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Message: [QUOTE="Ldandy, post: 2219354, member: 4584"] People need to get over the idea that AAU Membership is a requirement for B1G Membership. This is simply not true. Its a strong preference, but lack of membership alone will not disqualify a school from being accepted. Nebraska was invited with full knowledge by conference members that a movement to have their AAU Membership revoked was ongoing. ND remains a candidate in perpetuity and The Irish will never be affiliated with the AAU for a myriad of reasons. Oklahoma is a good school, a state flagship, and they bring a national brand in football to the table. Potentially the most important thing of all is that they could be the carrot at the end of the stick used to lure Texas. Delany would give his left arm to get The Horns into the conference. If UCONN had the same type of relationship with ND, UNC or some other highly coveted prospect in the manner OU does with UT, I suspect they would be viewed in an even more flattering light. [/QUOTE]