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NOCAL_YFAN
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Yeah, very interesting - shows coaches are more concerned about travel
and likely that the non-Texas schools want another trip to Texas, particularly Houston for recruiting. Sounds like they value these more than the recruiting threat.
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Big 12 coaches poll on expansion:
rainorsnow
7/20/16 2:32pm
Memphis with 4 votes? Really?? Ugh.
immacougar
7/20/16 2:34pm
In their defense they have had like 2 good seasons of football ever. Makes sense
dYrtbYkerYder
7/20/16 3:44pm
It helped Utah.....must be a Commuter School thing
jrifkin48
7/20/16 4:59pm
Easier opponent for Iowa St., Kansas, Kansas St.
boscatar
7/20/16 4:33pm
Interesting. I'm surprised Houston got that many votes.
KingDave
7/20/16 2:35pm
maybe non-texas teams to play more games in texas?
JONBOY
7/20/16 2:36pm
Good point
KingDave
7/20/16 2:37pm
This is the reason
CaliWG
7/20/16 2:41pm
Yeah, very interesting - shows coaches are more concerned about travel
NOCAL_YFAN
7/20/16 2:37pm
I've been kinda assuming that cinci was in the top 2 (with BYU of course)
cheezedawg
7/20/16 2:43pm
Wow, that is much closer than I like. I thought....
Bluedomination
7/20/16 2:35pm
Keep in mind that the criteria coaches would use to pick teams are much
cougarfan84
7/20/16 2:45pm
So if the coaches had their way, it would be BYU, Houston, Cincy, and Memphis
cougarfan84
7/20/16 2:35pm
If going to 14, this wouldn't be a bad move.
yfootball
7/20/16 2:39pm
20 votes? Looks like they already added 10 teams.
byubyu
7/20/16 2:36pm
I was just posting that...
Taullis
7/20/16 2:37pm
Probably two votes per coach for two teams to add.
rainorsnow
7/20/16 2:38pm
Or maybe they each chose 2 teams... you know, to make 12
Fetchin Fetcher
7/20/16 2:38pm
Yep he asked them to pick their top 2
Huge Manatee
7/20/16 2:39pm
Explained in the ESPN article here:
Machiavelli
7/20/16 4:04pm
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RSLCoug
7/20/16 2:36pm
Wow. No votes for UConn at all.
Y Mountain
7/20/16 2:37pm
I'm sure not many coaches would be excited about playing UConn in football,
cougarfan84
7/20/16 2:46pm
Now I know where 4 coaches get their cocaine/heroine from: Memphis
Y4LYFE
7/20/16 2:38pm
Coaches probably don't consider academics
Huge Manatee
7/20/16 2:40pm
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Jericho
7/20/16 2:39pm
there are 20 total votes, so that looks like what he did.
CougarTwins
7/20/16 2:40pm
Math is my strong suit
Jericho
7/20/16 2:41pm
if they expand by 4 this is good news, if they only expand by 2 then it means
CougarTwins
7/20/16 2:39pm
coaches dont make the decision and they probably havent seen the data either
Jericho
7/20/16 2:41pm
Coaches have seen the data:
Machiavelli
7/20/16 4:09pm
Data on why they should expand or data on individual teams?
Jericho
7/20/16 4:26pm
Both. That's what it says in the article I just linked you to.
Machiavelli
7/20/16 4:32pm
Coaches don't like to travel. Houston and Memphis are the closest, which
LifeLongLakerFan
7/20/16 2:41pm
Now here's someone who's actually thinking.
basman
7/20/16 2:44pm
Here's the ESPN article with more detailed info:
Machiavelli
7/20/16 4:21pm
RE: Big 12 coaches poll on expansion:
Spudstcoug
7/20/16 4:25pm
I am surprised that Memphis event gets mentioned
SurfCoug
7/20/16 4:48pm
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