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Message: [QUOTE="dwalks93, post: 1683782, member: 5598"] The good news is it sounds like if the Big12 expands it is going to be based on the numbers. What numbers you ask? Well, whether Big12 expansion increases the chances of a playoff appearance, whether expansion increases total revenue for the existing 10 programs, whether expansion increases the possibility for a network, and whether expansion increases the likelihood the Big12 can survive in the future? If the answer to the above questions is "yes - or at least mostly yes" then a pure numbers driven approach directly benefits UConn. Whether it is DMA, athletic budgets, academics, athletic success or name recognition UConn will rank at the top of the G5 list. What UConn does not want is an ACC-like approach which involves Presidents voting for the teams they like or selecting a program based on the President/AD who builds the best personal relationship. UConn was always a P5 programs by the numbers...the only difference is the ACC did not use numbers as the penultimate decider. I don't think the Big12 is making the same error. IMO the Big12 is handling potential expansion in a pure business manner and UConn is good for business. I completely understand why some BY posters are scared because we've been crushed before. That said, everything this time indicates the decision making metrics for the Big12 are exactly what UConn wants....a pure numbers driven assessment. There is a reason posts are coming out of Memphis and other schools claiming "no one watches UConn football" or equally ridiculous subjective arguments. The reason is if you can't win with the cards in front of you then you need to change the game. UConn should have the cards in this game. Personally I am more afraid the Big12 will not expand as opposed to the Big12 expanding and UConn not being selected. Maybe that will make the ball kick even more unbearable... [/QUOTE]

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