If Texas leaves the Big 12 is crap financially.
Big 12 now says it will immediately consider expansion candidates
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number1
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Yeap. The only other big money schools are Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
Jafus (Thinker)
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They are playing chess, not checkers! They are allowing data analytics, not emotional framing to guide their decisions.
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East Tex Tiger
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Not sure if you can put Oklahoma State in the same category with Texas & Oklahoma.
Central Florida probably has more upside than any other school being considered.
Central Florida probably has more upside than any other school being considered.
Hey Que
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T. Boone Pickens puts Oklahoma State in that category.
East Tex Tiger
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T Boone Pickens alone is not enough to put Oklahoma State in that category.
East Tex Tiger
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All schools have their ardent supporters, of course. But in many cases there are just one or two mega-boosters at a school whose names always seem to end up on the most coveted facilities. It would take a brave Oregonian to compete with Nike co-founder Phil Knight, for example, who's given the University of Oregon hundreds of millions over the years. Billionaire T. Boone Pickens, the founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, is equally hard to topple as chief booster at Oklahoma State University.
Texas, on the other hand, has a club of at least ten big shots who egg each other on. There's Mr. Myers, who was the No. 1 Bible salesman in the country as a Texas undergraduate (the university's 20,000-seat track and soccer stadium bears his name); WWII hero and Austin attorney Frank Denius, who at the age of 84 attends not only every game but most practices (he stands on the sidelines and watches the defense); energy consultant B. M. "Mack" Rankin Jr., whose name graces the athletic dining hall; and former UT tackle Jim Bob Moffett, now the chief executive of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold. "
Exerpt from Wall Street Journal. 5/1979
All schools have their ardent supporters, of course. But in many cases there are just one or two mega-boosters at a school whose names always seem to end up on the most coveted facilities. It would take a brave Oregonian to compete with Nike co-founder Phil Knight, for example, who's given the University of Oregon hundreds of millions over the years. Billionaire T. Boone Pickens, the founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, is equally hard to topple as chief booster at Oklahoma State University.
Texas, on the other hand, has a club of at least ten big shots who egg each other on. There's Mr. Myers, who was the No. 1 Bible salesman in the country as a Texas undergraduate (the university's 20,000-seat track and soccer stadium bears his name); WWII hero and Austin attorney Frank Denius, who at the age of 84 attends not only every game but most practices (he stands on the sidelines and watches the defense); energy consultant B. M. "Mack" Rankin Jr., whose name graces the athletic dining hall; and former UT tackle Jim Bob Moffett, now the chief executive of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold. "
Exerpt from Wall Street Journal. 5/1979
number1
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If you remove Texas, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma would be the only big players in the conference. Of course Texas overshadows both in terms of money.
Olde Hornet
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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/b...nsidering-expansion-candidates-224148833.html
In a conference call Tuesday afternoon with Oklahoma president David Boren and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, the conference announced it had unanimously given Bowlsby the go-ahead to evaluate candidates for expansion. While Boren mentioned the expansion process as a “forward step,” it was clear that the conference was ready to expand.
“I think it’s a statement from the board that we want to move forward,” Boren said. “We’ve had discussion of the attributes of some of those schools that have come to us and expressed interest. And that we want to move forward and have a full evaluation of exactly the level of their interest, what kind of proposals they might make to us in terms of terms and conditions for joining the conference.”
In a conference call Tuesday afternoon with Oklahoma president David Boren and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, the conference announced it had unanimously given Bowlsby the go-ahead to evaluate candidates for expansion. While Boren mentioned the expansion process as a “forward step,” it was clear that the conference was ready to expand.
“I think it’s a statement from the board that we want to move forward,” Boren said. “We’ve had discussion of the attributes of some of those schools that have come to us and expressed interest. And that we want to move forward and have a full evaluation of exactly the level of their interest, what kind of proposals they might make to us in terms of terms and conditions for joining the conference.”
Tigerpride
THE Logical ONE
yada, yada, yada... I hope they get Notre Dame tho... lol
goodolebrave
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One will be U of Houston
Tigerpride
THE Logical ONE
BYU is a no-brainer. The rest are better suited to stay where they are... (but let's hope they get Notre Dame! )
Tigerpride
THE Logical ONE
BYU
Boise State
Cincy (better where they are but they will get lots of votes)
Colorada State
Probalby make the most geographical sense.
I can't see the other Texas teams voting for Houston... ijs
Boise State
Cincy (better where they are but they will get lots of votes)
Colorada State
Probalby make the most geographical sense.
I can't see the other Texas teams voting for Houston... ijs
TruBluJAG
Smooth as ICE '06' Style
U of H would be the most logical choice, but UT doesn't want to loose the conference access to the Houston talent pool. Look at what Houston brings to the table:
* Student Body of 33,000 students
* City Population of 6 million plus
* Tier 1 Academic Rating
* New Football Stadium
* Basketball Arena Under Renovation
* Nationally Ranked Football, Baseball and Track Programs.
Bottom Line, let UH in right now!
* Student Body of 33,000 students
* City Population of 6 million plus
* Tier 1 Academic Rating
* New Football Stadium
* Basketball Arena Under Renovation
* Nationally Ranked Football, Baseball and Track Programs.
Bottom Line, let UH in right now!
Tigerpride
THE Logical ONE
Notre Dame isn't even a possibility so i'm not sure why you even keep mentioning them. The ACC's new GOR doesn't make them join the conference, but it does make it impossible for them to join another conference for the next 20 years unless they plan on paying an 81 million dollar fee. Notre Dame isn't going anywhere. I don't really think Texas is going to care if Houston joins or not because if the Big 12 adds 4 G5 schools they are most likely going to bolt anyways. They know any conference would gladly take them so they h ave no worries. Most likely the same for Oklahoma other than the fact that I don't think they can go to a conference without taking Oklahoma State... who no one is going to want.
GSUperTiger
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And the fact UH has the pedigree with 40% of the Big12 members being their comrades from the old Southwest Conference (SWC). Would not be surprised if it is a TX addition with SMU holding down (another SWC connection) the DFW market along with TCU.
Tigerpride
THE Logical ONE
It's just a very wishful thinking... 81M may not be that much to pay.. the conference might chip in....
Notre Dame got the whole ACC f******. I wanted them in but it was really bad move.
Olde Hornet
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Bill Snyder says 2 teams want back in the Big 12. There's 1 that kind of makes sense!
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...2/big-12-expansion-candidates-colorado-whaaat
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...2/big-12-expansion-candidates-colorado-whaaat
Basebone1898
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Houston and BYU
Bring back Texas A&M.
Bring back Texas A&M.
number1
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That will never happen. Texas A&M is soaring to new heights financially while not being in UT's shadow. No way the SEC let's them get away either. Missouri on the other hand..........