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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1570933, member: 1737"] Found this summary on the Cincinatti 247 board: - Speaking with Tulsa Daily News' John Hoover - Comments on Boren's statement in early Jan regarding expansion... - Boren spoke with Hoover regarding expansion. had a lot to say; had an agenda. Doesn't fit with what B12 wants to do politically, but fits what born wants to do - strengthen b12, CCG, netowrk. - Expansion is very much alive. BB and AD from Kansas and pres from KSU... All pretty much said without revealing anything - expansion is being discussed, but is not at stage where they are tossing out names. not at stage where they're setting deadlines. Talking about how having 12 teams vs 10 would be advantageous to conference. - In due diligence process. Mounds and mounds of due diligence. Contraced a data analysis firm in Chicago and a media consulting firm in NYC. studied over 40,000 permutations of scheduling. League size, conference schedule, w and w/o CCG... - Big 12 is not ready to expand. They want to. 3 or 4 schools want to expand, 3 or 5 don't, there are some swing votes... if tey can pull one or two others, they can have the required 8/10 to get expansion done and invite schools. Not anywhere near that stage. - Having one voice very important... Cannot shoot from hip. Need one voice. BB to be that voice. - Trump card = LHN prevents UT invite to SEC etc. If Texas gives it up, why wouldn't they give it up to stay in B12? Boren's veiled threat - threat of OU leaving B12 would collapse B12. Would destroy everybody's conference affiliation. - Opinion question from Broo - as you crystal ball as to what the B12 may do if it expands (IF) - where do you think UC fits? Answer: Safe assumption there's enough momentum to assume B12 goes to 12 teams soon enough. i would think - David Boren wants BYU. National brand, national following in Mormon church. established football school for revenue. Does not want GOR penalties to other conferences. Think there is strong strong push for UCONN to be #2 due to size of TV market. UCONN grads living up and down east coast... Strong academic reputation. Where they fall short is football. Bring men's and women's bball... where does cincy fall? Honest opinion? 3rd. Behind UCONN. Reason: football tradition built by coaches in last decade. - Broo: "This isn't good news for cincinnati fans, is it?" Answer: just one sports writer's opinion... - Time table for expansion? Next pushpin on board is meetings May 31 - June 3 in Dallas. We should know then if expansion will happen in next 12-18 months. If it doesn't happen, thinks we can start writing B12's obituary. Broo: sounds like UC needs to get busy with football... End of segment. [/QUOTE]

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