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Some might say that the BE has not handled re-alignment well, but for me, the Big XII has been the conference that seems not to know what it wants.
Forgetting last year's strange turn of events - Colorado leaving for the Pac 12 - Nebraska leaving for the Big 10 and Texas almost leaving, this year has been one new story/new development after another.
Texas and Oklahoma were gone and then were back.
Mizzou was gone - apparently back - and now gone - maybe.
The conference fires its commissioner and replaces him with a temporary commissioner who led the conference when it was the Big 8.
He announces that there will be no expansion into the State of Texas. And then the Big XII announces that TCU is joining.
Then the commissioner announces that the conference will remain at ten members.
And then it is leaked that WVU will be invited - regardless of what Mizzou does.
And then WVU will not be invited - apparently pending what Mizzou does. And then Louisville will be invited or maybe both L'ville and WVU will be invited. Now it seems that the conference fully intends to expand beyond ten teams.
Is there any real strategic planning being undertaken by the Big XII or is it just a day to day reaction to whatever?
The BE seems calm and sedate compared to the Big XII.
Forgetting last year's strange turn of events - Colorado leaving for the Pac 12 - Nebraska leaving for the Big 10 and Texas almost leaving, this year has been one new story/new development after another.
Texas and Oklahoma were gone and then were back.
Mizzou was gone - apparently back - and now gone - maybe.
The conference fires its commissioner and replaces him with a temporary commissioner who led the conference when it was the Big 8.
He announces that there will be no expansion into the State of Texas. And then the Big XII announces that TCU is joining.
Then the commissioner announces that the conference will remain at ten members.
And then it is leaked that WVU will be invited - regardless of what Mizzou does.
And then WVU will not be invited - apparently pending what Mizzou does. And then Louisville will be invited or maybe both L'ville and WVU will be invited. Now it seems that the conference fully intends to expand beyond ten teams.
Is there any real strategic planning being undertaken by the Big XII or is it just a day to day reaction to whatever?
The BE seems calm and sedate compared to the Big XII.