No one really knows what's going to happen with the broken Big 12 Conference in the long term, even though they've added the likes of TCU, but word on the street is that Louisville coaches have been selling recruits on playing in the Big 12 at some point.

And FWIW, Louisville coaches have been telling every recruit they'll be in the Big 12 soon.

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) May 14, 2012

If these rumors are true, it only indicates that the coaches know something about the possible realignment implications that we don't. It means that Louisville to the Big 12 is a real possibility and conferences as we know it are more confusing and disrupted than they've ever been.

One would imagine that Louisville would turn out to be a powerhouse in Big 12 basketball with the most recent tradition of success in the Big East under Rick Pitino.

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