Huskers Can Coach

Could Mike be headed for a third stint as Oregon State's head football coach?

There's no question that Nebraska wants Central Florida head coach (and Nebraska alum) Scott Frost.

COWBOYS BURY SOONERS IN BEDLAM BOWL TO CAPTURE BIG 12 CROWN AND BCS BOWL BERTH; OSU STILL HOPING FOR SHOT AT LSU

At Stillwater, Oklahoma:


Joseph Randle ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns while Richetti Jones returned a fumble for another score as the third-rated (Bowl Championship Series ranking) Oklahoma State Cowboys belted the visiting #10-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 44-10 to claim the Big-12 Conference championship on Saturday night.  The question is:  Will it be enough for the Cowboys to overtake #2-ranked Alabama when the final BCS rankings come out on Sunday?

Texas Longhorns

Here's a key reason why they did not defect to the Pac-10.

So Much For Extinction

Looks like the Big 12 Conference (with 10 schools) is still very much alive.  

A person with direct knowledge of discussions among the Big 12's remaining members said Texas is clear to set up its own TV network and keep all proceeds in exchange for remaining in the Big 12. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because final details had not been worked out.
"Everybody is feeling much more confident the Big 12 is going to survive," the person said. "Everybody's going to be making more money."
All that talk about the Pac-16, the first super conference that would span from Seattle to the Lone Star state? Done.
"University of Texas president Bill Powers has informed us that the 10 remaining schools in the Big 12 Conference intend to stay together," Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. "We are excited about the future of the Pac-10 Conference and we will continue to evaluate future expansion opportunities under the guidelines previously set forth by our presidents and chancellors."
Powers declined comment when asked by the AP about details of the deal that kept Big 12 together.
The conference, born in 1996 when the Big 8 merged with members of the Southwest Conference, seemed to be falling apart last week when Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-10) decided to leave over the next two years. Now the Big 12 its back, though there are still questions about how it will conduct its business.




This is really about television money, especially with the Longhorns, who would not have been able to set up their own cable TV network had they chosen to defect to the Pac 10.

 

Nebraska To Big Ten: It's Official

What has been suspected for some time became official on Friday.

The move takes effect July 1 of next year.

The First Domino Falls

Ahead of what is expected to be Nebraska's defection to the Big Ten Conference, Colorado officially accepted their invitation Thursday to join the Pacific Ten Conference, becoming that outfit's first new member since Arizona and Arizona State came over from the Western Athletic Conference in 1978.  We may right now be seeing the dismemberment of the Big 12 Conference before our very eyes.

Big Ten Conference:Looks Like Nebraska's Coming

Well, it looks like Nebraska is on its' way to the Big Ten Conference.  This looks like the crippling (perhaps) fatal blow to the Big 12 Conference.

The Big 12 Conference: Rest In Pieces?

If this report from the Omaha Herald-Leader is true, then Nebraska is expected to defect to the Big Ten Conference.  If that's the case, Missouri could well follow, then watch at least five Southern Division (football) schools, meaning at least three Texas schools, the two Oklahoma schools and either Baylor or Colorado perhaps move to the Pacific 10 Conference.  This may very well mark the beginning of the end of the Big 12 Conference.  It is football money that is driving all these potential shifts in the collegiate football atmosphere.