The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[LiveCoug]

LOL... So I called out bluebrotha on his source (his cousin's bro in law) and he responds with this:

http://www.cougarboard.com/board/mes...tml?id=7457065

Fui???

[Viking]

Can you blame their cousin for trying to set up the family reunion in the thread though?

Not our cousin.

[Uncle Ted]

Texas may be forced to play A&M...

With Texas A&M University heading for the Southeastern Conference in less than a year, one Montgomery County lawmaker wants to make sure the Aggies and the University of Texas Longhorns keep battling on the football field.

State Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, said he will file legislation during the 83rd session of the Texas Legislature in 2013 to instruct both Texas A&M and UT to continue their longstanding Thanksgiving football game.
Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, will sponsor the legislation in the Texas House, according to a press release from Williams' office.

"This football series began in 1894, and I don't think it's time to stop this rivalry," Williams, a Texas A&M graduate, stated in the release. "The game has served as an important family tradition for millions of Texans throughout the century, and it's important we preserve this great tradition."

The SEC announced Sunday that Texas A&M will join it and participate in all sports beginning July 1, 2012. The Aggies and the Longhorns moved to the Big 12 Conference when it formed 16 years ago.

Williams said he believes filing legislation to continue the game is a wise use of legislative power.

FYI, Senator Tommy Williams is an aggy.

[SteelBlue]

Texas may be forced to play A&M...



FYI, Senator Tommy Williams is an aggy.

There's government doing just what it was intended to do.

[Coach McGuirk]

It appears WVU is headed to SEC, despite them saying they are staying at 13.

[CJF]

It appears WVU is headed to SEC, despite them saying they are staying at 13.

That is not good news for BYU. Unless the Big 12 takes TCU.

[Coach McGuirk]

That is not good news for BYU. Unless the Big 12 takes TCU.

why?

[Omaha 680]

why?

Yes, why? I was just thinking if WV goes to the SEC, it slams the door on Missouri and we can get on with everything. Unless you believe that the Big 12 will add Louisville and stay at 10.

Edit: Also, as much as I was looking forward at the possibility of a roadie to Morgantown, the geography of a conference with BYU and West Virginia is getting pretty cumbersome.

[Sizzle]

It appears WVU is headed to SEC, despite them saying they are staying at 13.

If Big East implodes, which it looks like it will, WVU makes sense to the SEC as team 14.

If that happens, I would expect UConn and Rutgers to move to the ACC to get them to 16 and own the New York market.

Basically, the football teams that would be left are Louisville, Cincy, and South Florida. I think Louisville is in the Big 12 with BYU. Which means either Cincy or South Florida are either left out, or, either the Big 12 goes to 14 teams adding both plus Air Force/Boise/TCU.

Seems like somebody(s) are going to be left out when the musical chairs stop.

[Marvelous]

Yes we're cousins. But he's adopted.

Yes, but at least as cousins we aren't spreading false rumors about Big 12 invites, etc. We are honest with who we are: guys on a message board with no inside sources - desparately hoping that the ones who claim to have sources that are saying what we want to hear are correct.

[CJF]

why?

Getting to 12 becomes less attractive with WV gone. The BE is dead with WV leaving. There might not be a waiting period for someone like Louisville. That could hurt BYU.

[Surfah]

It appears WVU is headed to SEC, despite them saying they are staying at 13.

Twitter is hilarious. There are a thousand tweets and they all essentially say the same thing: Hearing WVU to SEC. I'll believe it when an announcement is made.

[Coach McGuirk]

Twitter is hilarious. There are a thousand tweets and they all essentially say the same thing: Hearing WVU to SEC. I'll believe it when an announcement is made.

I try and only repeat what comes from real news sources, sometimes that can be hard.

[Omaha 680]

Getting to 12 becomes less attractive with WV gone. The BE is dead with WV leaving. There might not be a waiting period for someone like Louisville. That could hurt BYU.

I thought I read somewhere that after Syracuse and Pittsburgh were poached, the Big East teams all voted a higher exit penalty and a longer notification requirement. They have also said they will enforce both. I think the Big East will hold on to the bitter end. There is talk of them adding Navy and I haven't heard any UCF rumors but why not? Villanova wants in too.

After the recent defections, the Big East still has 7 football schools. The only thing that will kill the Big East dead is if the ACC goes to 16. And I'm not convinced they will. I think the move to 14 was preemptive to set themselves up for 16 in the event the superconference land grab started. Why go to 16 now when the PAC isn't, the B1G is standing pat, and the SEC is unlikely to go above 14?

[Surfah]

Getting to 12 becomes less attractive with WV gone. The BE is dead with WV leaving. There might not be a waiting period for someone like Louisville. That could hurt BYU.

Think big dude. Notre Dame. Don't sweat this.