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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1522195, member: 1737"] Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel · Dec 27 A long look at the Big 12's future. Will they expand? Will they have a title game? Who would they add? [URL]http://www.campusrush.com/big-12-conference-questions-future-expansion-1528668401.html[/URL] … Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 10h10 hours ago @SIPeteThamel I was told flatly BYU was out. Otherwise good stuff. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago @pfac51 Despite logic & metrics I think BYU & Memphis lost their HCs after being told they were out. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago @SIPeteThamel's article on Big 12 expansion is nearly exactly what I've been able to find out except for the BYU/UH swap. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago Clearly UH was going to be a hard sell to the Big 12 for the reasons Thamel & I have cited. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV The difference being Starr's belief that UH is another anchor tying UT to the Big 12 & perhaps OU's motivation to stick it to UT. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago UC is a certainty. A partner was promised to WVU & UC is the closest to Morgantown. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago Ultimately UH's Big 12 hopes rest on Jim Abbott's willingness to force UT & TT to vote yes. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago @pfac51 Hou is overly saturated. UH people are rightly proud of their TV numbers this year. The problem is what about 5, 10, 20 year avgs? Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago But since we're talking about the Big 12 don't be surprised if that 12th spot isn't open again if Abbott refuses to act. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago UCF has impressed with the Frost hire & Fla is still Fla. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago Memphis has the financial backing & a top 10 football viewing market. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9h9 hours ago UCONN would provide the NY market if a B12N ever comes about. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @Orey222 Something I've learned: political ties matter much, much more than fans want to believe or a sane person finds reasonable. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @BrianEaton3 @pfac51 Nobody is adding Houston without political interference. The metrics don't justify it. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @BrianEaton3 @pfac51 ACC? No way... The possibility UH gets a look from a P5 conf other than B12 is 0.0%. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @pfac51 @BrianEaton3 That's why UH is fighting dirty for B12 membership. They have no other options. Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV A subtext in Thamel's story also corroborates something I've said: UT & OU are committed to the Big 12. Mountaineer Steve‏@Mountaineer_Ste @theDudeofWV I hope you are correct, but I see nothing in Thamel's story overtly or covertly that OU is commited to #BIG12 Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @Mountaineer_Ste Read it again. See the stuff about UT. OU is running the show now. [/QUOTE]

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