AAS: Big 12 Targets Notre Dame, BYU, and Air Force

by **StallionsModelT** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:45 am

This article ran this morning.

A couple thoughts.

1. ND is not joining that conference. No way. No how.

2. BYU already has their own TV deal. Why would they join the house of cards that is the Big 12?

3. Air Force?!?! GTFO. I guess it gets the conference back in CO but that is a really odd team to throw in the mix.

This is why I think Houston-SMU still have a shot. I don't see any of those top 3 targets moving to Big 12. Hopefully we are on that next slate of teams.

by **ericdickerson4life** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:15 am

I said in another post adding ND would be interesting. It's not going to happen. Neither is BYU in my mind. Air Force, I think would join and add the military following but what else do they bring to the table?

by **Pony ^** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:20 am

Man I would do anything to play Texas and OU every yr

by **texasmustang10** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:01 am

SMU would need to expand stadium... by at least 20k

by **couch 'em** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:09 am

texasmustang10 wrote:SMU would need to expand stadium... by at least 20k

I'd be OK playing big games at the cotton bowl if we had to. 92,000 seats

by **StallionsModelT** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:11 am

If it meant inclusion to the Big 12 the money needed to expand Fors by 20K would be raised in a day.

by **EastStang** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:11 am

Let's see where the fallout is. We may end up having a couple of suitors. Obviously, Big XII would be our first choice, but BE might come calling. Or some sort of hybrid. There's one other curve ball out there. Extremely far fetched. I don't know the vote needed to pass expansion in the SEC. I don't know if Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia might have in-state cousin mandatory vetoes. In other words if you don't add my other in-state team, I have to vote against it. You get the picture. Ole Miss and Vandy have some strong historical ties with SMU. So, for world peace, they agree on an private school that is readily beatable and is in a major city, yet has enough street cred to not be laughed at. Not TCU. Not Rice. Not Tulane. SMU perhaps? As I said, far fetched. But remember, when the ACC expanded last time they wanted Syracuse and had to take VT for political reasons. When the MWC expanded they could only agree on TCU and didn't expand beyond that because they couldn't agree on other teams due to politics. UNLV had to back Nevada. Utah had to back Utah State. SDS had to back Fresno, and so on. Had they picked up Fresno and Boise two years ago, they would probably have been a BCS auto-bid conference, this year. Who knows maybe the ACC comes calling? Trade SC market for Texas market.

by **Charleston Pony** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:14 pm

why in the world would Notre Dame even consider an association with Texas and OU when they have repeatedly turned down the Big 10?

That's about as likely as those SMU to SEC fantasies

by **Water Pony** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:49 pm

$EC is not a remote possibility for SMU. They expect revenue and a huge fan base. Their smart move would be selecting Missouri, reempting Big Ten. It brings two large TV markets, KC and St. Louis. Big East is unlikely unless they believe Texas market needs a rivalry and a bigger footprint. So far, UCF seems to get most of the press.

Big XII needs to keep UT and OK to be credible. Without those two, the conference will scramble. If UT goes independent, then four OK and KS schools may package themselves. Our only interest should be getting into an auto-bid BCS conference. Until we know and have assurance on that topic, administration needs to keep a low profile.

WIth Aggies likely departure, the next round should be more definitive and perhaps radical.