*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****

[CyFan61]

Oh boy. Getting the Califonia schools to agree to that is going to be fun as well as the Washington schools. What would you have?

Pod 1
USC
UCLA
AZ
AZ st

Pod 2
Oregon
Oregon St
Stanford
Cal

Pod 3
Wash
Wash st
Utah
Colorado

Pod 4
OU
OSU
#15
#16

Good luck in getting Utah and CU to agree to that when they have guaranteed games in CA every year now.

 

[weisr2002]

I don't think the Cali schools will want to give up playing each other each year.

Pair up USC/UCLA, and Cal/Stanford.

You could have a protected game too if needed.

Obviously it won't work out for everyone. Much like Iowa lost its Wisc rivalry.

 

[boone7247]

So essentially you'd have

Pod 1
team 1, 2, 3, 4

Pod 2
team 5, 6, 7, 8

Pod 3
team 9, 10, 11, 12

Pod 4
team 13, 14, 15, 16

Let's say Pod 2 is the California schools. Let's say if you're in Pod 1 that you play the pod 1 teams in '12, the pod 2 teams in '13, and the pod 3 teams in '14. That leaves you with 2 more conference games. I assume you have 1 protected rival in each of the other pods to get you up to 9 games.

That would mean that in 2012 you'd play all the Cali schools, but in 2013 and 2014 you would only play 1 game against the Cali schools. I guess if you want to tell recruits you'll play the Cali schools one go around in your 4 years (except 1 of every 3 classes) then you can hope that'd sell them.

As far as a conf championship game goes, if you assume your divisions are essentially 8 teams divisions which rotate every year its going to stink on the years where you have a tie in the standings with multiple teams from different pods or if there is competitive unbalance on some years when the strongest pods are in the same division.

I think u would have one Cali team in each pod. This would allow all teams constant exposure in Cali. Two games a year one at home one on the road.

 

[weisr2002]

I think u would have one Cali team in each pod. This would allow all teams constant exposure in Cali. Two games a year one at home one on the road.

Yeah, that could work too with a protected rivalry game. When your rivalry fell into your pod matchup, you could go to a secondary rivalry.

 

[CycloneChris]

Pair up USC/UCLA, and Cal/Stanford.

You could have a protected game too if needed.

Obviously it won't work out for everyone. Much like Iowa lost its Wisc rivalry.

And they would be willing to do this for the privilege of playing OK State?

 

[cyman05]

Yeah, that could work too with a protected rivalry game. When your rivalry fell into your pod matchup, you could go to a secondary rivalry.

I guess you'd play 2 Cali schools every year, but that geography would be messed up. You're flying all over the place every year.

 

[cyman05]

I think u would have one Cali team in each pod. This would allow all teams constant exposure in Cali. Two games a year one at home one on the road.

And I guess if all Cali schools are in different pods, so will all state rivals be in different pods. You could still play them as a rival, but that'd be weird with every in-state rival in a different pod...And how would that work with B-Ball? Would you be guaranteed a home-home series with your in-state rival if you're in different pods?

 

[Rogue52]

I just wanted to drop in and say that the idea of ISU not in a BCS conference was comical as I walked out of Jack Trice on Saturday.

 

[weisr2002]

And I guess if all Cali schools are in different pods, so will all state rivals be in different pods. You could still play them as a rival, but that'd be weird with every in-state rival in a different pod...And how would that work with B-Ball? Would you be guaranteed a home-home series with your in-state rival if you're in different pods?

Basketball doesn't matter. They could do a round robin, or 2 divisions. They don't have to use the same rules as football.

 

[jdoggivjc]

I think u would have one Cali team in each pod. This would allow all teams constant exposure in Cali. Two games a year one at home one on the road.

Good luck convincing a Cali team to play in a pod that's two time zones away...

 

[justcynn]

From an Aggie...still funny:

Funny yes, but the fact that Schools are treating each other this way for money, power and greed is the issue - if Baylor can bring pause and give Iowa State some time to get our next move in order- all for it. Aggies, Sooners, Longhorns deserve their demise. They have it all now financially and competitively. What more do that want?

 

[weisr2002]

Good luck convincing a Cali team to play in a pod that's two time zones away...

If all the state rivalries were in different pods, it would be only one or two games in the Central time zone more than likely

 

[CyBer]

Can we worry about new things now? Like the UCONN game, or the basketball team?

 

[mike4cy]

Funny yes, but the fact that Schools are treating each other this way for money, power and greed is the issue - if Baylor can bring pause and give Iowa State some time to get our next move in order- all for it. Aggies, Sooners, Longhorns deserve their demise. They have it all now financially and competitively. What more do that want?

Karma is a real b****
Make no mistake that they will get what is coming to them, I am very confident of that.

 

[weisr2002]

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Texas playing everyone? Have they always wanted Big 10?

 

[scyclonekid]

I really hope so karma is a beeaach. UCONN go get em Cyclones!!!!!

 

[CyBer]

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Texas playing everyone? Have they always wanted Big 10?

I think this has about as much chance as us going to the big 10

 

[weisr2002]

I think this has about as much chance as us going to the big 10

Don't be so sure. Big Ten would love to have them. Texas would love the academics. Travel for other sports would be a lot though, but if anyone can afford it it is Tejas.

 

[scyclonekid]

I just do not get it the big ten is equal revenue sharing, if Texas wants the big ten then why the hell not keep this conference together and just do the same damn thing!!!

 

[weisr2002]

I just do not get it the big ten is equal revenue sharing, if Texas wants the big ten then why the hell not keep this conference together and just do the same damn thing!!!

They do not take a drop off in money, even with the sharing in the Big 10. Looking at $30 mil per team per year if they can land Texas and ND.

Big 12 has lost too many big fish, so the bottom feeders are diluting more than they are bringing.