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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1844343, member: 1737"] [SIZE=5][B]The Big 12, with a history of power struggles and backroom deals, faces expansion decision[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] Some things, however, are clear to some observers. Chuck Neinas, the former interim conference commissioner and a longtime college football industry consultant, said last week, "Let's face it: There's only three in the race: U of H, Cincinnati, BYU." But Neinas, along with many observers, now expect the league to stand pat for the time being. Former Kansas State president Jon Wefald, who also was present at the creation of the Big 12, veers from the current conventional wisdom by proclaiming that expansion "has to happen. … It's a no-brainer. We have to add. Not maybe, we have to add two more schools." In Wefald's world, the two new members would be Houston and Cincinnati. "They fit the geographic pattern. They're great academically. They're becoming more competitive," he said. "They (Big 12 schoolss) have played Houston in all sports and they've been on the campus and they know about the administration and the outstanding nature. I don't think there would be one big 12 president that would have any doubts whatsoever." Once expansion, which Wefald thinks is inevitable, occurs, "No one is going to question the future, longevity and stability of the Big 12. They need to get eight votes (to approve expansion)." "Oklahoma and Texas aren't going anywhere. They run the Big 12," he added. "So we might as well get it done with. Let's add two schools to get back to where we were in 1996." [URL="http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/article/The-Big-12-with-a-history-of-power-struggles-and-9971434.php"]The Big 12, with a history of power struggles and backroom deals, faces expansion decision[/URL] [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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