Off-Season Equals Conference Realignment Chatter

Of course it does, conference realignment wants to rear it’s ugly head again now that we are quietly sitting in the college football off-season.

Navy kicked off the chatter with announcing Tuesday that they will be joining the Big East for football starting in 2015. The Big XII, not wanting to feel left out, has decided to reopen the book on getting back to 12 teams, which they should.

No word yet on if they will immediately jump back to 12 teams, but if they do end up adding at least one more team, the sure bet will be that it is Louisville. After Texas A&M and Missouri’s departure to the SEC last year, the Big XII added TCU and West Virginia to bring the total back to 10.

BYU has been mentioned, again, as the 12th team. Not sure that I really see them leaving Independence, since they just recently made that move. But adding Louisville would be a great get for the conference. The state of Big XII basketball will definitely improve and they will add value to the football programs. The Cardinals football coach, Charlie Strong, is on the up and coming list of great coaches.

We will see how this pans out in the next couple weeks. Oklahoma President, David Boren, has been vocal on wanting to get back to 12 teams, and especially the add of Louisville. It really depends on what daddy (Deloss) Dodds wants to do in this situation though.

Yay to off-season drama.


Barry Switzer Will Be Immortalized In Stone Glory Before A&M Game

This Saturday, The University of Oklahoma will unveil a statue dedicated to Barry Switzer. Coach Switzer will only be the third Oklahoma coach to have a statue in his honor, joining the ranks of Bennie Owen and Bud Wilkinson.

The King, Barry Switzer

The statue will be across from the Switzer Center, next to the Bud Wilkinson House, where the other coaches statues reside. Sooner Athletic Director Joe Castiglione will be there along with school president David Boren.

Big XII interim commish, Chuck Neinas is also slated to be there to introduce Switzer. Several former Sooners who played for Switzer will also be there. Hopefully we will have a Brian Bosworth appearance.

From the press release on SoonerSports.com:

Switzer led OU from 1973-88 and won more games than any other coach in school history at 157-29-4, including a mark of 100-11-1 in conference games. His Sooners captured three national championships (1974, 1975, 1985), 12 Big Eight Conference championships and eight bowl wins in 13 appearances.

Oklahoma players earned All-America recognition 51 times during his tenure.

Switzer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

You can catch the King’s ceremony before the A&M game in front of the Wilkinson House at 12:30.


Dan Beebe Resigns As Big XII Commish, Fake Dan Beebe Gives A Performance Of A Lifetime

We knew this was coming, but it was made official on Thursday evening. Dan Beebe has resigned as the Big XII figurehead, and will be replaced by former Big 8 commissioner, Chuck Neinas. Neinas will be interim commissioner until a permanent replacement is found.

University of Oklahoma President, David Boren is heading up a press conference giving the details of the new Big XII order. Boren went over how the 9 remaining teams in the conference have decided to remain a united front, and have agreed to a six year, equal tv rights deal (still has to pass vote). He also spoke briefly about the Pac-12 deal, stating that after several conversations, the descion to stay was best for the University and all the parties involved. He said one of the main reason with the interest in the Pac was the stability of the Big XII. With the resignation of Beebe and reauthorizing the realignment committee to select schools to add to the conference, he feels these issues will be solved.

So again, the Big XII is the little conference that could. People keep trying to kill it off, it keeps coming back to life. This time, without the bobblehead.

In the middle of all this, twitter was gold. There is a fake parody account @DanBeebe who has been Internet greatness throughout the last couple of weeks, took his last stand tonight. Shout out to the good people of SBNation for transcribing it for everyone to read in all it’s glory. CAUTION, LANGUAGE ALERT. But if you know anything about the Big XII or the history of it, this will have you cracking up.

THIS IS WHAT YOU BASTARDS WANTED AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET

DANNY DID NOTHING BUT HUSTLE FOR YOU BIG 12 AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET, A FORCED RESIGNATION JUST SO OKLAHOMA WILL STOP BEING BUTTHOLES. SO LISTEN UP, AND LISTEN WELL

BAYLOR, YOU ARE A HORRIBLE LITTLE PUNK OF A SCHOOL WHO’S ONE CONGRESSMAN’S HEART ATTACK AWAY FROM BEING FORCED INTO D-II

COLORADO, I NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU AT ALL

IOWA STATE, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DRAIN ON THE CONFERENCE AND ON MY SANITY. YOU ARE WORTHLESS. EVERYONE IS FLEEING YOU.

