The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[YOhio]

Here come the torches but a 14 or 16 team ex-BYU in the B12 puts pressure on the PAC or B10 to expand. Crazier things have happened.

Name one crazier thing that has happened. Just one.

[TripletDaddy]

Name one crazier thing that has happened. Just one.

viking predicting that the pac would be begging BYU to play utah in november as a result of BYU's strategic alliance with Notre Dame. lol. what a moran.

[YOhio]

viking predicting that the pac would be begging BYU to play utah in november as a result of BYU's strategic alliance with Notre Dame. lol. what a moran.

You're being unkind.

[TripletDaddy]

Bret McMurphy of CBS Sports is sorry that BYU isn't going to the Big 12.

https://twitter.com/#!/McMurphyCBS/status/199664145682006017

dcmoore in SLC is holding his own against McMurphy. not backing down in this twitter war.

Here is a pick of dcmoore, obviously an objective college football fan:

[TripletDaddy]

You're being unkind.

here come the torches

[Viking]

Name one crazier thing that has happened. Just one.

I seem to hear the squeaking voice of a person who failed in the real world and now lives in UT county.

[calicoug]

If the NY Times is right and ND is looking to move non-FB sports to the ACC, that's fantastic news for BYU fans. FSU and Clemson aren't likely to move if ND brings non-FB sports to their league. Especially not to go to the Big 12 (which has to come after the SEC in terms of leagues they would want to join). If the Big 12 can't get those schools, it's left with Big East rejects, BYU and maybe even BSU/AFA (if they want a travel partner for BYU). Louisville just doesn't add as much. The Big 12 has made some geographic decisions with WV being added so they likely need another team from out east, but I could see BYU and Louisville being added this year if the ND report is accurate along with BSU/AFA.

[jay santos]

If the NY Times is right and ND is looking to move non-FB sports to the ACC, that's fantastic news for BYU fans. FSU and Clemson aren't likely to move if ND brings non-FB sports to their league. Especially not to go to the Big 12 (which has to come after the SEC in terms of leagues they would want to join). If the Big 12 can't get those schools, it's left with Big East rejects, BYU and maybe even BSU/AFA (if they want a travel partner for BYU). Louisville just doesn't add as much. The Big 12 has made some geographic decisions with WV being added so they likely need another team from out east, but I could see BYU and Louisville being added this year if the ND report is accurate along with BSU/AFA.

Sweet. BYU to the ACC! They wouldn't leave their strategic partner behind.

[calicoug]

Sweet. BYU to the ACC! They wouldn't leave their strategic partner behind.

And with BYU going to the ACC, Texas and USC won't be far behind.

[Viking]

Name one crazier thing that has happened. Just one.

Utah to pac12 while pac12 maintains it is a "thinking person's" conference.

[Green Monstah]

Utah to pac12 while pac12 maintains it is a "thinking person's" conference.

BYU will remain indy; their football program will die, and we'll finally land in a conference--the Big Sky.

Hook 'em Horns!!!

:texas:

[YOhio]

BYU will remain indy; their football program will die, and we'll finally land in a conference--the Big Sky.

Hook 'em Horns!!!

:texas:

If the football program dies why would we still leave the WCC?

[Green Monstah]

If the football program dies why would we still leave the WCC?

Football-only Big Sky. Thanks for clarifying. On the bright side, we'll get to rumble with the Montana schools, James Madison, and my personal favorites, the University of Maine and Delware for shots at national championships. Sweet ass.

[kccougar]

TV deal for the Big 12 has been verbally agreed to along with a 13 year grant of rights.

Big 12 is super unstable. Stay away, BYU!

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...w-espnfox-deal

$20M for 10 teams + $2M/school for each additional team

http://cemetery-hill.com/2012-articl...principle.html

[Uncle Ted]

$20M for 10 teams + $2M/school for each additional team

http://cemetery-hill.com/2012-articl...principle.html

An automatic escalator clause of $2 million per team added in expansion. This means if the Big 12 goes to 12 teams each team gets $24 million, 14 teams each team gets $28 miilion, 16 teams each team gets $32 million. This opens the door for it to be attractive for other teams to leave their conference and join the Big 12.

Anyone tracking the private jets landing in Provo?