The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[old_gregg]

He's also from Vernal and is a Uintah Ute so f*** Gordon Gee.

hey around here we only use that kind of language when pretending to care about hockey.

[Armenag]

Also this about when he was at Ohio State:

Controversy arose over Gee's alleged usage of public money to live an extravagant lifestyle. The Dayton Daily News of Dayton, Ohio, reported that "Ohio State has spent more than $64,000 on bow ties, bow tie cookies and O-H and bow tie pins for Gee and others to distribute."[19]

And this about when he was at Vanderbilt:

A September 2006 Wall Street Journal article detailed that some of Gee's problems at Vanderbilt—including his wife's actions (such as smoking marijuana in the chancellor's official residence), criticism of the high cost of renovating his home, and the couple's lavish spending—had come back to haunt him.

I've read enough to tell me he's a little bit of a nutcase.

His time at Brown didn't endear him greatly, leading to the naming of the E. Gordon Gee Lavatory Complex:

http://blogdailyherald.com/2011/04/1...atory-complex/

[TripletDaddy]

Absolutely nothing new in this article but for some reason it was only published today

Boren aims for Big 12 expansion

http://www.oudaily.com/sports/boren-aims-for-big-expansion/article_9819d324-2419-11e5-a4de-0b42bb3d3b03.html

Brigham Young Cougars
The Cougars went independent recently, and they’ve managed to stay competitive. The Cougars are another team that expands the Big 12 Conference’s reach, and their stadium is suited for a team in a major conference. BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall boasts an 82-33 record since taking over the program in 2005 and their style fits the Big 12. BYU regularly makes the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as well, and should be considered one of the more appealing choices.

[TripletDaddy]

Extremely well-written article in the Claremore Progress warning that B12 expansion does not guarantee admittance to the CFP. Ironically, the majority of the article is dedicated to 16-team expansion scenarios

http://www.claremoreprogress.com/spo...cdca1090f.html

Is the Big 12 going to expand, and roll the dice in hopes of a Big 12 championship game not biting them in the future?
I read an article on the Internet about the possible future expansion of the Big 12 Conference, where they mentioned six potential schools who would be good fits in the conference.

[TripletDaddy]

Two kind-of overweight dudes on a Tulsa newscast casually speculate about possible B12 expansion candidates. They seem very knowledgeable.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/photovideo...01efb4383.html

[TripletDaddy]

How BYU can join the B12

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...g-12.html?pg=2

This Deseret News author suggests BYU offer the B12 a Notre Dame arrangement: a puzzling proposition that has all of BYU's sports EXCEPT football playing in the B12 and football contracting for 5 games a season. This is not a good article.

[falafel]

How BYU can join the B12

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...g-12.html?pg=2

This Deseret News author suggests BYU offer the B12 a Notre Dame arrangement: a puzzling proposition that has all of BYU's sports EXCEPT football playing in the B12 and football contracting for 5 games a season. This is not a good article.

Is the author kinda overweight?

[TripletDaddy]

Is the author kinda overweight?

no clue.

[Pelado]

Two kind-of overweight dudes on a Tulsa newscast casually speculate about possible B12 expansion candidates. They seem very knowledgeable.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/photovideo...01efb4383.html

They should consider sitting behind a desk for future recordings.

[lambdacoug]

Is the author kinda overweight?

Glad you are here to ask the tough questions. When it wasn't stated, I too was wondering.

[TripletDaddy]

B12 expansion might not be as difficult as once thought

http://www.charlestondailymail.com/a...DM03/150709300

Maybe the Big 12 is looking at an 11th and 12th team, and trust it was no accident when Boren spoiled one of the Big 12’s biggest secrets. He said adding members to the league won’t reduce the payouts the members get from the television contract. The Big 12 is about to enter the fourth year of its 13-year ESPN/Fox deal that averages about $20 million annually to every member.What Boren taught us was adding schools still guarantees every member that sum instead of a thinned one, and that’s significant. The other payouts from the NCAA tournament, bowls and the College Football Playoff would smaller with more members, but it’s not a gigantic difference and it wouldn’t be too hard to recoup it.The Big 12 just issued an average of $25.2 million per school. We know the league’s affiliation with the CFP and Peach and Cotton bowl appearances by TCU and Baylor amounted to about $6.4 million per school. The NCAA tournament money is harder to calculate because it’s a six-year formula with two teams still new to the league, but it’s likely around $2 million each.Divide that $84 million sum among 12 teams and it’s $7 million per school. That $1.4 million gap is surely less than what every school could expect to make from a conference championship game should the Big 12 ever decide to add one, which it would with 12 or more teams. Add the right teams that can make the playoff or an any bowl or advance consistently in the NCAA tournament and a new number would come in above the $84 million.So, no, we don’t know a lot, and it’s too soon to tell the future, but we know expansion is easier than we thought.

[Eddie]

http://www.claremoreprogress.com/spo...cdca1090f.html

...I read an article on the Internet...

Well...it's hard to argue with that!

[YOhio]

Tons of people on the internet are saying that the Oklahoma Sooners are in discussions with the SEC and that Texas Longhorns are in discussions with Big 10. Stay tuned...

[Eddie]

Tons of people on the internet are saying that the Oklahoma Sooners are in discussions with the SEC and that Texas Longhorns are in discussions with Big 10. Stay tuned...

So - at some point do we get to change the thread title to "The Big 12 explosion groundswell"?

That could be fun too!

[lambdacoug]

Tons of people on the internet are saying that the Oklahoma Sooners are in discussions with the SEC and that Texas Longhorns are in discussions with Big 10. Stay tuned...

Clearly, we need someone to start tracking flights.