Prominent Oklahoma State booster T. Boone Pickens believes his alma mater should stay put in the Big 12.
Speaking at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Pickens said Wednesday that he doesn’t think Oklahoma State should move to another conference "before you’re required to make that decision."
The Big Ten is considering adding to its current 11 members to bring in additional television revenue and add a conference championship game. Commissioner Jim Delany this week sent an e-mail to Big Ten athletic directors to stamp out a rumor that the conference had offered spots to four schools, including Missouri and Nebraska of the Big 12.
"We could sit around and take two and move them there and then take four and move them southeast and four to the west. You know what I mean? But we’re just wasting time," Pickens said. "Let’s see.