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Twitter reaction to official Colorado exit from Pac-12

College Sports Twitter, Big 12 Twitter, and Pac-12 Twitter have been white-hot with intense reactions. Here’s a sampling:

It is official: Colorado is returning to the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 approved of CU’s return, but first, CU had to vote to leave. The school’s board of regents did that on Thursday, and away we go. The Pac-12 is now in critical condition. The Big 12 is stronger.

Buffaloes Wire has been covering this story over the past 48 hours. This was the initial statement from CU Chancellor Phil DiStefano and athletic director Rick George:

“After careful thought and consideration, it was determined that a switch in conference would give CU Boulder the stability, resources, and exposure necessary for long-term future success in a college athletics environment that is constantly evolving. The Big 12’s national reach across three time zones as well as our shared creative vision for the future we feel makes it an excellent fit for CU Boulder, our students, faculty, and alumni.

“These decisions are never easy and we’ve valued our 12 years as proud members of the Pac-12 Conference. We look forward to achieving new goals while embarking on this exciting next era as members of the Big 12 Conference.”

Check out how Twitter reacted once Colorado’s Pac-12 exit was official:

Latest episode of Pac-12 humiliation might be the worst … and most costly

The #Pac12 knows how to humiliate itself, but this Colorado mess is far worse than you already knew. We’ll explain.

You know by now that Colorado has voted to return to the Big 12 Conference, and that the Big 12 Conference has approved of the move. The Big 12 released a statement from Brett Yormark about Colorado. It didn’t have to say much, and it didn’t. Yormark, who has completely outmaneuvered George Kliavkoff and the Pac-12, very simply said this about the Buffaloes: “They’re back.”

It was the confident, minimalist statement of a man who knows he is cleaning the Pac-12’s clock.

It’s a mismatch. A wipeout. A rout.

We know how much the Pac-12 has embarrassed itself under Larry Scott. Now George Kliavkoff is being humiliated on the big stage. Meanwhile, the Pac-12 CEO Group continues to show a complete inability to manage situations, handle its commissioners, and steer negotiations toward successful conclusions. This happened under Scott, and it’s happening again.

You know the Pac-12 never misses an opportunity to step on a rake and embarrass itself, but you don’t know a number of details which make this latest debacle that much more remarkable and appalling.

With help from our friends at Buffaloes Wire — specifically this very informative and helpful article — we’ll unpack just how bad this latest Pac-12 embarrassment truly is.

It could be the embarrassment which leads to the extinction of the conference:

Twitter reaction to reports of Colorado exploring a move to the Big 12

.@BuffaloesWire is extremely busy. We’re also very interested in how this story is resonating on Twitter. See for yourself:

Colorado could be on its way out the door in the Pac-12. The Buffaloes could head for the Big 12, maybe even by the time you read this.

Buffaloes Wire’s Tony Cosolo wrote the following about moving to the Big 12:

“Realignment rumors have been running rampant ever since Deion Sanders was named head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, and I’ll take some credit for bringing up a move to the Big 12 last July. This is mainly because CU football is once again an appealing program for other conferences. Plus, the mismanagement of the Pac-12 Conference essentially forced the Buffs out.”

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See how Twitter reacted to the initial reports of Colorado creating another massive realignment earthquake in college sports:

No fan base would be happier to see the Pac-12 die than BYU

Big 12 fans in general would revel in the Pac-12’s demise, but BYU fans have their reasons. No one can blame them.

Yes, Big 12 fans throughout the conference’s central Plains footprint are enjoying the Pac-12’s moment of crisis, anguish and possible death.

If the Arizona schools follow Colorado out the door, that’s the worst-case scenario for the Pac-12. It’s hard to see the conference remaining intact if that happens. Utah would have little to no reason to stick around. The same goes for Washington … and Oregon … and Stanford … and Cal-Berkeley. Washington State and Oregon State don’t want anything more or less than being Pac-12 members, but the other schools have actual options to varying degrees. If the Arizona schools leave, that’s probably it for the Pac-12.

Big 12 fans recall that when their conference was on the ropes a few years ago, people wondered if the Pac-12 would poach the remnants and put the Big 12 out of its existence. The media fueled that line of thought (albeit more out of speculative interest and a desire to get clicks than pure anti-Big 12 animus — that point might be irrelevant to some), and Big 12 fans remembered.

Now that the Pac-12 is in peril, every Big 12 fan is smiling and munching on popcorn.

Of any Big 12 fan base, however, one is especially reveling in this Pac-12 death drama. We’ll walk through the backstory on this one: