Why not just combine the Big 12 and Big 10 straight up, and form the Big 23? Dr. Pepper already sponsors some Big 12 stuff, and they could just revive their "23 flavor" ad campaign from awhile back.
Pac 10 looking at expansion?
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Why not just combine the Big 12 and Big 10 straight up, and form the Big 23? Dr. Pepper already sponsors some Big 12 stuff, and they could just revive their "23 flavor" ad campaign from awhile back.
I don't see Arkansas leaving the SEC they were the first team to bolt the SWAC and I don't think they go back now
Little known fact -- Boise State is already a current member of the PAC 10 Conference -- in Wrestling.
And now for my serious answer. If Texas leaves, we have T. Boone Pickens. :biggrin:
There was an article that someone has about the Texas schools and how they ended up in the big 12. In the Article, it said that Texas wanted a conference that had good Academics, they looked at the Pac 10, but the Washington and Oregon schools were too far to travel. Same with the Big 10 with Penn State and I think Michigan State. The SEC did not meet Texas' Academic standards plus they are a little slimy over there as well. At the time the Big 8 wanted to expand their TV coverage and hence we got the Texas schools, all 4 of them.
I think that CU stays. The Pac-10 has plenty of good options between Utah, BYU, Boise, UNLV, Hawaii, and Fresno State before they get to CU.
As I said before. Texas used the big8 like a cheap *****. They needed some cred to re-establish themselves. Along the way they permanently attach OU and OSU to themselves, dump the riffraff of the SWAC. Now, whenever they want they can break off take OU, OSU, ATM, TT with them, call Arkansas back into the mix and then pick up whatever they want of remaining fodder from Texas (and Tulsa). ALL the power is with them. In fact, out of the rest of the big8 schools the ONLY one that adds much value to Texas is Missouri, and I doubt even they matter much. Don't look for the bigXII to bend over backwords to keep mizzou as the bigxii IS texas.
As much as I hate to say it: Nebraska?
(sorry, now I have to go wash my mouth with a bar of soap)
and if we include other sports ISU should be in there too.
you are thinking so 10 years ago. What exactly is Nebraska doing for Texas these days??? Missouri adds a TV market. Nebraska doesn't.
TCU won't be added to a big conference. They have trouble getting people to their games when they are a national contender.
I believe it would be so easy for the PAC 10 if they wanted to. They have 3 very viable options in Utah, Boise, and BYU. They just need to decide to do it.
Well, I can't speak for what Nebraska is doing for Texas, but I can tell you what Suh DID to Texas.
I was thinking about this today...what a lot of people don't realize is that Texas is in a big more tedious of a position than you'd think. In the Big 12 states the population is about 38 million. 20 million in Texas and about 16 in the North. Removing Missouri from the mix takes a big chunk out of the demographics of the Big 12. Missouri's grandstanding could be what the have-nots need to get a fair revenue sharing deal.
To add to my point, if you took the 5 western schools from the Big 11(Illinois, NW, Wisc, MN and Iowa) and add them to the Big 12 North and Colorado State(for a natural rival to Colorado), you would have a conference in states with 40 million and the only other 2 FBS schools in those states would be N. Ill and Air Force. In other words, unlike the current Big 12 it would be the only show in town. Granted thats a pipe dream but the current Big 12 model is not that good.
To add to my point, if you took the 5 western schools from the Big 11(Illinois, NW, Wisc, MN and Iowa) and add them to the Big 12 North and Colorado State(for a natural rival to Colorado), you would have a conference in states with 40 million and the only other 2 FBS schools in those states would be N. Ill and Air Force. In other words, unlike the current Big 12 it would be the only show in town. Granted thats a pipe dream but the current Big 12 model is not that good.
