(09-13-2013 07:44 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  The new Orangebloods rumor about Deloss Dodds retiring before the end of the year is very intriguing. Of course Dodds is denying it but he would have to do that if it was true or false so his denial means nothing. What Dodds DID say is the names of Swarbrick and Bowlsby IF he was to do so. I think it is safe to say we can pencil in Bowlsby as the future Texas AD. Besides, he is going to need a new job and Texas has the most to lose should Bowlsby veer from the party line. He also has a very good history of picking successful college football coaches when he was at Stanford. Texas needs that with their next AD as it seems Dodds wants the next AD to have to hire their new Head Coaches for Football, Basketball and Baseball. All of their Men's head coaches in their big three sports are underperforming.

It is all about intersecting storylines. Dodd's stepping down before the end of the year, RIGHT before we have that January meeting to announce the change in the NCAA? Which very likely will bring about the changes that allow for our last phase of realignment to happen. I can see why Dodds would rather retire and move into that advisor role before all this happens. That way what is about to happen to Texas won't be done on his watch.

The Hairy Bovine had a reported rumor earlier today that Bowlsby would be the hire for another reason....he's a PAC guy. This guy reported that the same sources that said Deloss would be gone also said that they expected Texas to move to the PAC. Another guy reported that he had heard from someone in the know (fwiw) that they would be independent within 4 years. Of course the former brings the 4 team to the PAC specter back up (but with no mention of the Oklahoma's at this point) and the latter is more in line with Texas to the ACC with a ND deal.

It certainly will get interesting again. The whole ESPN angle still makes me believe that it will be the ACC if Texas makes this kind of move. The indy status would really solve some of their issues. I still can't see them going to the ACC without an entourage however. I still think the smartest move that could be made by the ACC is releasing N.C. State and Virginia Tech to the SEC and forming a 4 team Western Pod made up of former Big 12 schools.

They are at 14 full and N.D. now. They would be at 12 full plus N.D. prior to the move. It's doable and would make more sense than taking Texas and one other. The only way Texas to the ACC makes any sense with just the Longhorns would be if N.D. were joining in full with them to make 16. The the Horns could schedule the Aggies at the end of the year with the ACC/SEC rivalry close of the season games. Kansas and Oklahoma would then be an option for the Big 10, or SEC, and the grouping you've talked about could still complete the PAC.

If the Texahoma deal to the PAC comes about it will get interesting. I guess the Big 10 would be looking at Kansas and either Iowa State or UConn. The SEC would likely be looking at Baylor and West Virginia. But truthfully between Kansas and Iowa there are almost 6 million more viewers. I guess the SEC could take Kansas State and Iowa State and come out ahead on markets but it wouldn't be a comfortable fit. Maybe then either West Virgina or UConn or both go to the ACC. But any way you look at it if Texahoma to the PAC occurs the options for both the Big 10 and SEC get much slimmer.