KANSAS, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE BIG EAST BY ALL DAMN MEANS DO SO, THEY LOVE SCHOOLS WITH GOOD BASKETBALL AND NO FOOTBALL PROGRAM WHATSOEVER

KANSAS STATE YOU ARE WORSE THAN KANSAS AT EVERYTHING, LITERALLY EVERYTHING

NEBRASKA YOU WOULD BE HAPPIER IN PRESCHOOL WHERE NOBODY HAS TO REALIZE THAT THEY’RE NOT SPECIAL LITTLE SNOWFLAKES THAT DESERVE CONSTANT HUGS

I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN THE DAY NEBRASKA WEASELED OUT OF THE BIG 12 SO THEY COULD LET JIM DELANY TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE

TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET

BO PELINI HAS DEFINITELY KILLED A MAN BEFORE AND PROBABLY EATEN HIM, AND IF HE DIDN’T CARL DID

TOM OSBORNE PROBABLY DIED FIVE YEARS AGO AND NOBODY HAD THE HEART TO TELL HIM

OKLAHOMA, WHAT GALAXY DO YOU LIVE IN AND WHY CAN’T YOU GO PLAY SPORTS THERE INSTEAD. YOU ARE MORE OVERRATED THAN TAYLOR SWIFT’S AWFUL FACE

NOBODY CARES WHAT T. BOONE PICKENS HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING. OKLAHOMA STATE IS KANSAS STATE BUT FURTHER SOUTH IS ALL

TEXAS TECH YOU LISTENED TO THAT HOOKER-SLAUGHTERING CRETIN CRAIG JAMES OVER MIKE LEACH AND FOR THAT I HOPE THE EARTH SWALLOWS YOUR CAMPUS

TEXAS A&M, YOU ARE NEVER WINNING A TITLE IN THE SEC, NOT EVEN ONCE, AND AT LEAST 80% OF YOUR STUDENT BODY IS WEIRD.

I MEAN TEXAS A&M STUDENTS ARE THE KIND OF WEIRD WHERE YOU DON’T LEAVE THEM IN THE SAME ROOM AS HOUSE PETS UNATTENDED.

TEXAS A&M YELL LEADERS ARE BECAUSE AGGIE IS SCARED OF WOMEN SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR BRINGING SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURE TO AMERICA YOU INBREDS.

RICK PERRY IS AN AGGIE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HOW IS HE EVEN ALLOWED TO LIVE ALONE AND CUT HIS OWN MEAT MUCH LESS RUN FOR PRESIDENT

I WAS TRYING TO GO MOSTLY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUT I FORGOT MISSOURI. IMAGINE THAT, SOMEONE FORGETTING ABOUT MISSOURI

MISSOURI THROWS MORE PANTIES THAN THE CROWD OF 8TH GRADERS AT A JONAS BROTHERS CONCERT AND YET NOBODY EVER PICKS THEM UP

AND TEXAS. GOOD OLD TEXAS.

HEY DELOSS. FUCK TEXAS AND FUCK YOU.

I DID EVERYTHING IN MY EARTHLY POWERS TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE THE MOST WELL CARED FOR SCHOOL IN NCAA HISTORY, AND FOR WHAT

WHEN IT ALL WENT DOWN YOU WERE RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT LINE WAITING TO ABANDON ME JUST LIKE THE REST OF THESE INGRATES

OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS A&M I CAN UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY’RE HORRIBLE LITTLE STEPCHILDREN, BUT YOU, TEXAS? YOU?

I WAS READY TO NAME MY TESTICLES HOOKEM AND HORNS FOR YOU AND MAKE “TEXAS WITH A DOLLAR SIGN” THE NEW BIG 12 REALITY. BUT IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR YOU AWFUL, HORRIBLE GREEDY BRATS, WAS IT

TEXAS JUST HAD TO KEEP TAKING AND TAKING AND TAKING. I SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT LARRY SCOTT DID AND TOLD YOU TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC INSTEAD

I HOPE A CLOUD OF PURE DIARRHEA OPENS UP OVER DKR AND FILLS THAT PLACE TO THE BRIM DURING YOUR NEXT GAME

I DON’T EVEN WANT TO SEE BURNT ORANGE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. IT LOOKS LIKE BABY POOP

TEXAS IS GOING TO BE LONELY FOREVER AND THAT’S STILL A FATE BETTER THAN IT DESERVES

NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR EYES. YOU STOLE THAT SONG FROM A CHILDRENS SONG RT @chisoxfan30: @DanBeebe the eyes of Texas are upon you. #hookem

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPONNN YOUU… ALLLL THE LIVE LONG DAYYYYYY. YOU HAVE TO SING YOUR FIGHT SONG ALONG TO “I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD” AND YOU EXPECT ANYBODY TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY

I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID TO DESERVE HAVING SUCH A HORRIBLE BUNCH OF HYPER-PRIVILEGED BRATS OVERTAKE IT BUT IT CAN’T BE GOOD. CAN WE NUKE AUSTIN? IS THAT APPROPRIATE? IT’S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE

I’M OUT. I’M NEVER COMMISSIONERING ANOTHER CONFERENCE EVER AGAIN. COLLEGE SPORTS ARE TO COLLEGE WHAT GENITAL WARTS ARE TO GENITALS

ENJOY YOUR MISERABLE LITTLE CONFERENCE, “BIG 12.” I HOPE YOU FAIL. I’M OUT. GOODBYE.

We will never forget you Beebe, NEVER.