Tommy Tuberville, the new Texas Tech head coach, made a comment during an interview this week in which he said that he doesn’t believe the new ten-team league will last long.  He feels that the lack of conference sharing will cause some schools to look for better situations such as Colorado and Nebraska have done.  Well, the conference has now publicly reprimanded Tommy for his comments.

Did the Big 12 officials really get that offended by this statement? It seems like a logical scenario to me. Isn’t he just stating the obvious? And last I knew, the very first thing listed in the Bill of rights is freedom of speech. I think the Big 12’s scolding will either get the school to make Tommy shut up, or it will push him even further.

Tommy just doesn’t want to coach at a school that cares more about what another school (Texas) wants than what their own program wants. First Texas takes all the money, then they tell everyone else to be quiet and not complain. That sounds like a classic case of communism. If you ask me, I think the Red Raiders should make a move to the Mountain West. That would be a fun move.  In fact, I have a whole new scenario for you. Texas Tech goes to the Mountain West. Either the Kansas schools or the Oklahoma schools follow. The remaining 7 schools, along with Memphis, join up with the Big East. The Mountain West gets their BCS chance, the Big east becomes relevant, and the Big 12 turmoil is settled… for now. I know, I know. I just can’t get enough of conference realignment.

Well, even without all of that moving around, I do agree with coach Tuberville.  The conference just cannot work cohesively in their current situation. Texas is just a bully and a drain on the other schools.