If Big 12 expands to 12, who do you pick if ACC is off the table?
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Been thinking about it, and the two teams we should pursue to join the Big 12 are Florida State and Nebraska. Those would be worth the price of admission.
For what’s left for expansion options, assuming ND and the ACC are now for the time being off the market. Lets say geography is not an issue, you have Louisville, Cinny, Rutgers, and UCONN to the East. Rice, Tulsa, Houston, and longshot NIU in the Midwest. BYU, Boise St, Air force, and Colorado St West.
If the Big 12 had to expand back to 12 and location was not a factor, I would say Air force and BYU. Both are large draws and both have good football programs.
If location was a factor and it only seem fitting to add 2 teams from the Midwest or east since Big 12 expanded East with WVU. I would add Louisville and I would take a long shot NIU. NIU has is a respectable sports school located in a good TV market, Chicago area, and still is a Midwestern team. Louisville is pretty obvious, a decent football and basketball school as well a travling partner for WVU.
If the Big 12 had to expand back to 12 and location was not a factor, I would say Air force and BYU. Both are large draws and both have good football programs.
If location was a factor and it only seem fitting to add 2 teams from the Midwest or east since Big 12 expanded East with WVU. I would add Louisville and I would take a long shot NIU. NIU has is a respectable sports school located in a good TV market, Chicago area, and still is a Midwestern team. Louisville is pretty obvious, a decent football and basketball school as well a travling partner for WVU.
No. Just no. You get nothing by adding NIU-- as I explained two pages ago, Chicago's college football team is Notre Dame, and even that's a stretch. Chicago is not a college football town.
Louisville is a great add.
1. Bridges the geographical gap to WV
2. Louisville and WV can keep their rivalry
3. Great basketball add
4. even if they aren't great in football, its another team for the power houses in the conf. to get wins on.
1. Bridges the geographical gap to WV
2. Louisville and WV can keep their rivalry
3. Great basketball add
4. even if they aren't great in football, its another team for the power houses in the conf. to get wins on.
The Big XII is not going to expand anytime soon. Every school in the conference is on record as sayng they like 10. The conference schedules for FB and BB are highly desirable. The lack of a FB championship game positions the conference great for the upcomiong 4 team play-off, stability is at an all time high and the money is amazingly good. Some times you just need to recognize success and just live with it. Fortunately, the conference leadeship gets this.
Doesn't the B12 need a conference championship game to go along with the Champions Bowl or am I misinformed?
That's the rumor and I don't think FSU is off the table. Their buyout just jumped a bunch of $$$.
You are correct, but the Twitter rumor is that the contract between the SEC and Big 12 for the Champions Bowl mandated that both conferences have a conference championship.
One less game to the Big 12 Championship, considering there is no South and North game?
