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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1517396, member: 1737"] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B]‏@[B]theDudeofWV[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/679399165479251968']9h9 hours ago[/URL] FYI: Gee tell Charleston Gazette Mail Big 12 expansion on back burner. Gee favors 14 instead of 12. [URL]http://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/20151221/mitch-vingle-big-12-wvu-looking-for-bowl-beauty[/URL] [B]WVBurghFans‏@WVBurghFans [/B] @theDudeofWV In the end...Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and Memphis? Your thoughts? [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV[/B] · 8h8 hours ago @WVBurghFans Add a TV market, a recruiting market & 2 best programs. [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV[/B] · 8h8 hours ago Big 12 schools in favor of expanding to 12: WVU, OU, BU, KSU, ISU [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV [/B] · 8h8 hours ago Big 12 schools in favor of expanding to 14: WVU & ISU. [B]Jeff Ruff ‏@jeff_ruff [/B]· 8h8 hours ago @theDudeofWV better think long and hard before bringing in a bunch of commuter schools with no TV footprint. [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV[/B] · 8h8 hours ago @jeff_ruff Well, Memphis, UCF & BYU all boast top 20 CFB watching markets. [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV [/B] · 8h8 hours ago @jeff_ruff But if you're smart you make the decision based on cultural fit & 50 year projections. [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV[/B] · 8h8 hours ago 2.5 Big 12 schools need to change their mind about expansion. Most likely: Kansas & OkST Least Likely: Texas [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV[/B] · 8h8 hours ago @jeff_ruff Is the Big 12 smart? Is no move the best move? OU's playoff spot put the breaks on expansion. [B]Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV[/B] · 8h8 hours ago @jeff_ruff Big 12 tells me emphatically they will not approach any ACC school. [B]Jeff Ruff ‏@jeff_ruff[/B] · 7h7 hours ago @theDudeofWV what do you know about a "Big12/ACC strategic alliance? Heard that on some sports talk out here in OKC but, not sure. [B]Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV [/B] @jeff_ruff I think you see it WVU's scheduling & the cooperation on such things like legislation. [/QUOTE]

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