Big 12 Expansion Project

[J.B. TexasEx]

http://www.campusrush.com/big-12-conference-oral-history-swc-merger-1974972078.html

Oral history of the SWC merger with the Big 8.

Very interesting.

It seems everybody in the good ol' SWC was working on an exit plan; UT to Pac-10, aggy to SEC, etc. I'm glad Stanford blocked our move back in '94 if that's really what happened. We're better off here.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

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[Juan]

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[J.B. TexasEx]

Ketch is about two weeks late with that ESPN revelation and FOX will be footing most of the bill for T1 rights.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

After looking at the two recruiting maps below, is there any question as to why HOUSTON is an important DMA to the Big12? TV market aside, we simply can't lose ground to the SEC there. We need it to be a Big12 town.

MAPPING EVERY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER’S HOMETOWN

 

[Juan]

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[J.B. TexasEx]

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I'm surprised AFA wants in the Big12.

Word is, they turned us down before. Why the change of heart? P5 football doesn't jibe with their mission, either.

 

[dillohorn]

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Did anyone see Rice last night?

 

[hookemhorb]

What about Memphis? I thought FedEx backed them and was going to build them a new stadium. No way Rice or SMU are serious contenders. They add nothing to the league. If it's all about the TV contracts, then we have to add viewers not ex-SWC teams.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

What about Memphis? I thought FedEx backed them and was going to build them a new stadium. No way Rice or SMU are serious contenders. They add nothing to the league. If it's all about the TV contracts, then we have to add viewers not ex-SWC teams.

Apparently, Memphis didn't make the cut because Big12 presidents and administrators factor academics into the equation. UM is a glorified juco - like Boise State.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Strange Bedfellows

The Big12 tries to keep its uncomfortable relationship together

 

[Embrey]

Strange Bedfellows

The Big12 tries to keep its uncomfortable relationship together

I will have to absorb that article a while to determine if there was any news there but I am a sucker for the illustration. I loved the old SWC ones.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

I will have to absorb that article a while to determine if there was any news there but I am a sucker for the illustration. I loved the old SWC ones.

Nothing in there that hasn't been rehashed ad nauseam before. The illustration drew me in, too.

 

[Embrey]

UH chatter. Funny how most stories are recycled from others or actually have zero substance. I suppose it is because there is actually no news to report on this issue.

http://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/114606/with-big-12-backing-houston-may-eclipse-schools-who-helped-fuel-its-rise

 

[Embrey]

We either get no news or unnamed/anonymous sources said...

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-college-football-big-12-will-have-to-explain-if-it-doesnt-add-byu-houston/

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

We either get no news or unnamed/anonymous sources said...

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-college-football-big-12-will-have-to-explain-if-it-doesnt-add-byu-houston/

Dennis Dodd is a tool.

I seriously doubt he has any reputable "sources". He's always taking shots at the Big 12.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

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AF

BYU

UCF

Cincy

Colo St

UConn

UH

Rice

USF

SMU

Temple

Tulane

In red is your real list. Big 12 will add two more. They'll either look east or west, but IMO, its safe to assume Houston will be one of the two.

One of the holes that Nebraska and to a much lesser extent Mizzou and Aggy left with the Big 12 was another semi-heavy weight on the field. The remaining targets (in red) match that criteria and Houston looks to be more "in there" than the rest of them, though they could also be viewed as a johnny come lately. But Houston gives you that right now. None of the others really do other than reputation.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

When all's said and done it'll be UH and Cincinnati, IMHO.

Unless the rumored "Kansas Plan" has legs - adding BYU & AFA as football-only members at 13 & 14.