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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1768690, member: 1737"] Stewart Mandel ‏@slmandel · 13h13 hours ago This week's Mailbag: What effect, if any, will the LGBT/BYU letter have on the Big 12's expansion plans? [URL='http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/mailbag-how-the-byu-controversy-could-affect-big-12-expansion-081016']Mailbag: How the BYU controversy could affect Big 12 expansion[/URL] "The Big 12’s process has been so haphazard to this point that ultimately there’s almost no scenario that would surprise me, but I [URL='http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/mailbag-how-the-college-football-playoff-could-be-forced-to-add-four-more-teams-080416']wrote last week[/URL] that Cincinnati and Houston seemed the likeliest options. Cincinnati now seems the safest bet simply because it has no real baggage. (Note: It says a lot about the pool of candidates when “no baggage” is a selling point.) IF after that there’s only one other spot, and IF it comes down to Houston and BYU, do the LGBT concerns turn BYU into the odd man out? Or does fear of Houston becoming “[URL='http://www.campusrush.com/big-12-expansion-houston-cougars-football-1965479371.html']too good[/URL]” in football trump BYU’s discrimination questions?" Stay tuned. [/QUOTE]