Just two days after saying “thanks, but no thanks” in response to a question about the Pac-12 adding teams, Larry Scott has softened his words. On the heels of the SEC’s acceptance of Texas A&M’s application for admission, Scott issued another statement, leaving the door open for expansion. But it comes with a qualifier: Scott said the Pac-12 will consider expansion, but only if schools begin to bolt from the Big 12.
Pac-12 Expansion: Larry Scott May Consider Adding Teams If Big 12 Falls
Here’s Scott’s statement, courtesy of Bryan Fischer.
Larry Scott: “If schools are going to leave the Big 12 and there’s going to be a paradigm shift, or a landscape change as people like to describe it, we’ll go ahead and step back and look at our options, then reconsider (expansion).”
Translation: If Oklahoma shows up at our doorstep, we’re probably going to listen. At some point, the college landscape will shift, but we just don’t know when. Texas A&M could’ve been the first domino, or the next move -- be it a 14th SEC member or teams parachuting out of the Big 12 Cessna -- will blow up the entire landscape. Either way, it’s coming.
For more on the situation, visit Oklahoma blog Crimson And Cream Machine, Texas blog Burnt Orange Nation and Pac-12 blog Pacific Takes.
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