InvincibleCakeEater wrote:TCU and Cincinnati would be a good haul for the Big 12.
According to Texas University....eh hem...Dan Beebe, the Big 12 is not interested in further expansion at this time. And, if they were, would NOT seek to include any institutions that are currently within the same geographical areas as the the current 10 schools.
Fat Strat wrote:Also, what would you all think about moving OU to the Big 12 north to split up OU/Texas?
I think that's Dan Beebe's wet dream because it gives him a Texas-OU Big XII Championship game every year, which is undoubtedly what they've wanted all along (and is probably the best thing for the conference, too, even if I do find it tremendously annoying).
If they add two teams, that's the direction it'll go.
I always thought that, but I'm not sure now. All you are doing there is setting up those two to place twice (unless you eliminate the red river shootout). I'm thinking they may want to let the winner of that game slide into the BCS champ game, and let the other recover to get an at large BCS slot. The Big 12 champ game has been fine as the annual bloodbath, there is no real reason to change that.
InvincibleCakeEater wrote:TCU and Cincinnati would be a good haul for the Big 12.
According to Texas University....eh hem...Dan Beebe, the Big 12 is not interested in further expansion at this time. And, if they were, would NOT seek to include any institutions that are currently within the same geographical areas as the the current 10 schools.
So, TCU would not be considered, but Cincy would.
They could take Cincy and FedEx money (Memphis), as TCU is probably not an option.
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I heard that there was a private individual who has offered $10M to any BCS conference that will take Memphis. If the Big 12 could snag Memphis and maybe Louisville, they'd be a basketball powerhouse on par with anybody, and grab some new TV markets.
redbirdjazzz wrote:I heard that there was a private individual who has offered $10M to any BCS conference that will take Memphis. If the Big 12 could snag Memphis and maybe Louisville, they'd be a basketball powerhouse on par with anybody, and grab some new TV markets.
Memphis would have to offer the B12 100M before Texas would even consider inviting them to be a member institution.
Faceman wrote:Have you seen Memphis' recruiting class? I don't think Memphis is worried.
Oh and there is the ticking time bomb that is Cal / NCAA / Sanctions.
Most Memphis fans are ecstatic with the team is headed now, considering Cal pretty much tore the team up on his way out of town.
They've had a great recruiting class in 2010 (2nd to UK), that doesn't equate to them being where they were under Calipari unless it is C-USA aided at this point.
Anytime you had someone like Calipari into the same region as Memphis, UL, & UT it is a serious recruiting blow to those other schools.
InvincibleCakeEater wrote:TCU and Cincinnati would be a good haul for the Big 12.
Please explain why. And remember, it doesn't matter at all how good they were at football last year.
There is a desire at Cincinnati to develop a big time football program and finding a way to get into the current B-12 would be a good step toward pulling that off. Cincinnati is also in decent HS football country. A good talent pool in the area is a plus.
The Big East is also a long way from being a top level football conference.
