UCF says ESPN owns everything.

[CYCLNST8]

Baylor has had murder, drugs, and rape swept under the rug by a complicit athletic department and the school's administration.

What could they possibly do to get them kicked out of the Big IIXII if they have not yet been booted?

Molest little boys? Hmm... No...

Fake classes? Nope; that wouldn't work either...

Suck as bad as Temple:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/03/sports/plus-college-football-temple-voted-out-of-the-big-east.html

 

[Frak]

How's that working for Rutgers? I get the point that people are making and frankly if forced to add members, there are worse options, but I don't see where the conference at this point needs UCF. They just had their best season in history and couldn't sniff the playoffs. They need the conference a heck of a lot more than the Big12 needs them.

Adding UCF is comparable to adding TCU. Elevating a G5 school in an area ISU recruits which makes it that much harder to get kids from that region.

I think you miss my point. They are the 2nd largest university in the country. In the middle of a top 50 market. With an unbeaten team. And ISU still outdrew them by 20k a game. They can toss out all the numbers they want...it doesn't matter if the people don't care.

 

[isucy86]

This article is that of a wishful fan of UCF.

I would think if ESPN and Fox Regionals are now under the Disney umbrella, that means less money being spent on 1st, 2nd and 3rd tier rights. Thats a bad thing for UCF, Memphis, etc.

 

[im4cyru]

Off topic a bit, but do the mentioned schools lobbying the Big X11 for membership allow non-cognitive predictors to participate in their athletic programs? If they do, should the Big 12 change it's policy with respect to that issue to accommodate them? Just asking.