Big 12 expansion candidates down to at least 12 schools, sources say

[husky99]

Sources: Big 12 cuts expansion list to at least 12

 

[80shusky]

Is this like the kid who just narrowed his list of schools from 14 to 9?

 

[alexd]

And they are seriously really considering how many??? 5??? 6???

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Just a guess on my part (held this belief from when this began) but I believe there are only four candidates; UConn, Cincy, BYU and Houston.

The remaining issues are whether two or four schools should be added (on many levels I believe Houston only has a chance if it is four), can BYU be added (quite a bit of baggage but a quality asset) and how large can the geographic footprint become and still be manageable.

 

[Jerry1714]

Just a guess on my part (held this belief from when this began) but I believe there are only four candidates; UConn, Cincy, BYU and Houston.

The remaining issues are whether two or four schools should be added (on many levels I believe Houston only has a chance if it is four), can BYU be added (quite a bit of baggage but a quality asset) and how large can the geographic footprint become and still be manageable.

Memphis is 100% a legitimate candidate

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Memphis is 100% a legitimate candidate

Perhaps you are correct but I don't see it.

 

[HooperScooper]

Perhaps you are correct but I don't see it.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Has anyone been able to confirm that Memphis even survived the first cut?

 

[Jerry1714]

Perhaps you are correct but I don't see it.

This guy has been right about most of the expansion stuff and he has Cincy and Memphis as definites. Take it for what is worth, but he is not the only one who has been saying

C. Austin Cox (@C_Austin_Cox) | Twitter

 

[beakumhawks]

UNLV, East Carolina and New Mexico have been informed

Big 12 no longer considering East Carolina, UNLV, New Mexico

At this point I think it is anyone's guess. When it comes to this league sensible logic isn't the same as Big XII logic.

I do think that Houston is pretty much a definite, due to the Texas State Legislature. Beyond that I think you can throw some darts at a board.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Has anyone been able to confirm that Memphis even survived the first cut?

No source has confirmed that they made the cut. But then again, unless an athletic department says that they've notified that they've been rejected, everyone's still in.

 

[ConnZag3]

They could have just made the list shorter by saying which AAC teams are out of the running since it's basically the whole friggin' conference...

 

[mauconnfan]

I just hope the power's out for all the committee's houses and they aren't watching the Maine game.

 

[David 76]

I don't think FedEx committing as a tournament sponsor means anything. They have not had a hard time with sponsors.
Plus they have that smell of desperation.

 

[BUConn10]

*watching the Maine game*

"We are so duck*ed. "

 

[CallMeBruce]

No source has confirmed that they made the cut. But then again, unless an athletic department says that they've notified that they've been rejected, everyone's still in.

FWIW, McMurphy tried to confirm that and was unable to, and he thinks they're probably out.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

I don't think FedEx committing as a tournament sponsor means anything. They have not had a hard time with sponsors.
Plus they have that smell of desperation.

I get some whiffs of that around here as well, just more quiet and discrete.

 

[tcf15]

Memphis officially out:

 

[TRest]

Memphis officially out:

Holy smokes, those bastards were incredibly smug about being a certainty.

 

[Adios]

The AAC is in good hands...

 

[Dove]

*watching the Maine game*

"We are so duck*ed. "

Ya know...the real killer isn't the team per se. That stadium wasn't 3/4 full by halftime. Maybe not even half full at 7pm. THAT is the troubling thing about UCONN football.

In CT it takes a Top 25 program coming in to get the crowds. Tulane, Maine, Central Fla will never do it.

 

[UCbcm]

I would imagine the Top 5 on that list has to be BYU, UH, UC, UConn, UCF-- in no particular order

 

[ConnZag3]

I would hope that at most the Big 12 would take 1 of Houston, SMU, or Rice. I mean half their conference is already teams from Texas so if you add 2 or 3 more they might as well just rename it to the CoT, Conference of Texas...

 

[beakumhawks]

^^^ As I have said on numerous occasions, Tejas runs this conference. Always has and always will.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Memphis is 100% a legitimate candidate

I still don't see it.