What OU's press release really means
Published: 6/12/2010 11:57 PM
Last Modified: 6/13/2010 7:29 AM
While on vacation, I promised Mrs. Emig I wouldn't blog.
But she didn't say anything about Andy Staples doing it on my behalf. From Staples' column now appearing on SI.com:
"After 10 years of covering college sports, a few general rules have become obvious. Rule No. 47: When a school issues a press release admitting a little, it means a lot has already happened.
So allow me to translate the release produced Saturday night by the University of Oklahoma:
"NORMAN -- University of Oklahoma President David Boren and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione had a very cordial and informative meeting today with Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott and deputy commissioner Kevin Weiberg. It would not be appropriate to comment further on the content of the meeting at this time. There will be a special meeting of OU's board of regents Wednesday afternoon to weigh possible conference options available to the university.
"Translation: NORMAN -- We're going to the Pac-10. Larry and Kevin came to check out logistics for the extravaganza of a press conference they'll hold sometime after the board of regents officially approves the move on Wednesday."
-- You Didn't Get This From Me
Written by
Guerin Emig
Sports Writer
