Big !2 invites SMU & Houston

[jason54858]

Dallas and Houston provide easy travel, great venue opportunities and access to large alumni for most of the ten institutions remaining in the Big 12. They need the spotlight Championship game and SMU and Houston are the easy answer.

My source says look for announcement coinciding with the press conference announcing that Texas/ and A&M are staying together for the fans/tradition etc. and to that end we are re-uniting with some of our old conference mates that happen to be two of the most up-and coming programs on the football scene today.......SMU and Houston will be unveiled at the press conference

Could you tell us who these sources are or what they do for a living. Now if your source is Chip Brown or Mack Brown then well we have a story, but if its your friend Larry down the street....

[Samurai Stang]

This is no longer as far-fetched as you might think.
What I was reading indicated that adding these two schools would somehow help UT.
It might hurt recruiting at SMU and UH.. somehow.. but the huge jump in TV revenue would be worth it.

Hurt recruiting? That alone must call into question the sanity of the author. Anyone that would suggest Big 12 recruiting is a step down from C-USA is detached from reality.

[Samurai Stang]

I don't believe a word of this, but if true, on what basis would TCU sue? Because their campus is prettier than ours? We'd pour them out on that issue.

Our campus is matched only by the gardens of the Emperor himself!

[Samurai Stang]

My source says look for announcement coinciding with the press conference announcing that Texas/ and A&M are staying together for the fans/tradition etc. and to that end we are re-uniting with some of our old conference mates that happen to be two of the most up-and coming programs on the football scene today

When do you expect this conference to take place? It would be helpful to know in advance so that I might aid in the preparation for my funeral for when I die from utter disbelief.

[mr. pony]

Dallas and Houston provide easy travel, great venue opportunities and access to large alumni for most of the ten institutions remaining in the Big 12. They need the spotlight Championship game and SMU and Houston are the easy answer.

My source says look for announcement coinciding with the press conference announcing that Texas/ and A&M are staying together for the fans/tradition etc. and to that end we are re-uniting with some of our old conference mates that happen to be two of the most up-and coming programs on the football scene today.......SMU and Houston will be unveiled at the press conference

Could you tell us who these sources are or what they do for a living. Now if your source is Chip Brown or Mack Brown then well we have a story, but if its your friend Larry down the street....

Yeah, Chip told us UT, Tech, OU and OSU were gone to the Pac10. Done deal.

[Hoop Fan]

I don't believe a word of this, but if true, on what basis would TCU sue? Because their campus is prettier than ours? We'd pour them out on that issue.

I don't know, the fact that it would be almost un-American when TCU has actually earned big boy inclusion 10x more than we have?

[Peruna 2K5]

Where is Biggen in all this? Does he have a comment?

[GoRedGoBlue]

Put ou/osu in north to balance the league

[mr. pony]

Holy crap. SMU is the same conference as OU and Texas?

[jason54858]

Dallas and Houston provide easy travel, great venue opportunities and access to large alumni for most of the ten institutions remaining in the Big 12. They need the spotlight Championship game and SMU and Houston are the easy answer.

My source says look for announcement coinciding with the press conference announcing that Texas/ and A&M are staying together for the fans/tradition etc. and to that end we are re-uniting with some of our old conference mates that happen to be two of the most up-and coming programs on the football scene today.......SMU and Houston will be unveiled at the press conference

Could you tell us who these sources are or what they do for a living. Now if your source is Chip Brown or Mack Brown then well we have a story, but if its your friend Larry down the street....

Yeah, Chip told us UT, Tech, OU and OSU were gone to the Pac10. Done deal.

True, but atleast it would be something

[carolina stang]

My source says look for announcement coinciding with the press conference announcing that Texas/ and A&M are staying together for the fans/tradition etc. and to that end we are re-uniting with some of our old conference mates that happen to be two of the most up-and coming programs on the football scene today

When do you expect this conference to take place? It would be helpful to know in advance so that I might aid in the preparation for my funeral for when I die from utter disbelief.

LOL Samurai. Although I would gladly "almost" stare death in the face for it to be reality.

[ponyscott]

Youre killing me here...

[PonyPatrol]

On the basis of this insanity, would SMU/Houston move to the big 12 north? Clearly no current big 12 south team wants to move north and this would create a conference with unprecedented advantages for one division over the other:

South: UT, A&M, Tech, OU, OSU, Baylor

North: Kansas, Kstate, Iowa St, SMU, Houston, Mizzou

[GoRedGoBlue]

Why smu over tcu?

[Samurai Stang]

I don't believe a word of this, but if true, on what basis would TCU sue? Because their campus is prettier than ours? We'd pour them out on that issue.

I don't know, the fact that it would be almost un-American when TCU has actually earned big boy inclusion 10x more than we have?

This act of generosity would also seem contrary to the state of panic that UH has entered.