The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Green Monstah]

This thread is the greatest in BYU messageboard history.

Let's hope it has a happy ending

It won't. The sooner you all let go and realize BYU football's destiny, the sooner you can lead moor productive, fulfilled lives.

[Flystripper]

It won't. The sooner you all let go and realize BYU football's destiny, the sooner you can lead moor productive, fulfilled lives.

Basketball school that has a football team which totally dominates the FCS (1aa). Big Sky here we come!

[Green Monstah]

Basketball school that has a football team which totally dominates the FCS (1aa). Big Sky here we come!

See how GOOD that feels?????

[Cougarmandias]

Basketball school that has a football team which totally dominates the FCS (1aa). Big Sky here we come!

Not a certainty. Not even the likelihood yet. But one can start to smell it on the wind.

Must. Pray. Harder.

[TripletDaddy]

TV rev key to B12 expansion

http://www.wvmetronews.com/wvu.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=52599

At least the league isn’t backpedaling and having to add schools to save its existence,” Kerkhoff said. “Now it adds schools to enhance its existence, if it decides to. My gut is telling me is it has to be the right schools. You don’t add for the sake of adding.”

But who would be those right schools? Kerkhoff tossed around a couple of schools in his blog earlier in the week that would certainly make that splash.

“I threw out Florida State and Clemson only because those names have been popping up since February,” Kerkhoff said. “I had not written that in any story or blog, but I said ‘if we’re going to round up everybody, let’s include those two.’

“Everybody that I’ve talked to in the Big 12 and at schools in the conference office tell me there have been no conversation between those schools and the Big 12,” he continued. “But, that’s not to say back channeling hasn’t happened or various other ways that schools can communicate with conferences.”

(There is also an interesting embedded video in the article that links to a lengthy radio interview about B12 expansion)

[YOhio]

ESPN reportedly signs new TV deal with ACC.

ESPN officially signs massive new ACC deal that runs through 2026-27. SBD Closing Bell will have all the details.

[Green Monstah]

ESPN reportedly signs new TV deal with ACC.

This can only be good news for BYU. New, long-term, stable deal with the Worldwide Leader creates an incentive for everyone to keep their asses in the ACC.

[LiveCoug]

This can only be good news for BYU. New, long-term, stable deal with the Worldwide Leader creates an incentive for everyone to keep their asses in the ACC.

You haven't let go, have you. So much for your productive life!

[OSUCougar]

This can only be good news for BYU. New, long-term, stable deal with the Worldwide Leader creates an incentive for everyone to keep their asses in the ACC.

Wrong. It sounds that the money per team is only $17M. If I understand correctly, the Big XII per team payout (with expansion) would be $22M.

To me this gives all the more reason for Clemson and FSU to "follow the money".

[Jacob]

Wrong. It sounds that the money per team is only $17M. If I understand correctly, the Big XII per team payout (with expansion) would be $22M.

To me this gives all the more reason for Clemson and FSU to "follow the money".

The assignment of TV rights that the B12 schools signed, if binding, seems to me like it would really prevent a team from leaving. The arrangement seems better (for the conference) than the penalties that everyone seems to get out of with a large discount. If I'm right about that, the B12 is a very stable conference and I'd wonder if the ACC similarly locked up those rights. If so, it may be much more difficult for those teams to leave. Lets hope.

[Scorcho]

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1363940

Chip presents the case for wooing Florida State

[Jacob]

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1363940

Chip presents the case for wooing Florida State

I was also told that studies had been done looking at what value might be added if any of the original members of the Big East (Louisville, Cincinnati, etc.) would bring to the Big 12, and that report did not come back favorably, sources said.

Hope springs eternal.

[Jeff Lebowski]

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1363940

Chip presents the case for wooing Florida State

Chip is full of Bevo excrement. Man, I can't stand that guy anymore.

[San Juan Sun]

Boom britches!

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=17&f=2759&t=8979423

See CardinalJim's post at 7:18 about halfway down.

[San Juan Sun]

Shoganai is tweeting that the BigEast has renewed interest in BYU. Supposedly Boise, UCF, and Houston are our big proponents, and that the remainder of the BigEast programs are willing to stick around and make sure the conference survives. A basketball scheduling agreement is also possible. Previous difficulties over TV arrangements can potentially be worked out.