Big XII (8) Identifies Targets

[emmitt01]

BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Houston considered top candidates for Big 12 expansion, sources confirm
 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32134459/byu-ucf-cincinnati-houston-considered-top-candidates-big-12-expansion-sources-confirm

 

 

[Greendylan]

To me the only surprise on that list is UCF instead of Memphis. 

[DeepGreen]

BYU.  This should be interesting.

[Tom McKrackin]

If they are going to add Houston they will have to add Dallas and actually UTSA may be attractive to them eventually as well.  You can sell advertisers on the fact you have the three biggest markets in Texas.

[emmitt01]

Very interesting over on the shetland pony board as they realize that NOBODY sees them the way they do.  

[El Paso Eagle]

32 minutes ago, Tom McKrackin said:

If they are going to add Houston they will have to add Dallas and actually UTSA may be attractive to them eventually as well.  You can sell advertisers on the fact you have the three biggest markets in Texas.

Texas markets are why I still think at some point UNT and UTSA would be on the MWC radar. Their teams recruit here (Hawaii has 10+ Texas players).

[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, DeepGreen said:

BYU.  This should be interesting.

When your trying to survive your level of acceptance widens greatly. 

[Salsa_Verde]

Please for the love of god…we need to move to the MWC. It’s the only play. AAC is not going to take North Texas MWC is better on so many levels 

[Salsa_Verde]

2 hours ago, Greendylan said:

To me the only surprise on that list is UCF instead of Memphis. 

Florida recruiting 

[Salsa_Verde]

1 hour ago, Tom McKrackin said:

If they are going to add Houston they will have to add Dallas and actually UTSA may be attractive to them eventually as well.  You can sell advertisers on the fact you have the three biggest markets in Texas.

Uhhhh no. 

[ADLER]

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Per the Houston Chronicle: 

UH expected to make leap to Big 12

Five years after a potential match fizzled, the University of Houston and Big 12 Conference are on the verge of uniting after all.

UH has emerged as a leading contender to join a reconfigured 12-team Big 12 with a formal vote planned for next week, two people with knowledge of the talks said Thursday.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/UH-expected-to-make-leap-to-Big-12-16432110.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Any move by UH would require 27 months of notice and $10 million exit fee to the AAC. The Big 12’s move to add schools could lead to Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC sooner.

 

It looks as if realignment may be happening sooner than expected.

[Cougar King]

11 hours ago, Tom McKrackin said:

If they are going to add Houston they will have to add Dallas and actually UTSA may be attractive to them eventually as well.  You can sell advertisers on the fact you have the three biggest markets in Texas.

Texas Tech, TCU and Baylor already cover DFW. Also, I would think Tech has a bigger presence in San Antonio than UTSA does. 

[untjim1995]

18 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

Texas Tech, TCU and Baylor already cover DFW. Also, I would think Tech has a bigger presence in San Antonio than UTSA does. 

Agree on DFW, for sure. For the AAC, UTSA is probably going to be headed their way. 
 

In the big picture, for CUSA, it’s not gonna really matter much. We get nothing for TV anyway, so Texas State will fill in adequately for UTSA. If Rice also goes, as I suspect they will, I’d anticipate us going after ULL pretty hard, which would be a nice pickup for football. 

[MeanGreen01]

Big 12?  Shouldn’t it now be known as the “Little8”!

[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, untjim1995 said:

Agree on DFW, for sure. For the AAC, UTSA is probably going to be headed their way. 
 

In the big picture, for CUSA, it’s not gonna really matter much. We get nothing for TV anyway, so Texas State will fill in adequately for UTSA. If Rice also goes, as I suspect they will, I’d anticipate us going after ULL pretty hard, which would be a nice pickup for football. 

Don't be surprised if the AAC takes Rice if UH get the B12 call

[El Paso Eagle]

UNT and UTSA should be knocking on the MWC's door and pushing the Texas connections

[Tom McKrackin]

21 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Don't be surprised if the AAC takes Rice if UH get the B12 call

I agree 

[golfingomez]

if all four targets are extended invites, this makes for a LARGE conference map, from FL to WV to UT to TX

that's 3 time zones, and if they split into two divisions, whoever gets stuck with WVU and UCF are not going to be happy