(09-10-2015 04:48 PM)BaylorFerg Wrote:  

(09-09-2015 11:14 PM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  There could be a new player in the competition to get valuable Big 12 programs. AT&T is said to be in negotiations to acquire a stake in the PAC 12 Network.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegespor...v-and-att/

https://twitter.com/wilnerhotline/with_replies

Should this deal go through AT&T would have incentives to go after Central Time Zone programs. Being that it's headquartered in Dallas there would already be a local connection should the Pac 12 get into DFW and other Texas locales.

The AT&T Chairman/CEO is Randall Stephenson, a native of Oklahoma City and got his MBA at OU.

In my opinion if the PAC lands the Texahoma crowd they may as well move to 20 and take 8 of the Big 12 schools. I say that because without Texas and Oklahoma on the menu the Big 10 and SEC will get really serious about taking schools from the ACC. Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech along with either T.C.U. or Baylor.

Then if the SEC and Big 10 took 6 each from the ACC we would have some nicely balanced conferences. I've always liked the 3 x 20 for competitiveness.