I think it is the most likely of all B12 Expansion Scenarios.

Aug 2, 2015
4:17:39pm

CosmoK

It would be unusual. But the expansion candidates left are not perfect. And football has taken over, even in the last 6 years or so.

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Question about a "football only" Big XII invite:

Polecat

8/2/15 4:15pm

I think it is the most likely of all B12 Expansion Scenarios.

CosmoK

8/2/15 4:17pm

Big XII bylaws do not allow for football-only membership

CrimsonSpear

8/2/15 8:16pm

I'm sure they can change the by laws if they really want to.

Polecat

8/2/15 8:43pm

Would they change the bylaws for

Everymancoug

8/2/15 8:48pm

I'm very afraid that the answer might be no.

Polecat

8/2/15 9:07pm

RE: Would they change the bylaws for

GilbertAZCougar

8/2/15 10:43pm

They'd invite for all sports or at least all sports that bring in money

CougDogg-e-Dogg

8/2/15 4:18pm

Would BYU do that? Split their programs into different conferences like that?

Polecat

8/2/15 4:20pm

Take us FB only and schedule agreement for all other sports. We play full

scott715

8/2/15 5:06pm

I'm sure we would all take that. I don't think that's realistic though. Who in

Polecat

8/2/15 5:18pm

Solves Sunday problem.

scott715

8/2/15 6:10pm

It does... But I think that would be pretty dysfunctional to just have one team

Polecat

8/2/15 6:55pm

The other rough option is to drop the sports with Sunday play.

scott715

8/2/15 8:31pm

That's a lot of sports

Polecat

8/2/15 8:42pm

Depends on why the are expanding

SJS

8/2/15 4:20pm

This worries me. I think several Big XII championships include Sunday play.

Polecat

8/2/15 4:29pm

The Big 12 plays a lot of soccer and some volleyball matches on Sundays.

Everymancoug

8/2/15 4:33pm

I'm worried that Cincinnati and Memphis become perfect fits because of this.

Polecat

8/2/15 4:35pm

there would be 6 conference matches. Moving one does not hurt the network.

scott715

8/2/15 5:03pm

It becomes huge issue, though, when you start talking about championships.

NewMexiCoug

8/2/15 5:06pm

8 of them on Sunday. Only 3 are tv sports. The others can move start up a day

scott715

8/2/15 5:17pm

That is a big, BIG question.

Polecat

8/2/15 5:21pm

Agreed. Last time the Big 12 decided not to deal with the headache. There

NewMexiCoug

8/2/15 5:55pm

I agree. I hope that doesn't end up meaning exclusion for football.

Polecat

8/2/15 6:00pm

leave the 8 in WCC others move to Big12?

scott715

8/2/15 6:13pm

I wish that were an option. I just cannot see the WCC giving up their only

NewMexiCoug

8/2/15 6:15pm

These types of things are what really makes it hard for me to believe the Big 12

Polecat

8/2/15 7:03pm

It makes it a little easier to see why we are labeled "hard to work with". At

NewMexiCoug

8/2/15 7:33pm

Yeah I agree. I think Tom Holmoe and hopefully Kevin Worthen have good enough

Polecat

8/2/15 8:03pm

Same here. Hopefully football-only is an option, or we have a landing

NewMexiCoug

8/2/15 6:14pm

That's easy for you and I to say on CB, but the Big XII has to decide.

Polecat

8/2/15 5:16pm

It's unusual because BYU's Sunday play rules are unusual

Modiolus

8/2/15 5:25pm

Yes, but is it "too unusual" for it to actually happen?

Polecat

8/2/15 5:58pm

Football is the only sport they need to expand in

Turnpike Lane

8/2/15 5:27pm

"Football drives the bus"- true in the MW (UH is football-only), true in the B12

Don't Muff It

8/2/15 5:35pm

But would the presidents of OU and Texas and others really make moves similar

Polecat

8/2/15 5:41pm

I think they like the fact that football makes $, while most other sports lose $

Don't Muff It

8/2/15 5:50pm

I'm anxious about the situation, and I want to know now! I need to just let it

Polecat

8/2/15 5:55pm

The thing I wonder is whether Cincy or UCF or whoever else would also go for

dilbert

8/2/15 6:10pm

Big East might love having Cincy back. Or A-10.

Turnpike Lane

8/2/15 6:12pm

Good point. Hopfully something like that could work out.

dilbert

8/2/15 6:22pm

That's why BYU and BSU would be an interesting football-only add

Bgash

8/2/15 6:42pm

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