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**Saulbadguy** · 09-12-2011, 07:57 AM

The old one has AIDS.

Anyways, Chip Brown from Orangebloods.com reports OU may apply to the Pac-12 by the end of the month.

Oklahoma will apply for membership to the Pac-12 before the end of the month, and Oklahoma State is expected to follow suit, a source close to OU's administration told Orangebloods.com.

Even though Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Friday the Pac-12 was not interested in expansion at this time, OU's board of regents is fed up with the instability in the Big 12, the source said.

The OU board of regents will meet within two weeks to formalize plans to apply for membership to the Pac-12, the source said.

Messages left Sunday night with OU athletic director Joe Castiglione and Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder were not immediately returned.

If OU follows through with what appears to be a unanimous sentiment on the seven-member Oklahoma board of regents to leave the Big 12, realignment in college athletics could be heating back up. OU's application would be matched by an application from Oklahoma State, the source said, even though OSU president Burns Hargis and mega-booster Boone Pickens both voiced their support for the Big 12 last Thursday.

There is differing sentiment about if the Pac-12 presidents and chancellors are ready to expand again after bringing in Colorado and Utah last year and landing $3 billion TV contracts from Fox and ESPN. Colorado president Bruce Benson told reporters last week CU would be opposed to any expansion that might bring about east and west divisions in the Pac-12.

Currently, there are north and south divisions in the Pac-12. If OU and OSU were to join, Larry Scott would have to get creative.

Scott's orginal plan last summer was to bring in Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and put them in an eastern division with Arizona and Arizona State. The old Pac-8 schools (USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State) were to be in the west division.

Colorado made the move in June 2010, but when Texas A&M was not on board to go west, the Big 12 came back together with the help of its television partners (ABC/ESPN and Fox).

If Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were accepted into the Pac-12, there would undoubtedly be a hope by Larry Scott that Texas would join the league. But Texas sources have indicated UT is determined to hang onto the Longhorn Network, which would not be permissible in the Pac-12 in its current form.

Texas sources continue to indicate to Orangebloods.com that if the Big 12 falls apart, the Longhorns would consider "all options."

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe held an emergency conference call 10 days ago with league presidents excluding Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M and asked the other league presidents to "work on Texas" because Beebe didn't think the Pac-12 would take Oklahoma without Texas.

Now, it appears OU is willing to take its chances with the Pac-12 with or without Texas.

There seemed to be a temporary pause in any possible shifting of the college athletics' landscape when Baylor led a charge to tie up Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference in legal red tape. BU refused to waive its right to sue the SEC over A&M's departure from the Big 12, and the SEC said it would not admit Texas A&M until it had been cleared of any potential lawsuits.

Baylor, Kansas and Iowa State have indicated they will not waive their right to sue the SEC.

It's unclear if an application by OU to the Pac-12 would draw the same threats of litigation against the Pac-12 from those Big 12 schools.

Stay tuned.

DJ's left nut · 10-26-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Wichita is 2 1/2 times the population of KCK.

Fantastic.

I'd still rather live in New Jersey.

**HemiEd** · 10-26-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

That's the last thing you fellas should concern yourself over.

Where the hell will you guys get truckstop porn?

(Though I'm not sure where the Mizzou folks will go to get blowjobs at strip clubs once Topeka is no longer relevant...)

They don't do that in the 11,829 porn shops on I-70 and I-44 in MO?

**HemiEd** · 10-26-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Fantastic.

I'd still rather live in New Jersey.

Really, seriously? I know you kid. You can't pump your own gas in NJ!

**Saulbadguy** · 10-26-2011, 02:01 PM

JoCo is hell on Earth.

DJ's left nut · 10-26-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

They don't do that in the 11,829 porn shops on I-70 and I-44 in MO?

Nope - those are do it yourself places. So I guess you must pump your own gas in Missouri...

**Saul Good** · 10-26-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pants

So you live in Missouri?

No. I live in JoCo, but I don't pretend that its something that its not. Its a suburb of KCMO. If Missouri was some shithole, I wouldn't live in its shadow.

NewChief · 10-26-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

They don't do that in the 11,829 porn shops on I-70 and I-44 in MO?

My wife and I were talking about those places on our last trip to St. Louis. With the advent of the internet, I can't help but wonder how these places stay in business? Are they really covers for some other kind of activity (massages with happy endings? strip shows? gay hookups?), or are they truly just porn shops? If it's the latter, I don't understand how they're actually proliferating in the days of free internet porn.

Pants · 10-26-2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

No. I live in JoCo, but I don't pretend that its something that its not. Its a suburb of KCMO. If Missouri was some shithole, I wouldn't live in its shadow.

