Conference Convolution

Okay, here's how things seem to be stacking up. The Pac-12 conference says it's happy with its existing structure, so scratch Oklahoma, Okie State, Texas and TexTech as potential westward migrants. Unwanted and unloved by the West Coast league, OU and Texas U. now claim they want to keep the Big 12 intact, which should get Baylor and its asswipe president off the litigation warpath. Meanwhile, rumors are floating around that Missouri would like to move east to the SEC. With the Aggies, that would expand the SEC to 14 teams, and Auburn says they'd be willing to move into the Eastern division of the conference, making two seven-team divisions. The Aggies presumably would play Mizzou every year instead of Auburn, which would count as a positive the way I'm scoring things.

Added 6:50 pm, same date: The latest bulletin is that Dan Beebe is finito as Big 12 Minus Two commissioner. That's okay -- Beebe was a guy who liked to wear DeLoss Dodds's boxer shorts while DeLoss was still in them. Problem is, who does the conference find to replace him ? Which competent administrator leaves a decent day job to climb aboard this leaking vessel ? On the other hand, who cares ?