty interesting they voted before they applied

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Pretty sure there are some provisos…

If we add both Colorado AND Arizona our conference power ranking will drop below the ACC.

That's the procedure. Colorados board votes tomorrow then they send an email to Big 12 to formally apply.

As Historian said this has been a done deal for a while. Colorado and Yourmark met at the Final Four and they also met in secret in Chicago in May.

Arizona could be the wild card that keeps UConn from getting an all sports invite. I read something that the Big 12 presidents also discussed basketball only additions on the conference call tonight.
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Some guy from Barstool Arizona. Take it for what it's worth

BREAKING: I just spoke to a very trusted source who tells me Arizona is “on the move”. No exact timeline laid out yet, but Arizona to the Big 12 is in the works.

— David Blattman (@davidblattman) July 27, 2023

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— 🌶️🌵 Garrett 🌵🌶️ (@GJMcClintock) July 26, 2023

boognish_bear said:

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pic.twitter.com/mYIFI6ia2Z

— 🌶️🌵 Garrett 🌵🌶️ (@GJMcClintock) July 26, 2023

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Wilner ready for his close-up!

Update on PAC-12 Media Rights negotiations: pic.twitter.com/EV6tvvnMLK

— CFB MZ 🌵 (@CFB_Memezone) July 27, 2023

Todays the day

Colorado returning to Big 12, starting in 2024, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. After 12 seasons in Pac-12, Buffaloes – and Ralphie – run back to become 13th school in Big 12, where they were members from 1948-2010. Official announcement later todayhttps://t.co/IOo8LWB2Jd pic.twitter.com/R5KUsZbMZG

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 27, 2023

Fre3dombear said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Sources: The Big 12’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Wednesday night on a conference call to accept Colorado as a new member. Colorado still has not formally applied for Big 12 membership, which is expected to happen tomorrow.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 27, 2023

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Pretty interesting they voted before they applied

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I guess it all boils down to who sticks out the hand first.

Colorado is the first domino.

Oregon & UW are now in play along with AZ. If we add those four we are solidly the third best
conference and the PAC goes the way of the old SWC.

I feel the pain. As Baylor fans we've been to the gallows several times ourselves.

As much as I would like UW and Oregon, from a fan stand point. The overhead of having them added for each current member is huge. But again UW is huge in my view. They are a rung just below blue blood. They have been fairly mediocre for the past 30 years but they have been at close to elite levels most of their history. I would consider them along with USC and perhaps UCLA one of the hearts of the traditional old PAC 10.

This is all really ironic. 13 years ago the PAC scarfed up CU in the wake of Nebraska's departure from the B12, thinking it would implode our conference for sure and they would end up cherry picking UT and OU likely making them (at the time at least) the second best P5 Conference in the country. Now CU is coming back to the B12 in a move that will almost certainly either result in the implosion of a reeling PAC or at least diminish them to distant last place in P5 Conferences, if not reduce them to what would become G6 status. Amazing how this has come full circle.

Don't be surprised if the Big 12 gives another deadline out for a school like Arizona.

— Jason Scheer (@jasonscheer) July 27, 2023

What does CO add to the conference? Anyone know why they are the first from the PAC-12?

Boy, a few years ago who'd of thought we'd be in the stable conference? And now we have the benefit of not having to put up with UT!

jdrs said:

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What does CO add to the conference? Anyone know why they are the first from the PAC-12?

Boy, a few years ago who'd of thought we'd be in the stable conference? And now we have the benefit of not having to put up with UT!

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Flagship state school for granted a low population state, but still the flagship school for CO, and more importantly should add eyeballs in the Denver market - which is noting to sneeze at. As far as why they're first, my guess is in addition to the growing and lingering instability of the PAC, CU has obvious prior history with the Big12 and can have an opportunity to get back into the fertile Texas recruiting grounds.

I made this for you @Kliavkoff pic.twitter.com/CRP0QbPypc

— Bearcat Matt®️ (@BearcatMta) July 27, 2023

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gobears20 said:

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Arizona is likely to be #2. Question is if the northwest has 3 & 4, just 3, or if they stay put.

Sun Devils, eastern Huskies, and Utes probably paying close attention to Seattle, Eugene, and Tucson now. https://t.co/nPPzUOlEVA

— Sam Bradshaw (@Baylor_S11) July 27, 2023

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Curious. The rumored additional school was supposed to be outside the 4 corners, likely meaning one of the 4 from Washington or Oregon. This could mean WSU or OSU. Also, it's a rumor so might be nothing.

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It was supposed to be a surprise. Stanford would shock the hell out of everyone.

Think about it. There are only 3 or so slots. If you see things going south, you know OU and UW will go B10 one day. Get your slot early. There is no way, there is no real fit. Just fun speculating. Watching Stanford or Cal
at Texas Tech, Baylor or OSU for home and homes would be ultimate bizzaro world.

Johnny Bear said:

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jdrs said:

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What does CO add to the conference? Anyone know why they are the first from the PAC-12?

Boy, a few years ago who'd of thought we'd be in the stable conference? And now we have the benefit of not having to put up with UT!

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Flagship state school for granted a low population state, but still the flagship school for CO, and more importantly should add eyeballs in the Denver market - which is noting to sneeze at. As far as why they're first, my guess is in addition to the growing and lingering instability of the PAC, CU has obvious prior history with the Big12 and can have an opportunity to get back into the fertile Texas recruiting grounds.

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adds another late night window for espn as well.

jdrs said:

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What does CO add to the conference? Anyone know why they are the first from the PAC-12?

Boy, a few years ago who'd of thought we'd be in the stable conference? And now we have the benefit of not having to put up with UT!

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Getting rid of UT and stabilizing the conference at the same time is a dream come true.

Are their students allowed to stand for the National Anthem or is that forbidden? Oh my, an invocation at McLayne? What will they think?

About the same as TCU.