Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[UConn Dan]

We’re an option!

 

[ctchamps]

AD Dave on Twitter interacting with Mr. while we get left out again. Just awesome.

He should be here instead.

 

[upstater]

We just have to beat out Utah. We don't know what the Big XII is looking for -- if they want one more eastern team, we are in the driver's seat. If they want Utah, they want Utah. But Michael Doleac isn't walking through that door...

They already invited Utah, and clearly our AD is not in the thick of things. (Not his fault).

 

[KingAG]

He should be here instead.

Maybe he is here@GoKU

 

[Jarhead_1775]

He should be here instead.

I'm certain he has a burner to keep a finger on the pulse of this truly regarded fan base.

 

[UConn Dan]

AD Dave on Twitter interacting with Mr. while we get left out again. Just awesome.

Mr?

 

[WestHartHusk]

We’re an option!

Reassessing their new found leverage. Kansas freaking State.

 

[ctchamps]

Maybe he is here@GoKU

Nope. Arizona State is going to have a new president before the year is up.

 

[CTBballfan243]

AD Dave on Twitter interacting with Mr. while we get left out again. Just awesome.

Lighten up Francis,

 

[aburks41]

It's going to be a major egg on face moment when more people realize we were recruiting in football using the Big 12 pitch...yikes.

 

[ctchamps]

I'm certain he has a burner to keep a finger on the pulse of this truly regarded fan base.

I'd rather he'd be in the Bahamas sipping Mai tais then come here and observe some of the UConn fans in action.

 

[upstater]

Will FSU and Clemson bolt from ACC and come up with financial package to pay for GOR

No, they won't. LOL... Because the conference is worse off without them. They'd have to pay MORE than the annual payout for the ACC to even consider it.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The Big 12 schools never wanted us.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Asu president gets to go to the B12 crying kicking and screaming, meanwhile we couldn’t get in while being readily available. I hate it here.

 

[That Guy]

We’re an option!

Doubt it lol

 

[ctchamps]

Asu president gets to go to the B12 crying kicking and screaming, meanwhile we couldn’t get in while being readily available. I hate it here.

Doubt they take them now. They can get U of A without them most likely plus a better option.

 

[UConn Dan]

Doubt it lol

It’s not over until it’s over. The fact that he put “exploring its options” leaves the door open for sure

Edit: previously it was ASU and Utah were locks to go

 

[ToolzieFan]

They already invited Utah, and clearly our AD is not in the thick of things. (Not his fault).

Did they actually invite Utah? It’s easy to miss what has actually happened amidst the rumors and hearsay.

Arizona State hasn’t been invited, have they?

 

[Vowelguy]

TV folks might not want to pay for 2 Bay Area schools. Both have fans that only show up if they win, so this might be a tough sell.

But the comparison is with ASU and Utah, in a league that will already have Arizona. Those two are more valuable than Cal & Stan?

 

[ctchamps]

It’s not over until it’s over. The fact that he put “exploring its options” leaves the door open for sure

Edit: previously it was ASU and Utah were locks to go

Looks like some monitoring of the situation while you're on vacation.

 

[UConn Dan]

Did they actually invite Utah? It’s easy to miss what has actually happened amidst the rumors and hearsay.

Arizona State hasn’t been invited, have they?

See Brett Mcmurphy tweet above for the latest

 

[JMick]

I can't be the only one that thinks it's weird if there isn't a flow chart the Big XII has and that things are already set in stone, right? Decisions aren't being made now. They're being executed. The storytelling narrative from the media paints a picture as if the Big XII is still deciding on things.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

It’s not over until it’s over. The fact that he put “exploring its options” leaves the door open for sure

Edit: previously it was ASU and Utah were locks to go

The Big 12 schools do not want UConn.

 

[CL82]

Not good enough. Explain how and with whom.

I really don't care if it is Miss Scarlet with the candlestick in the library, as long as we get in.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I can't be the only one that thinks it's weird if there isn't a flow chart the Big XII has and that things are already set in stone, right? Decisions aren't being made now. They're being executed. The storytelling narrative from the media paints a picture as if the Big XII is still deciding on things.

One can only hope ASUs bad attitude about the move has changed plans.

 

[upstater]

The interesting thing in all of this is that the small conferences right now get such a pittance from the tournament, because the NCAA takes such a huge amount. Each small conference gets one credit, and their teams don't advance far. A pittance.

What if all the non-P3 conferences told the P2/3 to off and hold your tournament with your 40-60 members. Good luck with that!

 

[HuskyHawk]

But the comparison is with ASU and Utah, in a league that will already have Arizona. Those two are more valuable than Cal & Stan?

I don't think they want Pacific time zone unless it's a huge upgrade to football (and those two just went to the B1G).

Most likely scenario now is a split among Big XII Presidents and the AD on who the best 2 of the available 3 would be. We know they approved Arizona. There probably is not yet consensus on UConn, ASU and Utah. I'd imagine all three configurations might be favored by some schools. We know Yormark would want UConn, but he doesn't get a vote. However, he probably has a lot of credibility right now. Is it enough?

 

[navery12]

Doubt they take them now. They can get U of A without them most likely plus a better option.

Unless it's the Arizona BOR who is only going to approve the deal if it's for both. Which has been my assumption all along

 

[uconnbaseball]

“Big 12 now evaluating their options” could be great news if they mean us (i.e. the pac schools have lost leverage to demand themselves in a package deal). It could also mean staying at 14 with Arizona or looking into Cal / Stanford, but there’s a pulse.

 

[upstater]

Did they actually invite Utah? It’s easy to miss what has actually happened amidst the rumors and hearsay.

Arizona State hasn’t been invited, have they?

Swaim said they were invited according to his sources, and this was after he was pushing UConn all week and dousing interest in Utah. Plenty of others corroborated it.

It seems to me that Utah and Arizona St were non-committal as they attended the Pac12 meetings hoping to hold it all together.