***OFFICIAL BIG 12 EXPANSION THREAD 2.0***

[cyhiphopp]

It appears that might be the case...

I am hoping that the Big12 is waiting to pull in a couple home runs rather than frantically grabbing to get to 16 first.

I don't know if 16 will work in the long run. I think 12 is way better.

[chuckd4735]

Who knows where Louisville will actually end up either. TCU was going to be in the Big East with Boise State before the Big12 came calling.

Louisville is just trying to get out of the Big East at this point. If the Big12 does expand and needs another team to get to 12, 14, or 16, they can poach UL out from under the ACCs nose.

I still think there are many team that make more sense then Louisville. Louisville brings in a small fan base and a small TV market. Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Boston College, Virginia, Florida State, Duke, NC State, Pitt, Syracuse, UConn, South Florida, and Cincinnati all make more sense to me then Louisville.

[colbycheese]

So, now that we lost Louisville, who's next?

Maybe the ACC will trade L'ville for WVU straight up. I'd be OK with that. There would be less travel for both conferences, and both schools have similar value IMO.



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[RayShimley]

I think it's obvious that our TV partners were not willing to up our contract for adding Louisville and that's why the B12 never pulled the trigger. Louisville has been banging down the B12's door for over a year now. If we still had Beebe running the show, I'd be nervous. But Bowlsby has already gotten the B12 an $800 mil contract with the SEC for our bowl game and I trust he is on top of this.

[ia8manfan]

LHN is a myth along with everything being bigger and basketball fans in Texas.

This is a bold faced lie! I saw the LHN once. I believe!

[cyhiphopp]

I think it's obvious that our TV partners were not willing to up our contract for adding Louisville and that's why the B12 never pulled the trigger. Louisville has been banging down the B12's door for over a year now. If we still had Beebe running the show, I'd be nervous. But Bowlsby has already gotten the B12 an $800 mil contract with the SEC for our bowl game and I trust he is on top of this.

Good point. It's not like the ACC stole Louisville from the Big12. We had our shot and didn't take it for a reason.

[ISUAgronomist]

This is a bold faced lie! I saw the LHN once. I believe!

The flash of light you saw on the TV was not LHN. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus onto your TV.

[Al_4_State]

Good point. It's not like the ACC stole Louisville from the Big12. We had our shot and didn't take it for a reason.

But all the morons on the WVU Scout Board and a lot of good posters turned realignment crazy here would tell you otherwise.

[hobbes]

I wonder if the bcs conferences would consider having some orderly draft that gets to (4x16). The acc has the biggest incentive right now, the pac is also locked out because of big12 gor. The b1g and sec seem to have the most power to pick and choose. And big12 is locked out until b1g and sec move first.

What if the big 12 agreed to dissolve, with the understanding that each team is picked in the 4x16? The numbers seem to match up with this. With b1g at 14, sec at 14, acc at 14 and pac at 12, 10 teams are needed to fill out the 4x16. I think the B1g and sec would be ok as long as they had first choice, given TX and OU. The acc is just happy to be around, so they agree to take last two teams. The pac is also pretty happy to get some of the middle big 12 teams. TX and OU would also get additional concessions in order to agree to this.

[chuckd4735]

I wonder if the bcs conferences would consider having some orderly draft that gets to (4x16). The acc has the biggest incentive right now, the pac is also locked out because of big12 gor. The b1g and sec seem to have the most power to pick and choose. And big12 is locked out until b1g and sec move first.

What if the big 12 agreed to dissolve, with the understanding that each team is picked in the 4x16? The numbers seem to match up with this. With b1g at 14, sec at 14, acc at 14 and pac at 12, 10 teams are needed to fill out the 4x16. I think the B1g and sec would be ok as long as they had first choice, given TX and OU. The acc is just happy to be around, so they agree to take last two teams. The pac is also pretty happy to get some of the middle big 12 teams. TX and OU would also get additional concessions in order to agree to this.

The Big 12 is sitting pretty right now, no reason to do that.

[cyhiphopp]

I wonder if the bcs conferences would consider having some orderly draft that gets to (4x16). The acc has the biggest incentive right now, the pac is also locked out because of big12 gor. The b1g and sec seem to have the most power to pick and choose. And big12 is locked out until b1g and sec move first.

What if the big 12 agreed to dissolve, with the understanding that each team is picked in the 4x16? The numbers seem to match up with this. With b1g at 14, sec at 14, acc at 14 and pac at 12, 10 teams are needed to fill out the 4x16. I think the B1g and sec would be ok as long as they had first choice, given TX and OU. The acc is just happy to be around, so they agree to take last two teams. The pac is also pretty happy to get some of the middle big 12 teams. TX and OU would also get additional concessions in order to agree to this.

Too logical. This is NCAA football we are talking about.

The conferences are all about money. Geography has nothing to do with it in the long run.

[BigBake]

I think it's obvious that our TV partners were not willing to up our contract for adding Louisville and that's why the B12 never pulled the trigger. Louisville has been banging down the B12's door for over a year now. If we still had Beebe running the show, I'd be nervous. But Bowlsby has already gotten the B12 an $800 mil contract with the SEC for our bowl game and I trust he is on top of this.

This, we are just going to do whatever benefits our tv contract.

[JohnnyFive]

I wonder if the bcs conferences would consider having some orderly draft that gets to (4x16). The acc has the biggest incentive right now, the pac is also locked out because of big12 gor. The b1g and sec seem to have the most power to pick and choose. And big12 is locked out until b1g and sec move first.

What if the big 12 agreed to dissolve, with the understanding that each team is picked in the 4x16? The numbers seem to match up with this. With b1g at 14, sec at 14, acc at 14 and pac at 12, 10 teams are needed to fill out the 4x16. I think the B1g and sec would be ok as long as they had first choice, given TX and OU. The acc is just happy to be around, so they agree to take last two teams. The pac is also pretty happy to get some of the middle big 12 teams. TX and OU would also get additional concessions in order to agree to this.

No, they wouldn't. Nothing about realignment has been done in cooperation with other conferences. Clemson and Florida State will come if they want to be in a football-relevant conference. I would be fine it stayed at 12. In the bloated B1G and Sec, they might only play some of their rivals at home once a decade. No thanks.

[cyclonehokiece]

Who knows where Louisville will actually end up either. TCU was going to be in the Big East with Boise State before the Big12 came calling.

Louisville is just trying to get out of the Big East at this point. If the Big12 does expand and needs another team to get to 12, 14, or 16, they can poach UL out from under the ACCs nose.

Everything is riding on the ACC's lawsuit against Maryland. If they win, don't know if anyone else would leave. If they settle for less than the full buyout, ACC is as unstable as ever, get ready for poaching season.

[CLONECONES]

Everything is riding on the ACC's lawsuit against Maryland. If they win, don't know if anyone else would leave. If they settle for less than the full buyout, ACC is as unstable as ever, get ready for poaching season.

SHHHHHHHH! Be vewy vewy quiet... it's poachin' season