UT and aTm don't need more ties into Florida. They are already plugged into that

Jun 30, 2015
10:50:36am

Accipiter

vein, as well as the other Texas schools. UCF does provide some footprint into population but it doesn't really expand the Big 12's reach into Florida recruiting all that much more.

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Big 12 Expansion came up on Austin Sports radio (1300 the Zone) today

Accipiter

6/29/15 10:16pm

Seems pretty universal that the 11th team is byu. It's the

johnnycarson

6/29/15 10:25pm

Choice 1a) all sports 1b) accept football only without hesitation

TrueAndBlue

6/29/15 10:33pm

WCC > Big 12 for other sports

Veruca

6/30/15 8:55am

I like (1b) the best

Marking Time

6/30/15 8:55am

The problem for BYU is really

BYUHgrad

6/29/15 10:52pm

The problem is religious big 12 doesn't want an LDS school

franklyvulgar

6/29/15 11:24pm

I seem to recall hearing that about the Catholic WCC

PolarisPrime

6/29/15 11:54pm

Never heard that. Don't start rumors about our Catholic friends!

Crowgar

6/30/15 3:42am

It wasn't the Catholic friends or WCC themselves - it was just haters

BYUFam1

6/30/15 7:08am

The place I heard it was from yewts saying that the Jesuit WCC

PolarisPrime

6/30/15 11:04am

BYU was the concensus 9th team, too.....

rggee

6/30/15 8:54am

BYU and UCF, easy picks...and long term better picks

Heinz57

6/30/15 8:59am

Jeff Ward on 590 is pretty positive on BYU as well. Not sports talk, but they

workindev

6/29/15 10:35pm

I would love if Boise joined with us. I hope they become our new #1 rival.

8man

6/29/15 10:36pm

If we join, Texas will be our rival. They hate us right now.

LouisianaCoug

6/29/15 11:44pm

They all will be our rival. Holy wars to the max. Cool.

Accipiter

6/30/15 12:10am

I think they would be a tier B rival, we couldn't replace Oklahoma as their

8man

6/30/15 10:16am

Same rumor going around right before they added TCU and WVA.

Real Men Wear Blue

6/30/15 8:21am

I can't hear you, see you, or speak to you- (which is true) but you're killing

SouthernBlueBlood

6/30/15 9:02am

Going around Austin.... or Provo?

Accipiter

6/30/15 9:12am

And to further clarify, these are not rumors... just speculation from

Accipiter

6/30/15 9:23am

It was going around Bristol, for sure.

rggee

6/30/15 9:45am

Would love this- then if we could go back to the MWC for BB it would be awesome

SouthernBlueBlood

6/30/15 8:40am

BYU may be a top choice but geographically is still a challenge vs. WVU.

byujdmba

6/30/15 8:53am

If BYU and WVU were in different divisions, they would most likely play

astroman

6/30/15 9:08am

Expansion would unlikely be west.

CallingDingo

6/30/15 9:14am

The population of those metros is irrelevant too

mobius

6/30/15 9:32am

Are there a lot of prized recruits coming out of Ohio?

BYUFam1

6/30/15 9:54am

There are some great athletes that come out of cleveland. Think Lebron's cousins

buckeyecougarguy

6/30/15 1:15pm

It seems to me population is important for recruiting

byujdmba

6/30/15 10:38am

UT and aTm don't need more ties into Florida. They are already plugged into that

Accipiter

6/30/15 10:50am

Orlando, Cincinnati and SLC TV markets are all similar in size

mobius

6/30/15 3:03pm

19) Orlando 33) SLC 34) Cincinnati - Note: 13) Tampa 48) Memphis

BYUFam1

6/30/15 6:58pm

BYU's footprint is much larger than metro SLC

Accipiter

6/30/15 7:06pm

Absolutely; but I wouldn't say they are all similar either which is why I posted

BYUFam1

6/30/15 7:14pm

In the age of air travel this is the most overrated

shakarocks

6/30/15 12:07pm

Unless you're specifically talking about Morgantown and the reports are true

BYUFam1

6/30/15 12:23pm

Still a burden to ask existing members to bear

byujdmba

6/30/15 1:27pm

How is flying to Provo a burden?

shakarocks

6/30/15 3:44pm

RE: How is flying to Provo a burden?

byujdmba

6/30/15 9:27pm

Thats only like 500 miles further than UW is from ASU in the PAC12. Not totally

Oompabluepaw

6/30/15 12:11pm

The timezone stretch makes it different, but not too much I would think.

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