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Message: [QUOTE="B1GALUM, post: 695058, member: 3636"] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]Alright. Listened to the Dude of WV via downloadable segments out of curiosity. It essentially was his "B1G insider" talking the entire time with minimal commentary by the Dude of WV.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]FWIW. As best I could, here is a summary.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]1. Texas is concerned about the attention Texas A & M is receiving as part of the SEC and that this will grow further once the SEC network is in place.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]2. Texas negotiated an out of the Big12 GOR if it chooses to become an independent and will likely take this option if independents are allowed as part of the new "Division 4".[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]3. Texas would seek admission to the ACC for all sports except for football which would remain independent comparable to the deal Notre Dame has with the ACC.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]4. Oklahoma is concerned about Texas taking this route and has been in contact with the B1G about membership.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]5. There were no other schools mentioned as being in contact with the B1G aside from Kansas mentioned in brief as an example of a candidate for the B1G attempting to break the GOR.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]6. University of Buffalo was mentioned to the B1G since it is AAU but not as an imminent add to the B1G but rather a potential add to the AAC with possible move to the B1G years down the road.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]7. AAC was discussed as being a "feeder" for the power conferences in the "Division 4" with the thought that as schools in the AAC further develop their programs those schools that are successful at doing this would move into one of the power conferences. UConn was mentioned in this discussion along with a few others such as Cincinnati and Houston although a specific power conference to which these schools would step up was not identified.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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