A great post on one of the boards I frequent had the following to share. It's from a trusted poster with ties to the Pac-12 office.
- Oklahoma has an invite to Pac-12... OSU is not an automatic invite with the Sooners. OU realizes that OSU might only be a part of certain scenarios.
- If OU comes and Texas balks, Mizzou and Kansas come into play. OSU and Tech are fillers.
- There is some interest on a play for Rice as a 4th addition as this has been floated to UT. The Houston market and Rice's academics are intrugiuing as a partner for Texas.
- The Texas to the ACC stuff is nonsense and a negotiation ploy being floated out by UT. The Pac 12 is the only option being considered by the UT.
- Longhorn Network, it is no impediment as ESPN would gladly drop it in favor of more Pac 12-16 games in the current deal. Apparently it's a financial mess all around.
- The dream scenario for Larry Scott is Texas, Oklahoma, Mizzou and Kansas. Four huge schools with 2 big football and 2 big hoops traditions. 3 AAU members and 5 big new TV markets along with 3 other good, medium sized markets.
- Mizzou badly wants to be in the Big 10, but views themselves as more SEC compatitable with less travel there too.
- Mizzou has talked to Scott and KU would do anything to make it happen as they want to stay West.