UT and OU Have Been Approved To Leave The Big-12!

The Big-12 schools Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State were originally invited to join the Pac-10 conference, to make up a "Super Conference." The University of Texas was a key school involved, along with the University of Oklahoma. The Pac-10 confence thought they had a commitment from the University of Texas. However, the University of Texas decided against the move at that particular time, the next day.

The University of Texas has worked five long years to get their own network, that caused problems with their inter-state rival Texas A&M. Since then the aggies have been approved to join the Southeastern Conference, when the legal issues have been resolved. Baylor University and other schools in the conference have threatened to sue Texas A&M for turning their back on the Big-12 conference.

The University of Nebraska and University of Colorado have already found new homes. The University of Nebraska has joined with the Big-10 conference, while the University of Colorado has joined the Pac-12 conference. Now Texas A&M will be heading to the Southeastern conference, once their legal matters are over.

Today both Texas and Oklahoma Board of Regents met together. Texas and Oklahoma have been cleared to leave the Big-12 conference. Texas wants to stay in the Big-12 conference, but is willing to move if the conference does not stay intact. The University of Oklahoma has expressed their interest in joining the Pac-12 conference the past few weeks. Bob Stoops said, "he was intrigued about moving out West to join the Pac-12 conference." Stoops also added that the University of Oklahoma would do what is in the best interest of their school.

Even though Texas would like to stay in the Big-12 conference, the appetite would not be the same without their two rivals Texas A&M and Oklahoma in the same conference. However, before the aggies left to join the Southeastern conference, Texas said, if the aggies left the Big-12 conference their rivalry game will not continue. Since Texas A&M is going to move to the Southeastern conferenc, the rivalry game with Texas will most likely come to an end after this season.

However, it seems like the University of Texas wants to be in the same conference as the University of Oklahoma, so their out of state rivalry will continue. It was mentioned that the University of Texas was looking at going to the Atlantic Coast conference, where they could keep the "Longhorn" network. However, the significance of losing the out of state rivalry game with the Sooners, looks to have change the "Hearts" of the University of Texas.

"If Texas and Oklahoma leave the Big-12 conference, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State will follow their inter-state schools."

The Pac-12 conference:

If Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State go to the Pac-12 conference to make up the "Super Conference" (Pac-16), the Pac-12 will finally get their wish.

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The Atlantic Coast Conference:

Today sources said, that Pittsburgh and Syracuse will join the ACC, moving from the Big East conference. Both Pittsburgh and Syracuse will join Virginia Tech, Boston College, and Miami, who were also taken from the Big East conference in past years. The addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, will give the ACC fourteen teams.