The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[New Mexican Disaster]

I wish I had this man's single-mindedness towards any one thing in my life. I barely have the effort to think of a new work password every 90 days, yet he somehow can go through the effort to create a new moniker, in order to make one (usually stupid) post. Impressive, in its own demented way.

Even admirable in a perverse and sad way.

[beefytee]

Am I the only one who finds the Big 12 less appealing for BYU now that WV has joined the conference?

My pipe dream now is that the PAC needs to go to 16 and has no where else to go but BYU. I've always preferred the PAC-10 to the BIG 12, but still got really excited about the possibility of joining the BIG 12 because BYU was a good fit.

Now that the Big 12 has moved East, BYU seems further and further out on an island in that hypothetical league.

[dabrockster]

But I would love watching 16th seed BYU knock off top seed Oklahoma...

16 Game playoff.. That looks awesome!!! I'd LOVE that playoff system..

[dabrockster]

It could go that way in theory. But in reality I fear we'll lose the 1-2 good OOC matchups the BCS teams schedule per year. All September games will become tuneup games because there would literally be zero reason to schedule up. Of course, for the majority of the SEC this would not be a change.

They don't schedule up now

[PolyCougar]

Also factored in with the fear of losing a tough OOC game and being eliminated from BCS title game consideration, is the greed of major programs like Nebraska that insist on 7-home game schedules. That results in buying games that an opponent has little chance of winning and getting an that extra home game. If a playoff resulted in more high quality OOC games and an end to scheduling Idaho St., South Dakota St., or Chattanooga; I'm all in favor of it.

Like where your heads at man. I figure it would have an effect close to basketball, where you schedule up to boost your schedule a bit... which I think would happen if there was an 8 team playoff, allowing for a few open playoff spots. That would, in theory, make all the games in the season matter for the conference players that know they won't win, but still have some good wins under their belt... plus give the outsiders (like we are at the moment) a chance to schedule tough and get a shot a the championship.

[Paperback Writer]

Like where your heads at man. I figure it would have an effect close to basketball, where you schedule up to boost your schedule a bit... which I think would happen if there was an 8 team playoff, allowing for a few open playoff spots. That would, in theory, make all the games in the season matter for the conference players that know they won't win, but still have some good wins under their belt... plus give the outsiders (like we are at the moment) a chance to schedule tough and get a shot a the championship.

I didn't think of that before but I agree that a playoff could help BYU's scheduling if the Cougars stay independent. Because I think OOC scheduling and SOS will become important for those 2-3 wildcard spots in a 8 team playoff. If there is a selection committee similar to basketball, who will have the edge? A Big Ten runner-up Nebraska squad with BYU and Miami on the OOC schedule or a SEC runner-up Florida with just FSU of note on the OOC schedule. Name programs that expect to have a shot at a national championship and play in a conference that might be down will want to beef up their OOC schedule and that may play to BYU's advantage.

What would be really interesting is if Utah decided to drop BYU from their schedule only to lose a wildcard playoff spot to Nebraska who did schedule BYU.

[BYUMizzou]

My pipe dream now is that the PAC needs to go to 16 and has no where else to go but BYU. I've always preferred the PAC-10 to the BIG 12, but still got really excited about the possibility of joining the BIG 12 because BYU was a good fit.

I'd prefer the B12 to the Pac. The B12 seems more like a national conference whereas the Pac seems more regional to me. I'm obviously biased living in SEC/B12/B1G country, but trying to put those biases aside, I still think the B12 is a better national platform than the Pac.

I know the superconference discussions were all the rage 6-9 months ago, but I think 16 teams is too unwieldy and unstable for most conferences. I also think that in any conference not named the SEC, the money would be too diluted to go to that many teams. I would be shocked if the Pac expands beyond 12.

[Blueintheface]

I'd prefer the B12 to the Pac. The B12 seems more like a national conference whereas the Pac seems more regional to me. I'm obviously biased living in SEC/B12/B1G country, but trying to put those biases aside, I still think the B12 is a better national platform than the Pac.

I know the superconference discussions were all the rage 6-9 months ago, but I think 16 teams is too unwieldy and unstable for most conferences. I also think that in any conference not named the SEC, the money would be too diluted to go to that many teams. I would be shocked if the Pac expands beyond 12.

You should expect a reply from the Pacific Northwest when he's out of his deposition.

[BYUMizzou]

You should expect a reply from the Pacific Northwest when he's out of his deposition.

By that time I'll probably have been distracted by something shiny and won't remember to check back for his response.

[Viking]

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Agree. Baylor will join the PAC-16 when Ann Richards personally steps in in all her resurrected glory. I would think Baylor has a heavier millstone around it's neck then BYU in the eyes of Cal Berkeley and Stanford.

We know who you are.

[YOhio]

Greg Swaim of BigTime Sports is confirming rumors of Clemson, Florida State and BYU to the Big 12 Athletic Conference! To my fellow Cougars, I offer an early congratulations as a tweet of @gswaim is rock solid. It's been a long time coming.

[SteelBlue]

Greg Swaim of BigTime Sports is confirming rumors of Clemson, Florida State and BYU to the Big 12 Athletic Conference! To my fellow Cougars, I offer an early congratulations as a tweet of @gswaim is rock solid. It's been a long time coming.

When gswaim speaks, the thinking has been done.:dayton:

[byu71]

Greg Swaim of BigTime Sports is confirming rumors of Clemson, Florida State and BYU to the Big 12 Athletic Conference! To my fellow Cougars, I offer an early congratulations as a tweet of @gswaim is rock solid. It's been a long time coming.

Damn, I have been out there confirming "rumors" are out there for a long time. How come I never got quoted.

[YOhio]

Damn, I have been out there confirming "rumors" are out there for a long time. How come I never got quoted.

Because we've grown tired of your whining. When you tough up a little bit you'll see the quotes start piling up.

[byu71]

Because we've grown tired of your whining. When you tough up a little bit you'll see the quotes start piling up.

:swear: