Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
The Big 12 will not vote to expand in May. The preeminent topic is still a network. No consensus on G5 candidates = not enough votes.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
A 4-5% boast in playoffs odds not enough to offset pain of dividing into divisions or slight loss.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
At this point any expansion without a network is only possible with 2 football-only additions.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
Texas, Texas Tech & TCU will not vote for expansion & that's not a new development. That's been true for over a year.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
Texas is against adding ANY G5 school (maybe other than BYU) and the Red Raiders & Frogs are following their lead.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
At this point Texas is not keen on a Big 12 network but hopefully that will change once the Chancelors & presidents meet.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
The data, at least from Navigate has been known for a few weeks & was behind the recent comments against expansion.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
What's also not known (at least by me) is how the identity of possible additions affect playoff probability.
Dooley @DooleyMcStitch 1h1 hour ago
@theDudeofWV The little fish attaching themselves to the fin of the shark. Post B12 will be difficult for majority of B12 leftovers.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@DooleyMcStitch Hopefully it's just positioning prior to the meetings.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@DooleyMcStitch My solution: go to 14. Add 2 full members & BYU & Boise/Other school for football only.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 59m59 minutes ago
Texas continues to believe if they win the Big 12 without a CCG they will always make the playoffs.
Garrett Weiss @StrengthOfSpear 1h1 hour ago
@theDudeofWV funny the frog's don't want any G5 schools
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 59m59 minutes ago
@StrengthOfSpear TCU owes Texas. So they are following UT's lead.
Trip Manfro @pfac51 59m59 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV Call me when Texas football makes the Final Four
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV
@pfac51 We both know a B12 champ Texas has the cachet to make the playoffs. Longhorns are CFB royalty right up there with USC & Bama.
'lsi M @ki676love 57m57 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @DooleyMcStitch No P5 has ever added a football only school. Never happened never will. Big East was pathetic fb conference
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV
@ki676love @DooleyMcStitch If the B12 offers BYU & Boise a football only membership they take it.
'lsi M @ki676love 52m52 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @DooleyMcStitch they would but they'll never do football only. They won't adopt G5 practices now. Its a fundamental change
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 48m48 minutes ago
@ki676love @DooleyMcStitch Big 12 football only money would be over $20M each year. I'm guessing that's 4x what BYU gets & more for BSU.
'lsi M @ki676love 46m46 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @DooleyMcStitch BYU would jump at it. I'm saying B12 will never do football only. There's nothing to say they would do it ever
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 44m44 minutes ago
@ki676love @DooleyMcStitch Limits travel, eliminates lost revenue. Actually increases revenue for a few years.
'lsi M @ki676love 37m37 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @DooleyMcStitch I'm not opposed to football only. If they never did football only, Big 8, SWC, or B12, why would they start?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 45m45 minutes ago
@ki676love @DooleyMcStitch Yes they would. Solves some issues. Provides better football programs that arguably improve product.
'lsi M @ki676love 40m40 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @DooleyMcStitch solves some issues but hurts image & perceptions. Perception is everything in CFP & recruiting & prestige
Boomer17 @Boomer145 57m57 minutes ago
Boomer17 Retweeted Christopher Lambert
Accurate for only
#OU &
#UT...the rest of the league will get left out 8 out of 10 times realistically.
Christopher Lambert@theDudeofWV
@Boomer145 Does Texas care about the other 8? A CCG makes their road to the playoffs tougher.
Boomer17 @Boomer145 49m49 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV Exactly. Sad part is the TCU's and TTU's of the world are blindly following Texas to their own detriment. TCU already saw it.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 19m19 minutes ago
A reliable source has just told me the data from Navigate Research, contrary to popular opinion, does not support Big 12 expansion.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 17m17 minutes ago
According to the same source the Big 12 will not expand without an INCREASE in revenues.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 16m16 minutes ago
He confirmed that a network will be the preeminent topic of discussion during the meetings in late May.
Storrs South @UConn6thBorough 15m15 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV is this without a network?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 5m5 minutes ago
@UConn6thBorough Yes. Expansion without a network virtually offers no benefit.
Tuxedo Yoda @TuxedoYoda 3h3 hours ago
Tuxedo Yoda Retweeted Navigate Research
Looking like B12 will stop at 12. UCF is in. Who gets invited, UConn or Cinci ?!?
Dooley @DooleyMcStitch 3h3 hours ago
@TuxedoYoda UConn should be a lock. #1 in majority of metrics of all G5 schools. Brand, AD budget/revenue, TVs, Academics, Athletic success
Tuxedo Yoda @TuxedoYoda 2h2 hours ago
@DooleyMcStitch No argument from me
Heather DinichVerified account@CFBHeather
Big 12 data: Expansion vital to boost CFP hopes
Greg Sw aim @GSw aim 2h2 hours ago
Greg Swaim Retweeted Heather Dinich
#Big12 in a quandry...want to add quality teams, but they don't believe there are any to be added.
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
Greg Flugaur Retweeted Heather Dinich
https://mobile.twitter.com/CFBHeather/status/727501817442123776… This is true.Data will be used to buttress the direction(schools)which have most traction. As we stated on Feb 15th
Frank the Tank @frankthetank111 14h14 hours ago
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@Enquirer take on Cincinnati and Big 12, but biggest part is belief that 7 Big 12 members favor expansion
Frank the Tank @frankthetank111 14h14 hours ago
From
@Enquirer, belief is Texas is getting Texas Tech and TCU to block expansion. Need 8 Big 12 members to approve
Frank the Tank @frankthetank111 3h3 hours ago
ICYMI: From
@Enquirer, belief is Texas is getting Texas Tech and TCU to block expansion. 7 Big 12 schools support it, but need 8 to approve.
Ed Feng@thepowerrank
An analytics firm told the Big 12 to expand to 12 teams and hold a championship game.
Frank the Tank @frankthetank111 3h3 hours ago
Frank the Tank Retweeted Ed Feng
It's easy - With CCG, it's "win and we're in". Without CCG, it's "win and maybe we're in if someone else loses".
Dooley@DooleyMcStitch
@frankthetank111 @Enquirer Good ol' Texas politics at play. TT and TCU should be worried if the B12 disbands. Need to attach to UT's hip.
Frank the Tank @frankthetank111 3h3 hours ago
Frank the Tank Retweeted Dooley
Key point is that Baylor is NOT listed. They have a sobering reality that Texas was willing to ditch them for Pac-16