smubrooks wrote:Any idea which B12 school he's referencing wanting to defect? Houston? BYU?

He said a big AAU member. My guess is Kansas. They are an AAU member that cares about research and academics. Being with Washington, Stanford, Cal, Oregon would appeal to Kansas' leadership.

I like this "...and who is going to get the MWC and AAC backfill slot call-ups?"

https://twitter.com/TJAltimore/status/1641567173889114112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1641567173889114112%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

Is he credible regarding college athletics?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34631895/pac-12-commissioner-says-expect-more-teams-leaving-big-ten-big-12

"Kliavkoff added that any potential Pac-12 expansion would occur after the media rights agreement is finalized." (September 20th)

Today (08/18) in a Brett McMurphy article.

"Last month, Action Network reported the Big Ten would expand beyond 16 schools and was targeting Notre Dame, along with Oregon, Washington, Stanford and Cal from the Pac-12. Those plans have not changed, sources said this week."

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SMU and SDSU -- Pac 12 is mentioned in the Jon Wilner tweet at the end of this article.

https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/lists/san-diego-state-is-not-a-consolation-prize-for-the-pac-12-its-a-necessity-says-one-analyst/

Pete Thamel: "Sources: Big 12, Pac-12 won't partner as talks among the two conferences officially end. The two sides had at least three lengthy Zoom calls to explore options within the last two weeks. No strong revenue driver emerged."

This is potentially good for SMU.

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2022/07/11/big-12-smu-have-had-expansion-conversations-report/

More reason for optimism. Intact Pac 12 (minus UCLA and USC) vs. Big 12, I prefer Pac 12.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/boise-state-american-athletic-conference-evaluating-broncos-joining-league-as-12th-football-member/

For football only. Great for AAC and Boise State.

With TCU hiding here are some potential football opponents for SMU.

Army - only 5 games currently scheduled.
BYU - only 6 games currently scheduled.
New Mexico State - only 7 games currently scheduled.
Most MWC teams need games.

Maybe we can add a game against BYU, They currently have only 6 games scheduled.

What is being built at the intersection of Airline Road and Daniel Avenue?

It is a large construction site.

By WordUpBU ΓÇ£Playing more P5s while cherry picking g5 games gets the matchup part while ESPN or BYUtv gives them almost perfect visibility nationally.ΓÇ¥

The comments above are incorrect.

For example, in 2019 BYU football has four P5 opponents. All 4 games will be played before September 22nd ...

List of schools offering is very good. Welcome Charles and nice job SMU coaches.

Shooting guard. He will transfer from Cal Berkley to SMU.