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Message: [QUOTE="Dooley, post: 1626270, member: 2920"] I agree with this. Yes, Boren is out in public making bold statements and a public wish list. And yes, public perception is that the conference needs to expand for a variety of different reasons. And yes, OU and UT have a heated rivalry. But I've yet to read a single thing from anyone in the Texas administration saying anything that hints at their unwillingness to roll their LHN into an expanded B12N. The only people who are saying this are the Twitterati. Who knows? Texas could be saying this privately for all I know...but they could also be in talks with ESPN (or Navigate/BHV/another Consultant firm) as we speak to get an idea if it is possible and what is in it for them. Bottomline: if somebody who knows what they are talking about tells Texas that they could still make a crap-ton of money, expand their brand all over the country, and all this while remaining in a conference that they are the unquestioned King, they will do it. In my opinion, that map includes bringing in UConn with BYU or Cincinnati to launch a B12N. Then sit and wait to add a few ACC refugees once their conference is raided by the B1G/SEC and their members grow impatient and hostile over losing the conference network race. A B12 with UConn and BYU/Cincinnati, then FSU/Clemson/Louisville/Miami puts it on par with the SEC for football and the current ACC for basketball. The weakest P5 becomes one of the strongest in a few short years. [/QUOTE]