Pickman, the premise behind Boren negotiating for OU and oSu to go to the Pac was that it was a foregone conclusion that MO was following Aggie to the SEC.

Now that it appears that is a reality, are you still critical of Boren's attempt to get the two state schools into a decent conference with the outside chance that, with the XII crumbling, Texas would have to choose between negotiating its network, going Indy or being the lone football power in what you have called one of the worst conferences in the nation?

It seems to be that MO's actions have validated Boren's actions all along. Not his fault that Scott either (i) used him to get Texas and didn't complete his own bluff, (ii)got ahead of his presidents and never had the votes to take us in the first place or (iii) simply lied to Boren.

Hard to believe Gilbert kept Texas so close to OU last year.

Whatever the media says based on unnamed or anonymous sources is a crock.

You are confusing the cause with the effect, my dear Picka.

W*T*F*? What other options does OSU have? They had no other options other than jumping both feet in with OU....

Boren has done all he can and is a great leader... We are fortunate to have had his leadership for as long as we have...

So pick... What should Boren done in your eyes?

WVU has won two BCS bowls in the last few years(including one against Oklahoma)which is more than most teams have won in the same span. Secondly, our basketball team is very competitive in the Big East and went to the Final Four (not too shabby for some folks from "Deliverance Country"). Both sports programs are on the upswing with our coaches (both of whom used to coach in the Big 12-Huggins and Holgorsen) so WVU would in fact be a great addition in the Big 12.

"Deliverance" was set in Georgia NOT West Virginia by the way......

Pick, You argued as much as any that keeping the big 12 together was as good as option as any...

All Boren did was gain leverage by attempting to call Texas's hand by going to the pac 12, but knowing OU wasn't going without Texas and the Pac 12 wasn't taking them other than as a package. Boren hoped Texas would concede the LHN but if they wouldn't that would give the remainder of the Big 12 the leverage they needed for true reform.
Please see Beebe being canned, equal revenue sharing, and the LHN conceding high school content. In my book it was brilliant because we are strenghting our conference, protecting regional rivalries and creating a case for Missouri to stay and to attrack new members...

Spin until you win.

Missouri is outta here.

TCU is fine. Weak but fine.

Then things get ugly. Louisville plays football in skirts.

It's like picking "best available" in about the fifth round of the draft.

dcood, of course Texas is bad. I've been saying so since the very beginning. Media members of ESPN have been pumping up Texas for their own interests and local media (even the Picker, himself) have fallen right in line with it.

"Garrett Gilbert is gone. That must mean Texas is back!"

Wrong.

Turns out that the other two QBs fold like paper just as Gilbert did when there was the slightest amount of pressure.

The simple fact is that Texas hadn't played anyone good up until OU. And now that they have, hopefully local media has been shaken awake from the ESPN spell cast upon them.

Is Gilbert transferring to Tulsa ????

My OU-Bevo predict was 52-17, almost got it.... I underestimated the Sooners....

Oh the conference thing raises it ugly head once again.... The Big 12(?) is a joke, they can't even label the # of teams in the conference correctly & now the thought adding hillbillies, Mormons(no offense) & 4ever wannabes to mix makes it all better ????

aTm & maybe Mizzou should thank their lucky stars that they will get to move on after this "academic" school year.... The Big 12 men at the top say they got the Big12 but like in real life it's really probably only 5 or 6....