The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[TheAzzuri]

Modern Day Yalta? Little 3 to meet and discuss go-forward strategy

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ml?eref=sircrc

I think this is response to the latest rumor of aTm, Mizzou, FSU, and NC State (didn't see that one coming) joining the SEC. That would be bad and would change everything.

[BemidjiCoug]

I totally agree. I don't see any Big10 team leaving for the Big12. I was just reporting rumor.

I know, I have always thought that Iowa St. would be a better fit in the B1G than in the BIG12. The problem is with the current situation in college football Iowa St. doesn't add anything to the B1G in terms of market value. Thus, it would never happen.

[Uncle Ted]

Modern Day Yalta? Little 3 to meet and discuss go-forward strategy

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ml?eref=sircrc

Hmm... the Big 20 Conference:

-North-

BYU
Notre Dame
Boston College
Pitt
UConn

-West-

Texas
Oklahoma
Okie State
Kansas
Tech

-East-

Va. Tech
North Carolina
Duke
West Virginia
Virginia

-South-

Florida State
Miami
Clemson
Georgia Tech
NC State

[Mormon Red Death]

Through Iowa's name into the mix as a possible expansion candidate (from a pretty good source). That actually makes some sense, but I don't see it happening.

It doesnt make any sense. That would be like Arizona going to the Big 12.

[TheAzzuri]

It doesnt make any sense. That would be like Arizona going to the Big 12.

Clarification: It makes sense from the BIG12's point of view to go after them. It doesn't make sense for Iowa. See my post above.

[BemidjiCoug]

It doesnt make any sense. That would be like Arizona going to the Big 12.

I could see Arizona and Arizona St. Leaving the PAC12 for the BIG12 before Iowa leaves the B1G

[Uncle Ted]

[YOhio]

That's hilarious, Ted.

[Uncle Ted]

You know there is a lot of Big 12 love for BYU when even Baylor fans want us...



I like how their poll adds up to over 165%. This must be some kind of new math they teach down there.

[Babs]

You know there is a lot of Big 12 love for BYU when even Baylor fans want us...



I like how their poll adds up to over 165%. This must be some kind of new math they teach down there.

It takes a whole lotta school to replace A&M.

[Sizzle]

You know there is a lot of Big 12 love for BYU when even Baylor fans want us...



I like how their poll adds up to over 165%. This must be some kind of new math they teach down there.

Well you can select multiple options so the poll is somewhat misleading. But yeah, BYU appears to be the clear favorite.

[Paperback Writer]

That's 'cause the Huskers weren't getting called for holding.

A fan of a team running the Wishbone complaining of the opposition not being called for holding? LOL.

An interesting fact of the "Game of the Century" - 11/25/71: #1 Nebraska 35 #2 Oklahoma 31 - was that there were no penalites called.

Besides, it was clipping that the refs missed on Johnny Rodgers punt return for a TD (not holding):
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJOlzDJiaDw"]Johnny Rodgers Punt Return - YouTube[/nomedia]

[Babs]

A fan of a team running the Wishbone complaining of the opposition not being called for holding? LOL.

An interesting fact of the "Game of the Century" - 11/25/71: #1 Nebraska 35 #2 Oklahoma 31 - was that there were no penalites called.

Besides, it was clipping that the refs missed on Johnny Rodgers punt return for a TD (not holding):
Johnny Rodgers Punt Return - YouTube

Yes, I'm aware of all this. My son was actually watching the latter #1-2 Big Red matchup just yesterday.

[TripletDaddy]

You know there is a lot of Big 12 love for BYU when even Baylor fans want us...



I like how their poll adds up to over 165%. This must be some kind of new math they teach down there.

117 people can't be wrong!

[Paperback Writer]

So Pickens who regularly does business with aggy alums doesn't want them to leave the Big 12. Why didn't Pickens give this opinion a year ago when the huskers were leaving the conference?

Because evidently Pickens has no love for Nebraska (or Missouri or Colorado either) because the Huskers have wanted to leave the conference since 1940 (before Okie St. joined). Perhaps he doesn't regularly do business in those states.

"I don’t care if Nebraska leaves, I have no love for them. And I’d just as soon Missouri leave, and Colorado kind of fell in the same category....
...Nebraska has wanted to leave since the Big Six, and that’s 1940."

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...mizzou-pac-10/

Dates when teams joined the Big 8