The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[old_gregg]

If he is to be believed on the Utah board, this letter was created by erstwhile SE member Senioritis.

always was a son of a bitch

[New Mexican Disaster]

A bit funny, but just a bit

[Jeff Lebowski]

That letter is dumb. Way too long.


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[Bo Diddley]

That letter is dumb. Way too long.


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I didn't have the interest or energy to finish it. Seemed pretty dumb.

[Uncle Ted]

This article (by the Dude of WV) seems to indicate that BYU and UH (or maybe Cincy) will be the two schools that the Big 12 will add for the 2017 season...

The Big 12 May Be Close To Naming Two New Members

If all goes smoothly, BYU will join the Big 12. Who comes with them, Houston or Cincinnati, is up to Texas to decide.
[...]
Sources close to the situation, that wish not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak on the matter, tell us that the Big 12 has narrowed its expansion list to three schools: BYU, Cincinnati and Houston. UCONN and UCF are reportedly no longer under consideration.


Two of the finalists, BYU and Houston, have been endorsed by ESPN, Fox and Navigate. Normally an endorsement by those three would mean BYU’s addition was a foregone conclusion, but the Cougars haven’t made it easy on the Big 12.


Sources with the conference tell me that BYU has taken proactive steps to alleviate the Big 12’s concerns with the honor code and LGBT issues, and the conference’s only serious reservation at this point is the open Title IX investigation. Yet, according to data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education, current Big 12 members Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State all have active Title IX investigations underway.


The University of Houston has different problems. The Big 12 members residing outside the state of Texas have expressed irritation at the interference by the Texas state government. Some believe the irritation is great enough to keep UH out no matter what. Meaning, the same factors that may have caused the University of Texas to support the Cougars’ candidacy now threaten their chances.

Texas has the clout to muster the three votes necessary to veto any candidate and kill any hope of Big 12 expansion. Something, nobody wants. So, the real issue with Houston’s candidacy seems to be what Texas will concede to win the votes for the Cougars.

In this case both the Big 12 and ESPN/Fox want the same thing: an extension of the grant of rights.
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Don’t miss the significance of that point. The Big 12 would like new members to begin conference play in 2017. BYU, being an independent, has no problem. Houston has more than one billionaire booster willing to pay for the Cougar’s early exit from the AAC. Can the Bearcats say the same?

http://landgrantgauntlet.com/2016/08...o-new-members/


Well, it's BYU and someone else according to the (other) dude... let's get them added.

[SeattleUte]

Rolling Stone is against BYU:

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/b...m_source=email

[falafel]

Rolling Stone is against BYU:

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/b...m_source=email

[creekster]

Rolling Stone is against BYU:

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/b...m_source=email

That's a poorly written and inaccurate article.

[Pelado]

That's a poorly written and inaccurate article.

Agreed. I expected more from RS. It didn't give me any satisfaction.

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[SeattleUte]

That's a poorly written and inaccurate article.

Just FYI.

[Pelado]

Just FY inaccurate I.

Fify

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[myboynoah]

Yeah, from over a week ago. Old opinion. Could have changed by now.

That's a poorly written and inaccurate article.

Exactly, but no surprise since that rag's UVA "Rape on Campus" reporting.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Oh boy, don't start me up about RS mag's crappy reporting. But I guess you can't always get what you want.

[creekster]

Oh boy, don't start me up about RS mag's crappy reporting. But I guess you can't always get what you want.

They don't even get what they need!

[Uncle Ted]

They don't even get what they need!

Yeah, not trying hard enough.


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