B12 - did we make the cut? Exapnsion

[03Mustang]

I just don't see how any of this is an upgrade for the conference....I don't think they expand.

Replacing games with Texas and Oklahoma with Houston and SMU (or Memphis, Cincy, or whoever) isn't going to make a lot of programs happy.

[Rebel10]

If SMU did make the cut it would probably be good put shovels in the ground on the performance center to show that SMU is getting started on it quickly and not just putting out a press release on it with no time table.

[Grant Carter]

I just don't see how any of this is an upgrade for the conference....I don't think they expand.

Replacing games with Texas and Oklahoma with Houston and SMU (or Memphis, Cincy, or whoever) isn't going to make a lot of programs happy.

Of course in some cases they would replace games with Iowa state and Kansas.

[Grant Carter]

If SMU did make the cut it would probably be good put shovels in the ground on the performance center to show that SMU is getting started on it quickly and not just putting out a press release on it with no time table.

Do you think they should start by digging up the soccer field or the football practice field?

[03Mustang]

I just don't see how any of this is an upgrade for the conference....I don't think they expand.

Replacing games with Texas and Oklahoma with Houston and SMU (or Memphis, Cincy, or whoever) isn't going to make a lot of programs happy.

Of course in some cases they would replace games with Iowa state and Kansas.

I think that's a neutral move at best in the eyes of many in the conference and nationally.

[PonyTime]

The UCONN thing makes no sense at all. If ESPN has anything to say about this - I would think that they would not want UCONN only for football in the B12 as that would mean that all of UCONN's other sports would go BigEast (including BBall).

Doesn't the Big East Basketball have a 10 year deal with FoxSports1?

ESPN would not want UCONN to go into the Big East unless they owned that Basketball contract...

[Puckhead48E]

If SMU did make the cut it would probably be good put shovels in the ground on the performance center to show that SMU is getting started on it quickly and not just putting out a press release on it with no time table.

Do you think they should start by digging up the soccer field or the football practice field?

How about announce a date and that funding is at 100% of the required level to commence. Is that easy enough for you?

They can definitely make public moves to reassure any doubters and emphasize the move. Then again, there may be an even bigger announcement that Turner has up his sleeve.


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[Rebel10]

If SMU did make the cut it would probably be good put shovels in the ground on the performance center to show that SMU is getting started on it quickly and not just putting out a press release on it with no time table.

Do you think they should start by digging up the soccer field or the football practice field?

How about announce a date and that funding is at 100% of the required level to commence. Is that easy enough for you?

They can definitely make public moves to reassure any doubters and emphasize the move. Then again, there may be an even bigger announcement that Turner has up his sleeve.


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I concur Puck.

[Digetydog]

Why on earth would the B12 add in UCONN as a football only member

Looking at men's and women's combined, UConn is the best basketball school in the country. To suggest the big 12 isn't interested in UConn basketball suggests to me that the 'journalist' that wrote this story is full of [deleted].

You are 100% correct, but you are missing the fundamental issue/problem: if the B12 wants to add BYU for football only, does a football only "partner" school work and who would it be? Are they willing to have an odd number of schools for other sports?

Because of its location and basketball program, UConn probably has the easiest path to finding a "good home" for its other sports (with or without basketball). If the B12 decided it wanted to add UConn Basketball, UConn would not object.

BTW - I think adding UConn as a football only school is unlikely, but it is not out of the question.

[Grant Carter]

If SMU did make the cut it would probably be good put shovels in the ground on the performance center to show that SMU is getting started on it quickly and not just putting out a press release on it with no time table.

Do you think they should start by digging up the soccer field or the football practice field?

How about announce a date and that funding is at 100% of the required level to commence. Is that easy enough for you?

They can definitely make public moves to reassure any doubters and emphasize the move. Then again, there may be an even bigger announcement that Turner has up his sleeve.


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I was responding to a suggestion that we needed to get shovels in the ground right away with a question about which field being used by teams currently in season he thought we should dig up first.

[03Mustang]

I think it's either none or Houston/Cincy. Hopefully we can add Colorado State and Rice to backfill, if not then USM.

[Dutch]

[Rebel10]

I was responding to a suggestion that we needed to get shovels in the ground right away with a question about which field being used by teams currently in season he thought we should dig up first.

Quickly meaning as soon as feasibly possible. I never said right away. Or like Puck said that they should at least give a date.

[Dutch]

I was responding to a suggestion that we needed to get shovels in the ground right away with a question about which field being used by teams currently in season he thought we should dig up first.

Quickly meaning as soon as feasibly possible. I never said right away. Or like Puck said that they should at least give a date.

unless you just wrote the check for it, they're not going to announce anything until they have the $. no reason to even get into this discussion now.

[Rebel10]

I was responding to a suggestion that we needed to get shovels in the ground right away with a question about which field being used by teams currently in season he thought we should dig up first.

Quickly meaning as soon as feasibly possible. I never said right away. Or like Puck said that they should at least give a date.

unless you just wrote the check for it, they're not going to announce anything until they have the $. no reason to even get into this discussion now.

The reason being is to show the Big 12 that SMU is being more proactive. If the money is not there and SMU can't be more proactive then maybe SMU doesn't deserve to get in the Big 12.