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Message: [QUOTE="dwalks93, post: 1718158, member: 5598"] I do not think anyone on the BY has been hating on UH. Overall I think most UConn fans think Houston is an up and coming program who could successfully perform at a P5 level if given an opportunity. If TCU and Baylor were able to build successful programs then there is no reason UH could not do the same thing. All that said, football realignment is not about football...it is about money and population zones. The fact you keep trying to play the "football drives power football realignment" card shows a misunderstanding of UH's strength and weaknesses. If the Big12 expands it because they are trying to close the financial gap between the SEC/BIG which means additions need to add money. Adding a 5th program in a state the Big12 already owns will not generate the kind of money an addition in a new region can generate. Houston would be a much more attractive candidate to the PAC or ACC. Its money...not football. BTW...I am not going to insult UH football but, even if we argued on pure football grounds, UH is not the powerhouse you are claiming them to be. Since 2000 (16 season) UH has only finished the final poll ranked twice (2011 and 2015). During that same period UH has more losing seasons than seasons they finished ranked. UH football greatest claim to fame is that they identified and hired two coaches who went on to further success at another P5 Texas school (Briles - Baylor, Sumner -TA&M.) Bottom line - over the last 15 years UH football has been very inconsistent with some periods of success. Unfortunately as soon as UH football has had success its coach leaves and the program needs to rebuild. If I was a Houston fan I'd enjoy this moment cause history will likely repeat itself when Herman leaves next year. I understand the pressure to retain Herman means finding a P5 seat now for Houston but one great season can not completely change the narrative. ..personally I hope it works out for UH but only after UConn has a seat. [/QUOTE]

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