From Texags board...

Fact: Beebe sends a letter saying no lawsuits.

Fact: OU President makes waves by saying OU is looking.

Implication: if OU leaves, Big 12 dissolves.

Then the small schools, who may not have a soft landing, start panicing (Baylor, K State, ISU).

OU motivates the smaller schools to take the heat by sticking their necks out and blocking the A&M move, but OU does not get the blame. Baylor does.

OU does the heavy lifting, takes the indirect blame, while UT is deemed innocent of any meddling. Very clever. Because if UT had threatened to leave causing the small schools to scurry, it would be easy to cry foul. With OU threatening, everyone buys it as legit.

All the while OU and UT, hand in hand, getting what they want.

Very clever indeed. Very clever.

KK said the teams leaving aren't making more money http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8184/bushlaugh.png

How is that clever? What exactly do OU and UT want?

I assume they want things to stay exactly the way they are.

You're saying they're actually trying to force A&M to stay? Didn't someone quote an excerpt from Beebe's letter saying A&M won't be playing in the B12 next year even if they can't get in the SEC?

I think OU wants them to leave so they can head to the PAC, but everyone would like to get some cash out of the aTm before the conference crumbles.

He's a reerun. He's been crying about the Texas teams for years and now he's about to be without them. We'll see how he enjoys it.

Well I dont...

**** Texas... I dont care about the Big 12 anymore...

Well, if it's only KU, KSU, ISU and BU threatening to sue, it's obviously not everyone.

I guess we'll have to wait for the official report.

UPDATE, 3:55 PM: Baylor was among six Big 12 schools that will not sign a waiver to allow Texas A&M to go to the Southeastern Conference following a meeting of the Big 12 presidents Wednesday afternoon, a source close to Baylor told the Tribune-Herald.

The other schools were Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Missouri.

If Oklahoma reaffirms its commitment to the Big 12, the schools are expected to sign the waiver that would allow the Aggies to go to the SEC without any legal action. The Sooners, who are reportedly considering a move to the Pac-12, are expected to make their decision within the next two weeks.

— Tribune-Herald staff

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/breakin...l?abc=I0XA4pU5

The schools with a legit exit strategy don't want their fingerprints on this. That said, it's likely that all of the conference members will get a share of the damages. Just because they aren't filing the suit doesn't mean that they won't jump on board if it looks like damages are going to be awarded.

What I don't understand is that he says if a team take OU they are stuck with OSU, but never mentions that if you take KU you are stuck with KSU.

Tech surprises me. Aren't they a public institution? That would be like one arm of Texas suing the other.

Maybe that's because the difference in value between OU and OSU is much greater than the value of KU vs KSU.

That effectively ends any MU to SEC discussions.