LOL

duncan_idaho · 10-26-2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

My wife and I were talking about those places on our last trip to St. Louis. With the advent of the internet, I can't help but wonder how these places stay in business? Are they really covers for some other kind of activity (massages with happy endings? strip shows? gay hookups?), or are they truly just porn shops? If it's the latter, I don't understand how they're actually proliferating in the days of free internet porn.

They survive because 90 percent of their business comes from truckers (ever noticed they're usually right on top of a rest stop?). I would imagine that as more truckers get mobile devices (phones, iPads, etc) capable of streaming free poon, those places will start to go out of business.

The I-70 and I-44 corridors through Missouri are the most traveled highways in the country as far as semi traffic.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 10-26-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

That's the last thing you fellas should concern yourself over.

Where the hell will you guys get truckstop porn?

(Though I'm not sure where the Mizzou folks will go to get blowjobs at strip clubs once Topeka is no longer relevant...)

we have internet porn in Kansas.

NewChief · 10-26-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

They survive because 90 percent of their business comes from truckers (ever noticed they're usually right on top of a rest stop?). I would imagine that as more truckers get mobile devices (phones, iPads, etc) capable of streaming free poon, those places will start to go out of business.

The I-70 and I-44 corridors through Missouri are the most traveled highways in the country as far as semi traffic.

So are the truckers just stopping in to buy porn mags? Or are there other "services" and "goods" being offered?

DJ's left nut · 10-26-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

we have internet porn in Kansas.

You guys hooked to a different set of tubes over there?

All our internet has is football and televangelists. Ever try to jerk it to Joel Olsteen? It's not easy.

Weird.

Bambi · 10-26-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Your biggest population center is our suburb.

Yep, the bigger the population the better.

This is obvious.

Titty Meat · 10-26-2011, 02:20 PM

Missouri is too busy trying to become a vacation state while Kansas poaches all of its jobs.

beer bacon · 10-26-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

So are the truckers just stopping in to buy porn mags? Or are there other "services" and "goods" being offered?

You're really curious about this, eh?

09-12-2011, 07:57 AM
Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Saulbadguy's Avatar Join Date: Nov 2003	New Conference re-alignment thread The old one has AIDS. Anyways, Chip Brown from Orangebloods.com reports OU may apply to the Pac-12 by the end of the month. Oklahoma will apply for membership to the Pac-12 before the end of the month, and Oklahoma State is expected to follow suit, a source close to OU's administration told Orangebloods.com. Even though Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Friday the Pac-12 was not interested in expansion at this time, OU's board of regents is fed up with the instability in the Big 12, the source said. The OU board of regents will meet within two weeks to formalize plans to apply for membership to the Pac-12, the source said. Messages left Sunday night with OU athletic director Joe Castiglione and Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder were not immediately returned. If OU follows through with what appears to be a unanimous sentiment on the seven-member Oklahoma board of regents to leave the Big 12, realignment in college athletics could be heating back up. OU's application would be matched by an application from Oklahoma State, the source said, even though OSU president Burns Hargis and mega-booster Boone Pickens both voiced their support for the Big 12 last Thursday. There is differing sentiment about if the Pac-12 presidents and chancellors are ready to expand again after bringing in Colorado and Utah last year and landing $3 billion TV contracts from Fox and ESPN. Colorado president Bruce Benson told reporters last week CU would be opposed to any expansion that might bring about east and west divisions in the Pac-12. Currently, there are north and south divisions in the Pac-12. If OU and OSU were to join, Larry Scott would have to get creative. Scott's orginal plan last summer was to bring in Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and put them in an eastern division with Arizona and Arizona State. The old Pac-8 schools (USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State) were to be in the west division. Colorado made the move in June 2010, but when Texas A&M was not on board to go west, the Big 12 came back together with the help of its television partners (ABC/ESPN and Fox). If Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were accepted into the Pac-12, there would undoubtedly be a hope by Larry Scott that Texas would join the league. But Texas sources have indicated UT is determined to hang onto the Longhorn Network, which would not be permissible in the Pac-12 in its current form. Texas sources continue to indicate to Orangebloods.com that if the Big 12 falls apart, the Longhorns would consider "all options." Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe held an emergency conference call 10 days ago with league presidents excluding Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M and asked the other league presidents to "work on Texas" because Beebe didn't think the Pac-12 would take Oklahoma without Texas. Now, it appears OU is willing to take its chances with the Pac-12 with or without Texas. There seemed to be a temporary pause in any possible shifting of the college athletics' landscape when Baylor led a charge to tie up Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference in legal red tape. BU refused to waive its right to sue the SEC over A&M's departure from the Big 12, and the SEC said it would not admit Texas A&M until it had been cleared of any potential lawsuits. Baylor, Kansas and Iowa State have indicated they will not waive their right to sue the SEC. It's unclear if an application by OU to the Pac-12 would draw the same threats of litigation against the Pac-12 from those Big 12 schools. Stay tuned.
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