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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1539707, member: 1737"] Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 24m24 minutes ago Big 12 update - Who is in: UC. On the bubble in: UH. On the bubble out: UCONN Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 24m24 minutes ago As always the preference is no expansion. Big 12 only expands if the ACC/B12 legislation fails. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 24m24 minutes ago Some thoughts....just my opinion based on discussions I've had over the past week. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 23m23 minutes ago 1. The Big 12 really doesn't want to expand. Nobody available is an attractive enough option to overcome the expansion apathy. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 23m23 minutes ago 2. In the end the Big 12 must listen to the advice of their media partners: Fox, ESPN and IMG. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 22m22 minutes ago Conferences who ignore the advice of their media partners are punished. See the Big East and to some extent the ACC. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 22m22 minutes ago 3. UH is fading because (other than being short of the mark on metrics) of their successful 2015 season. And they can't get the votes. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 22m22 minutes ago 4. If UCONN slides in as #12 then the Big 12 will have a conference network. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 21m21 minutes ago 5. The item about UMASS talking to the AAC as a potential replacement for UCONN seems very significant now. It didn't when I learned of it. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 21m21 minutes ago 6. The Big 12 is talking with the SEC about their vote. A deal is very likely. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 20m20 minutes ago 7. The odds of Big 12 expansion right now seem to be 70/30 against. Odds of a CCG by 2017 one way or the other: 100%. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 19m19 minutes ago The word fluid has been used to describe expansion. Is there anything more fluid than fluid? Yes... The Big 12 on expansion. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 18m18 minutes ago So if your school seems to be out.. don't despair... check back tomorrow. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 18m18 minutes ago And this, and I'm almost reluctant to type it... about half of the B12 people I know seem to be leaning to wait on expansion until late 2017 Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV Why? The list of potential candidates might grow. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 15m15 minutes ago If the Big 12 waits until 2017 to invite new members they would become fully vested in 2023 - 2 years before the new TV deal. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 15m15 minutes ago If the Big 12 waits until 2017 to invite 2 AAC schools they could not join before the 2020 season. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 15m15 minutes ago Thus making the AAC additions fully vested the same year the current TV deal expires. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 14m14 minutes ago @wvlawgeek The only reason to add UCONN is the TV market they bring. It's a big reason but only if a conference network is in play. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 9m9 minutes ago By the way the vote on the Big 12 legislation is scheduled for today. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4m4 minutes ago @jaredljohnson @sg2waugh I once doubted the importance of political ties... I don't any more. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1m1 minute ago @jaredljohnson @sg2waugh The modern conference with network makes business decisions. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV @jaredljohnson @sg2waugh Thus adding 2 schools from the same state is market duplication. [/QUOTE]

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