SMU_Alum11 wrote:Charleston Pony wrote:mustangxc wrote:No need to go to 14. You can add a west wing with 4 western schools.
West
Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Air Force, SMU, Tulsa
East
Memphis, Tulane, USF, East Carolina, Temple, Navy
Go to 14 now to prepare for the loss of Boise & Memphis when the Big XII comes calling. Have to be forward thinking AND realistic about today's world
I don't see the Big12 adding Boise state. It's not a market they want and the travel costs wouldn't make sense. They be better off with us and Memphis. I think they're just waiting for us to justify our existence.
11,I agree with you that BSU is not travel friendly for the other Big12s. That does not mean, however, that BSU might not be willing take a smaller piece of the revenue pie to subsidize the travel for the others. Even if the Big12 TV deal is reduce to $10-12 Million, BSU could still make more than the $7 million payout that AAC members currently receive (assuming the TV revenues aren't reduced from the loss of UH and Cincy). Such a deal would still leave them with substantially more cash than the $3 Million they currently receive under the MWC TV deal.
BSU also does not bring with it any academic luster, ranking #299-#391in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges by USNWR, so the ivory tower types at ISU, KSU, Baylor and UH may not want their conference sullied.
I also agree we must win. We must beat UH, Cincy, UCF and Memphis often and soundly in football and basketball to stand a chance for an invitation to the mighty Big12.