I predict we eventually join Texas-less Big12

May 21, 2015
5:27:45pm

Modiolus

I have always thought we would end up in a "best of the rest" conference and I predict that conference will be the Big12 without Texas and maybe a few others, which isn't the worst place to land.

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Modiolus

Previous username: Gluth
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maybe bronco was right...B1G tv deal set to renew in 2017-2018...that's 3 yrs

nashty

5/21/15 12:16pm

Just what I was talking about . You slammed it.

WDaddy

5/21/15 12:19pm

Or they just ad BYU to the Big 10 West and UConn to the East ...

Art Director

5/21/15 12:28pm

I'd take anything I can get, but if I could choose, the B1G would be my 3rd pick

Anae4Anae

5/21/15 1:31pm

for some reason, I'm thinking PAC 12 isn't considering offensive styles of

hxmCougar2000

5/21/15 12:42pm

Major flaws in your thinking IMO

ManicBlue

5/21/15 1:00pm

There's a 2nd exception to your SEC 1-per-state model

jbcoug

5/21/15 2:31pm

Don't forget Miss/Miss St.

JackStack

5/21/15 2:34pm

Wow, I feel pretty dense

jbcoug

5/21/15 6:24pm

So I guess 1/2 the teams in the SEC are from the same state.

PolarisPrime

5/21/15 11:44pm

Don't forget Vandy & Tenn

SurfCoug

5/22/15 9:08am

Until the addition of Missouri and TxA&M there were as many that shared as not

BYUFam1

5/22/15 10:08am

Texas is the only thing I can see getting the Pac-12 to ever expand

Twin Roots

5/21/15 1:07pm

I see the B1G going down the East Coast and not into TX

JackStack

5/21/15 1:26pm

I think the B1G going after UVa and UNC is the only scenario that makes sense

Josef K

5/21/15 3:21pm

Some of my opinions to consider on this

BYUFam1

5/22/15 10:27am

RE: Some of my opinions to consider on this

JackStack

5/22/15 10:37am

Even if it pulled the entire KC market it is still only #31 on the list

BYUFam1

5/22/15 10:50am

Add 2 from the mountain time zone and

kapcreations

5/22/15 6:16pm

There's nothing magic about 16.

jrj84105

5/21/15 1:33pm

you don't see the correlation between a Power 4 and the CFP (now 4) or a

nashty

5/21/15 3:27pm

No. Not really. There's a desire for symmetry, but it won't happen w/o $$$ ...

jrj84105

5/21/15 7:05pm

They already said No to Baylor in the last round (no religiously affiliated

Six Foot Seven

5/21/15 1:37pm

You have too much time on your hands

kimdaddy35

5/21/15 1:39pm

why? because i put thought into (some of) my posts?

nashty

5/21/15 3:26pm

You spent a serious amount of time researching two scenarios that

kimdaddy35

5/21/15 3:31pm

i spent 0 time "researching" anything. i read the article and spent 10 minutes

nashty

5/21/15 3:55pm

Wow, I think you are taking this a little too seriously

kimdaddy35

5/21/15 10:04pm

Says the guy averaging nearly 7 posts a day.

RupertPupkin

5/21/15 7:38pm

Here's where I think the hole in your analysis is:

BYUMizzou

5/21/15 2:42pm

eyeballs + strategy

kapcreations

5/21/15 3:43pm

or they might be 'autonomous'

ManicBlue

5/21/15 3:51pm

Sure, mock the poor hick from Missouri about his inability to use spellchecker

BYUMizzou

5/21/15 4:49pm

B12 is actually hoping to get down to 8 or maybe even 5, fewer slices

Y4LYFE

5/21/15 4:58pm

BYUHgrad

5/21/15 5:14pm

Wouldn't B1G need to expand next year 2016 to have pieces in place for 2017?

mendycoug

5/21/15 3:16pm

Interesting stuff. Why do we think B1G needs to change to maximize TV, though?

CosmoK

5/21/15 3:24pm

They are adding money through B1G network subs

mogelijk

5/22/15 11:07am

I posted on this very subject two weeks ago

Cougarpride

5/21/15 3:57pm

Or the B10 could just add BC and UVa and then nothing else happens.

Turnpike Lane

5/21/15 4:08pm

Can't see the ACC standing pat if they lose UVa and BC

ManicBlue

5/21/15 5:01pm

They'd still be at 12, and still have the Virginia market with VT

Turnpike Lane

5/21/15 5:07pm

So that they're not as vulnerable

ManicBlue

5/21/15 5:12pm

From what I understand B1G is already in VA on forced subscriptions due to

BYUFam1

5/22/15 10:53am

I believe they only get "Northern Virginia"

mogelijk

5/22/15 10:56am

Yeah - if that is so then there are about equal #'s in the rest of VA outside DC

BYUFam1

5/22/15 12:21pm

Pac 12 is a 75% vote now.

Six Foot Seven

5/21/15 4:37pm

To answer your question

mogelijk

5/22/15 11:31am

I predict we eventually join Texas-less Big12

Modiolus

5/21/15 5:27pm

I prefer that. Texas is the most arrogant school in America. Good riddance

youngster

5/21/15 5:51pm

There's a possibility that BYU might end up in the B1G

Marking Time

5/22/15 7:01am

Umm, no there isn't a possibility that BYU ends up in the B1G. Not even a Lloyd

Six Foot Seven

5/22/15 7:06am

I can see ISIS offering free hugs in Tel Aviv, particularly large group hugs

mogelijk

5/22/15 10:59am

Colorado gets paid more than utah. Couple of SNAPs (benefits) for life

Y4LYFE

5/22/15 12:26pm

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