The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Paperback Writer]

Some here have suggested that Baylor specifically will just follow Texas to its new home...be that in the PAC, the B10, or Indy. No worries for Baylor.

I don't recall reading that but it's not very accurate. Baylor no longer has the political clout to package itself with Texas. Their only recourse is legal as Uncle Ted and others have mentioned - that's why Baylor needs the Big 12 to survive. Texas Tech and Okie St. on the other hand, probably do have the political clout to hitch themselves to UT and OU respectively.

I'm surprised to read that TCU would not have joined the Big 12. I think the Texas Christians would have forgiven (but not forgotten) being screwed when the Big 12 was formed. But I don't think the Longhorns want to compete with TCU.

[Uncle Ted]

Hey, dont shoot the messenger. The poster said that Baylor would continue to coattail Texas and OU to the next gig. lol. Baylor. I think he also mentioned Iowa State.

[Green Monstah]

yes but couldnt they be the ones pushing for SMU or Pitt?

Can't speak for their admins, but most Baylor fans I have spoken to are pretty enthusiastic about BYU in the B12. What better way to shed Baylor's conference religious nutjob label than to invite the Mormon school into the conference!!!

[TripletDaddy]

I know, I know. Some people believe Baylor and Iowa State don't need the B12 because they actually have a chance to follow Texas and OU to the next gig.

last summer I don't recall any PAC overtures towards Baylor. Or Iowa State. but hey, that's just me.

[creekster]

Can't speak for their admins, but most Baylor fans I have spoken to are pretty enthusiastic about BYU in the B12. What better way to shed the conference's religious nutjob label than to invite the Mormon school into the conference!!!

Does that shed it or enhance it?

[Green Monstah]

Does that shed it or enhance it?

It's like when you work with a guy who's kind of a dick, but then your boss hires a huge dick. Everyone forgets the semi-dick's shenanigans once the total dick gets hired.

I think it sheds it. Edited my above post...I see what you're saying.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Hey, dont shoot the messenger. The poster said that Baylor would continue to coattail Texas and OU to the next gig. lol. Baylor. I think he also mentioned Iowa State.

You're not talking about me are you? I was commenting on the article where the Texas guy was mentioning pushing aTm out there door and placating Baylor at the same time by telling them that they'd be part of a Pac 16. If you did the math from the guy's article, there would have been 17 teams, not 16.

[Uncle Ted]

I'm surprised to read that TCU would not have joined the Big 12. I think the Texas Christians would have forgiven (but not forgotten) being screwed when the Big 12 was formed. But I don't think the Longhorns want to compete with TCU.

I get the impression they have not forgotten...

TCU remains unaffected by Big 12 turmoil

If A&M leaves, the Frogs aren't moving to the Big 12 Conference. Beginning in 2012, they will join the likes of Pitt, Syracuse, Rutgers and West Virginia in the Big East.

Get used to those names, for now.

"I don't think the A&M move affects the Frogs in any way," Chris Del Conte assessed. "One of the things we've always preached is that we have to take care of our own.

"In my opinion we have the best coach in America. We have a phenomenal football program and overall athletic program. All we have to do is continue to take care of business on the field.

"At the end of the day, you can't worry about what your neighbor does. You can only worry about what you can do."

Realignment among college conferences is nothing new, Del Conte correctly reminded.

The TCU athletic family doesn't take shifting leagues callously. On the contrary, the Frogs have taken each conference move as a step forward and a lesson learned.

A national ranking and 12 bowls in the last 13 seasons have finally seemed to restore the confidence that was shattered when the Southwest Conference abandoned the Frogs in 1995.

"We're in a great place," Del Conte said. "The difference between our athletic program now and when the Big 12 was formed is night and day."

It may discourage diehard alums who pine for the old SWC days, but Del Conte is not sitting by the telephone all day, waiting for the Big 12 to call.

Sources have confirmed that the Big 12 has already informed TCU that it would not be considered in the event that Texas A&M leaves.

[San Juan Sun]

I get the impression they have not forgotten...

TCU remains unaffected by Big 12 turmoil

Lol. That article is hilarious, saying that TCU taking shifting conferences seriously ( they've been in what? Five of them in the las 20 years?). And then at the end, they admit that the Big 12 already told them the wouldn't be considered. Lol. Of course the aren't interested in the Big 12,

What if the Big 12 takes BYU, Pitt, and WV for all sports, and ND for everything but football. Would TCU in love with the Big Least then?

[Coach McGuirk]

article on BYU in the Big 12 basketball world.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...-in-the-big-12

[Uncle Ted]

Lol. That article is hilarious, saying that TCU taking shifting conferences seriously ( they've been in what? Five of them in the las 20 years?). And then at the end, they admit that the Big 12 already told them the wouldn't be considered. Lol. Of course the aren't interested in the Big 12,

What if the Big 12 takes BYU, Pitt, and WV for all sports, and ND for everything but football. Would TCU in love with the Big Least then?

Yes, it would be interesting to see what happens if the Big East gets picked apart by the super conference expansion. TCU doesn't seem like a good fit in a non-football conference.

[dixdog]

article on BYU in the Big 12 basketball world.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...-in-the-big-12

Having Kansas come to the Marriott Center would have me starting to talk like Goatnapper

[Viking]

Having Kansas come to the Marriott Center would have me starting to talk like Goatnapper

We have a deal. I don't know when it gets announced.

I want to be clear that this comes out of my buddy in Texas and not out of anyone at BYU

[Moliere]

We have a deal. I don't know when it gets announced.

I want to be clear that this comes out of my buddy in Texas and not out of anyone at BYU

:rollseyes:

[dabrockster]

We have a deal. I don't know when it gets announced.

I want to be clear that this comes out of my buddy in Texas and not out of anyone at BYU

:texas:kie2:


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