Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[Santini35]

No way this happens publicly. Perhaps behind the scenes, some schools will be informed they are cut. But no chance this is made publicly.

Big 12 has already been rightfully ridiculed by how they've turned this into a spectacle. No way they turn it into an episode of The Bachelor.

Weve gone way past the Bachelor, weve gone at least to Bachelor in Paradise, and teetering on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

 

[Jae-VT]

Right, but this is the big 12 so....

If I may, I believe Mr. Andy Staples said it best in his article:

"Anyone who claims to know is either lying or has never dealt with the Big 12, a dysfunctional group of schools that came together in a mid-90s shotgun wedding between the Big Eight and the remainder of the SWC. The Big 12 is that family where every reunion ends with someone breaking a beer bottle and screaming "Come get some!" It does not always act rationally. "

 

[Ha Who]

Borderline key, but he is employed by a TV station



Jed DeMuesy ‏@Local12Jed 13h13 hours ago
Source: Today (Monday) the Big 12 will announce they have narrowed down their list of teams they're considering. UC will be on the list.

Everyone knew Cincy would make the cut

 

[Husky25]

I don't know if that helps us or hurts the perception of the football in the AAC, so conflicted on rooting interest.

I disagree. Listless as they were, Houston beat FSU in a NYD6 game and whether they beat UConn last year and went undefeated, they were not getting an invite to the CFP. Houston may have been ranked #13 in the AP that week, but they #19 in the CFP rankings and at the end of the day, that decision is still made by humans, who are shaped by perception.

 

[businesslawyer]

Everyone knew Cincy would make the cut

No. Nobody knows anything. There is a consensus of those who don't know anything that think Cincy will make the cut. That is very different.

 

[CallMeBruce]

There is a consensus of being who don't know anything that think Cincy will make the cut. That is very different.

It certainly is.

 

[caramel]

The Big 12,should play this out like the guy that just bought a brand new Mercedes. He wouldn't dwell on the cars he wouldn't buy,because he will be too busy bragging on the car he bought.I assume the Big 12 will be focusing on the ones they do decide on,more than anything about those left behind.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

I agree it's doubtful they announce publicly that the list is culled, but it also begs what the question what kind of culling are we talking about? Is it just removing the joke candidates like Northern Illinois and Arkansas State or is it narrowing the candidates to five or six legitimate contenders?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Weve gone way past the Bachelor, weve gone at least to Bachelor in Paradise, and teetering on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

Screw that, this is Naked and Afraid

 

[upstater]

I know the decision will not be made based on one game, but I hope Houston gets crushed!!!

Actually, Houston winning is a good argument for how/why AAC schools can compete. No one can tell UConn it can't beat Houston. And not only that, it can work in reverse too--B12 schools can get jittery at the thought of Houston beating them.

Personally, I tend to think Houston needs to be in the expansion discussion because without them, I'm betting Texas doesn't go forward with it at all.

I like this Houston-UConn guy from the business journal--though I fear a Houston-Cincy end result.

The B12 could really hit a home run here with BYU, Houston, Cincy and UConn--which oddly has been Flugaur's point all along.

I'll add that one of the reasons this is taking so long is there is a lot of internal fighting about Houston and what it will mean for voting in the future.

 

[Ha Who]

No. Nobody knows anything. There is a consensus of those who don't know anything that think Cincy will make the cut. That is very different.

I was joking. He said UC when he meant UConn I hope

 

[don356]

Actually, Houston winning is a good argument for how/why AAC schools can compete. No one can tell UConn it can't beat Houston. And not only that, it can work in reverse too--B12 schools can get jittery at the thought of Houston beating them.

Personally, I tend to think Houston needs to be in the expansion discussion because without them, I'm betting Texas doesn't go forward with it at all.

I like this Houston-UConn guy from the business journal--though I fear a Houston-Cincy end result.

The B12 could really hit a home run here with BYU, Houston, Cincy and UConn--which oddly has been Flugaur's point all along.

I'll add that one of the reasons this is taking so long is there is a lot of internal fighting about Houston and what it will mean for voting in the future.

I doubt Houston gets in if they only add 2. The other members have seeded to much to Texas already.

 

[BoomerHusky]

#BoiseState AD Curt Apsey says they are "honored to be in conversation with Big 12 Conference" but haven't yet been contacted by the Big 12

 

[Hoophound]

Who do we truly know for sure has been contacted?

 

[upstater]

I doubt Houston gets in if they only add 2. The other members have seeded to much to Texas already.

Definitely true that they have given Texas too much power already. But remember, Texas is Texas and has a lot of power given to them by the others.

 

[Adios]

Who do we truly know for sure has been contacted?

Obviously us. If Boise State has not been contacted, this is not just about football. They could choose the BSU, BYU, etc route, but it seems they really do want to expand east.

 

[Slasher]

Obviously us. If Boise State has not been contacted, this is not just about football. They could choose the BSU, BYU, etc route, but it seems they really do want to expand east.

Boise State had zero chance from the beginning of this, so I'm not sure it helps all that much.

 

[MattMang23]

Who do we truly know for sure has been contacted?

Houston.

 

[WestHartHusk]

#BoiseState AD Curt Apsey says they are "honored to be in conversation with Big 12 Conference" but haven't yet been contacted by the Big 12

How can you be in a conversation with someone that hasn't contacted you yet?

 

[Husky25]

Obviously us. If Boise State has not been contacted, this is not just about football. They could choose the BSU, BYU, etc route, but it seems they really do want to expand east.

I don't think ESPN wants the Big XII to expand at all. They own all the likely candidates already and at a substantial discount. Plus they seem to be looking to abandon the Big XII in 2025. Aside from the LHN fiasco it has on its books, it would probably prefer not to throw good money after bad. If Fox expects to take on the Big XII on its own, it needs to grow the brand. They are looking east because East because that is where eyeballs are and that is where the ROI is.

 

[mavblues]

How can you be in a conversation with someone that hasn't contacted you yet?

Ask the of West Virginia. He does it all the time.

 

[King Husky]

How can you be in a conversation with someone that hasn't contacted you yet?

I think they are referring to outsiders and media putting them in the "conversation"

 

[Pudge]

The seven may want to go to four, but does Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas want four? Does TTU think (or even know) that Texas is taking them with them? That's the problem the Big12 is in; too many teams that have different agendas and needs.

Totally agree ... it is a clusterf-ck

 

[don356]

Ask the of West Virginia. He does it all the time.

The land grant gauntlet is your trusted source for all that is big 12 news!

 

[huskymedic]

Non-Key/Key -- Key/Non-Key... aww fluck it based on twitter handle.

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