The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[Uncle Ted]

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

The Texas game would make a nice setting for an announcement like this. You need a couple of tickets?

Edit: P.S. I hear this game may only be available on the LHN. Think about it.

[shoganai]

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

I think we would all be excited to have these kind of teams in the Marriott Center.

But... I do think it's legitimate to wonder how excited we would still be if Kansas hammered us in Provo nine times out of 10.

And, of course, the same questions can be asked about football. I think it's safe to say our 2010 team would have struggled to win more than four games with a Big 12 schedule last season.

Really, other than Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, nobody in the Big 12 has ever been consistently good enough to be real contenders in any national sense. Is BYU different or better than the others? Maybe. But, I don't really know.

I think we would be naive not to realize these possibilities and to consider their implications. I'm really not trying to be a buzz kill here, but I'm curious how the fan base would react to that. I'm really not sure how I would...

[TripletDaddy]

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

Be more clear, please.

What else did your buddy say?

[dabrockster]

I think we would all be excited to have these kind of teams in the Marriott Center.

But... I do think it's legitimate to wonder how excited we would still be if Kansas hammered us in Provo nine times out of 10.

And, of course, the same questions can be asked about football. I think it's safe to say our 2010 team would have struggled to win more than four games with a Big 12 schedule last season.

Really, other than Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, nobody in the Big 12 has ever been consistently good enough to be real contenders in any national sense. Is BYU different or better than the others? Maybe. But, I don't really know.

I think we would be naive not to realize these possibilities and to consider their implications. I'm really not trying to be a buzz kill here, but I'm curious how the fan base would react to that. I'm really not sure how I would...

[New Mexican Disaster]

I think we would all be excited to have these kind of teams in the Marriott Center.

But... I do think it's legitimate to wonder how excited we would still be if Kansas hammered us in Provo nine times out of 10.

And, of course, the same questions can be asked about football. I think it's safe to say our 2010 team would have struggled to win more than four games with a Big 12 schedule last season.

Really, other than Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, nobody in the Big 12 has ever been consistently good enough to be real contenders in any national sense. Is BYU different or better than the others? Maybe. But, I don't really know.

I think we would be naive not to realize these possibilities and to consider their implications. I'm really not trying to be a buzz kill here, but I'm curious how the fan base would react to that. I'm really not sure how I would...

It's worth the price of admission to have to potentially deal with some more losses. And with increased visibility our recruiting should take a step up, too.

[shoganai]

So, tell me how you would react...

Would you still be excited if it had been five years since we beat Kansas in basketball, and Texas or Oklahoma in football?

These are realistic possibilities. I really am curious how different fans would feel about this.

[Jeff Lebowski]

No kidding. That post deserves an official "Oh brother".

[TripletDaddy]

I think we would all be excited to have these kind of teams in the Marriott Center.

But... I do think it's legitimate to wonder how excited we would still be if Kansas hammered us in Provo nine times out of 10.

And, of course, the same questions can be asked about football. I think it's safe to say our 2010 team would have struggled to win more than four games with a Big 12 schedule last season.

Really, other than Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, nobody in the Big 12 has ever been consistently good enough to be real contenders in any national sense. Is BYU different or better than the others? Maybe. But, I don't really know.

I think we would be naive not to realize these possibilities and to consider their implications. I'm really not trying to be a buzz kill here, but I'm curious how the fan base would react to that. I'm really not sure how I would...

I think you are obfuscating a bit here, amigo.

If this thing sees it through the finish, your Samuelson lunch outburst thing will live in infamy. In fact, I dare say you will never live it down here. Other than that, glad to have you!

[Uncle Ted]

No kidding. That post deserves an official "Oh brother".

Will you guys stop. I am trying to dump some tickets.

[Viking]

Be more clear, please.

What else did your buddy say?

He said parties are there on TV, basketball, revenues. I don't know any deets

[TripletDaddy]

He said parties are there on TV, basketball, revenues. I don't know any deets

hook 'em.

[DapperDan]

I think we would all be excited to have these kind of teams in the Marriott Center.

But... I do think it's legitimate to wonder how excited we would still be if Kansas hammered us in Provo nine times out of 10.

And, of course, the same questions can be asked about football. I think it's safe to say our 2010 team would have struggled to win more than four games with a Big 12 schedule last season.

Really, other than Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, nobody in the Big 12 has ever been consistently good enough to be real contenders in any national sense. Is BYU different or better than the others? Maybe. But, I don't really know.

I think we would be naive not to realize these possibilities and to consider their implications. I'm really not trying to be a buzz kill here, but I'm curious how the fan base would react to that. I'm really not sure how I would...

I suspect this reality will shock some. I've been prepared for this for years and have no problem with it.

[shoganai]

I think you are obfuscating a bit here, amigo.

If this thing sees it through the finish, your Samuelson lunch outburst thing will live in infamy. In fact, I dare say you will never live it down here. Other than that, glad to have you!

You may be right. Then again, it was Samuelson that said it, not me.

At any rate, what's your answer to the questions in my post? How do you think you (and others) will react to the inevitable years of famine that come with tougher competition?

[shoganai]

No kidding. That post deserves an official "Oh brother".

So you don't have an answer to the actual question in the post either?

[CJF]

Will you guys stop. I am trying to dump some tickets.

I may be interested.