What's your prediction for the Big 12 expansion announcement?

[SubbaBub]

I don't see them staying at 10 regardless of network bribery.

10 = dead. OU will leave, meaning UT will leave.

12 can't work if UH is involved, and because of UT, UH has to be involved. State politics will demand it. OU won't allow 12 with UH, and will leave if it happens (the Nebraska effect) aND take athe leat one with them. There would be no guarantee that the remaining 10 would stay together (the Big East effect).

It will be 14, ESPN might need something of value in return (GOR maybe but unlikely) and those new 4 will include UConn.

Unless, ESPN moves us to the ACC thereby keeping the our full value in house and agreeing to payoff the B12 to add only 2 at some savings.

CR #1 demands that it will be UH/BYU and stick at 12.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I don't see them staying at 10 regardless of network bribery.

10 = dead. OU will leave, meaning UT will leave.

12 can't work if UH is involved, and because of UT, UH has to be involved. State politics will demand it. OU won't allow 12 with UH, and will leave if it happens (the Nebraska effect) aND take athe leat one with them. There would be no guarantee that the remaining 10 would stay together (the Big East effect).

It will be 14, ESPN might need something of value in return (GOR maybe but unlikely) and those new 4 will include UConn.

Unless, ESPN moves us to the ACC thereby keeping the our full value in house and agreeing to payoff the B12 to add only 2 at some savings.

CR #1 demands that it will be UH/BYU and stick at 12.

Well UH/BYU has the least impact on the American. So that wouldn't be CR#1. CR#1 would be UH/Memphis/Cinci and Temple. That would annihilate the AAC as a hoop and football conference.

 

[Drew]

In all honesty if its 12 teams and its BYU/One AAC (UH/UC) I'd be nowhere near as upset as if its 2+ AAC teams without us

 

[HuskyHawk]

In all honesty if its 12 teams and its BYU/One AAC (UH/UC) I'd be nowhere near as upset as if its 2+ AAC teams without us

Cinci would bother me. It would make it even less of a northern/eastern league and they are the best basketball program left. SMU will fall fast without Brown, Pastner is already killing Memphis and I don't know if Temple can really up its game long term.

 

[Drew]

Cinci would bother me. It would make it even less of a northern/eastern league and they are the best basketball program left. SMU will fall fast without Brown, Pastner is already killing Memphis and I don't know if Temple can really up its game long term.

Didn't say it wouldn't bother me at all, but BYU and Cinci or UH I can at least understand why we would lose to in this scenario (football pedigree, politics, location) without drastically altering the future of the AAC (especially if its UH).

Losing to another community college in Memphis or UCF/USF in addition to the aforementioned AAC schools would be a major major sack kick.

And Temple has been solid/good forever. They will be what they will be. NCAA tournament team not getting out of the first weekend but a tough squad. I'm not worried about their hoops. Plus Tubby Smith will do better at Memphis than Pastner could have dreamed.

 

[Kolumbo]

If I am correct, Utah and TCU jumped to a P5 conference, UConn, Cinci, USF and Louisville dropped from a BCS conference, and Louisville rose back up again. I think those are the major movers. Should UConn remain relegated while either Cinci or USF got the call, it will be more and more salt. It doesn't matter in what way, shape or form it comes, a large steel toe cowboy boot is headed straight for the sack.

 

[HuskyHawk]

If I am correct, Utah and TCU jumped to a P5 conference, UConn, Cinci, USF and Louisville dropped from a BCS conference, and Louisville rose back up again. I think those are the major movers. Should UConn remain relegated while either Cinci or USF got the call, it will be more and more salt. It doesn't matter in what way, shape or form it comes, a large steel toe cowboy boot is headed straight for the sack.

TCU was in the old SWC, so in some ways they are back up to the big leagues. Houston and Rice are the two who are still on the outside from the SWC.

 

[J187Money]

My source said no expansion, or if there are 2 it looks like Houston and UCONN. But nobody knows for sure.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

The Amazing thing is despite having the best football team in conference last year ,the loss of Houston hardly hurts the AAC. That speaks volumes on their market position in their own metro area.

 

[UConn Dan]

My source said no expansion, or if there are 2 it looks like Houston and UCONN. But nobody knows for sure.

They came this far though... I think there will be expansion, and UConn should be in good shape.

 

[UConnNick]

TCU was in the old SWC, so in some ways they are back up to the big leagues. Houston and Rice are the two who are still on the outside from the SWC.

And SMU. They were in the SWC.

 

[HuskyHawk]

And SMU. They were in the SWC.

Crap. I forgot the Pony Express.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Crap. I forgot the Pony Express.

SMU football was just about killed by the NCAA
That and Arkansas leaving for the SEC put that conference in a very weak position.
To the point were when ESPN told them to drop 4 teams some of whom they were with since 1916 they did it in a heartbeat.