Big 12 realignment is back...looks like real changes coming soon.

[cyhiphopp]

Do you think any more people in New York watch UConn?

Well UCONN basketball has won a few titles in their day. So I think UCONN has more fans nationally than NIU. Period.

 

[CyForPresident]

Imagine Big 12 basketball with Cincy and UCONN. 9 of the 12 teams made the NCAA tournament this year. And with 99% of Big 12 conference basketball games on ESPN, we'd be in-line to continue to receive the SEC football treatment by the media.

Being the premier league in the second biggest sport has value.

 

[cyhiphopp]

Last time I drove by the NIU stadium, it appeared about the size of a divison 3 stadium. Did I miss something? That's most likely why IA played them in Chicago.

I've been in that stadium. Marched Drum Corps there. Current capacity is 23,595.

Not even close to P5

 

[CyInDFW]

False equivalency. Reading closely between the lines, this expansion is less about football as a sport and more about strengthening the collation of universities, especially on the research side, which is where mucho $$$ is made. Peak cable has most assuredly been reached anyway.

UConn is the flagship state university of Connecticut and is in the midst of receiving a $1.5 BILLION investment from the state (see HERE) to turn it into one of the top research universities in the country, if not the world. They boast multiple national championships in one of the two premiere sports.

I don't remember who mentioned it, but one of the Big 12 leaders was talking about taking an 100-year view of expansion, which was a change in philosophy sorely needed. Migration patterns may see populations retreat slightly from the coastlines of New York City and Boston towards the central core, which happens to be Connecticut.

Do they make geographical sense in the Big 12. Not really. But sense was thrown out the window about a decade ago.

Thank you for the information on the 1.5 billion investment. With that kind of investment towards research at UConn, I have to say they would be a great addition, if not in proximity or football, then in academics and basketball.

I just hate the thought of UConn fans in the Big12, but then again that just gives me another fan base to despise along with Kansas and Tech, and UT, and Baylor...yea that's it for now anyway.