The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Babs]

A new conference started by Texas AND Notre Dame? That would be juicy...

Yeah, right. And Katy Perry and Lady Gaga are going on tour together.

[LiveCoug]

Yeah, right. And Katy Perry and Lady Gaga are going on tour together.

That would also be juicy...

[Uncle Ted]

A two-team conference? Would that work?

The speculation is UT, OU, and ND would be the anchors. They would invite some of the Big 12 teams: Tech, OSU, Kansas, KSU, and maybe Mizzou. And backfill the rest with any of ND's friends (e.g. Pitt, BC, etc) that want to come and BYU. It short, with TAMU leaving it gives Texas a chance to kick out Baylor and ISU (and maybe Mizzou).

[pellegrino]

come on, you know you love the fist roll.

[YOhio]

The speculation is UT, OU, and ND would be the anchors. They would invite some of the Big 12 teams: Tech, OSU, Kansas, KSU, and maybe Mizzou. And backfill the rest with any of ND's friends (e.g. Pitt, BC, etc) that want to come and BYU. It short, with TAMU leaving it gives Texas a chance to kick out Baylor and ISU (and maybe Mizzou).

Does the speculation really include BYU?

[Portland Ute]

Is ESPN's influence in playing god in college football concerning to anyone else? We really need another alternative.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I was teaching a workshop today in Austin and mentioned to the crowd that BYU would love to be invited to the Big 12. All I got was silence and a bunch of "WTF?" looks.

[LiveCoug]

I was teaching a workshop today in Austin and mentioned to the crowd that BYU would love to be invited to the Big 12. All I got was silence and a bunch of "WTF?" looks.

Let me guess... A bunch of engineering nerds?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Let me guess... A bunch of engineering nerds?

Worse. GIS guys.

[pellegrino]

The speculation is UT, OU, and ND would be the anchors. They would invite some of the Big 12 teams: Tech, OSU, Kansas, KSU, and maybe Mizzou. And backfill the rest with any of ND's friends (e.g. Pitt, BC, etc) that want to come and BYU. It short, with TAMU leaving it gives Texas a chance to kick out Baylor and ISU (and maybe Mizzou).

would they be trying to get 12 teams so they could have a playoff? If they invite some of the Big 12 members, Notre Dame, Pitt and BYU it only makes a 9 team conference max.

[Coach McGuirk]

Does the speculation really include BYU?

The speculation is from fans, but yes.

http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/show...g-12-collapses

[Uncle Ted]

Does the speculation really include BYU?

Yes, the Orangebloods seem to love BYU. I think it has something about the 2009 OU game and messing up Bradford's season.

Actually if you think about teams that BYU has scheduled with for the future... they include both ND and UT. Notre Dame added a series with UT recently as well. It really comes down to ESPN investing into these teams, IMO.

Some Orangeblood comments about adding BYU...

The conference loses A&M and is down to 9 members. I think it all comes down to what ESPN/Fox will do.
Pay the same money to 9 schools. No change.
If not then the conference may have to add a member or maybe three.

I would approach TCU, BYU and try to make a run at Notre Dame.

If Texas brings TCU it would generate good will with a future conference member.This is good considering we are the bad guys to everyone right now.
If BYU and Notre Dame come in it would bring independent minded schools to pair with a more independent minded Texas.

I know that everyone will say two things:

1. What TVs does a school bring? I don't think that is as big considering the networks want to hold the Big 12 together.
2. Notre Dame won't come? If ESPN helps pull them and Notre Dame sees that ESPN hands out $300 million deals to the "right" school. The NBC deal is up at some time.

BYU would be an upgrade in every respect.

I never really wanted to lose aggie before, not that I would particularly miss them. But they are getting tedious and the idea is becoming increasingly appealing.

One thing is for certain, they will get their rear-ends royally spanked if they do go to the SEC. That would be entertaining.

[Surfah]

The speculation is from fans, but yes.

http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/show...g-12-collapses

Those are quite the avatars on that site.

[pellegrino]

Those are quite the avatars on that site.

this was my favorite:

although it seems that those guys do a lot more with the internet than just look at sports websites.

[Babs]

I was teaching a workshop today in Austin and mentioned to the crowd that BYU would love to be invited to the Big 12.

yes.