Big 12 Conference Realignment

[cycloneML]

This guy sums it up nicely:

Big 12 Expansion: Ranking Potential Candidates

After adding Colorado, what's the next Big 12 expansion move? Taking a look at the possibilities with a ranking of the ten best options.

kslsports.com

 

[t-noah]

The Big 12 right now is the undisputed #3. The ACC is just waiting for the exodus, and the PAC 12 is a disaster.

Pick your bridge from this video, make it scary and dangerous, and this equates to the PAC at this point in time.

 

[Cyforce]

I hate them coming out and saying they'll take one more. How far down the list are they willing to go to check that box?

 

[CysRage]

I hate them coming out and saying they'll take one more. How far down the list are they willing to go to check that box?

There is nothing binding the Big 12 to get a 14th team. That is a play by the Big 12 to get Arizona to apply now rather than sit on their hands. I give it under 5% chance UCONN is truly a candidate but rather a pawn to get Arizona.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I hate them coming out and saying they'll take one more. How far down the list are they willing to go to check that box?

That is a ploy to put pressure on teams thinking about jumping, and it will do just what they intended.

 

[RustShack]

I hate them coming out and saying they'll take one more. How far down the list are they willing to go to check that box?

Arizona will be coming. And if Oregon and Washington want to come then they will take 3 more not just 1.

 

[Clonefan94]

This guy sums it up nicely:

Big 12 Expansion: Ranking Potential Candidates

After adding Colorado, what's the next Big 12 expansion move? Taking a look at the possibilities with a ranking of the ten best options.

kslsports.com

Love this one.

5. Arizona State​

The biggest attraction to Arizona State would be the Phoenix market. But, like Washington, would that market care about ASU in the Big 12? The Sun Devils have seen attendance dip over the last five years at football games by 11%. That’s with USC and UCLA in the PAC. Can anyone expect the gate receipt to improve if it was matchups against Baylor, Iowa State, and Kansas? I’m skeptical.

The way this board loves vacation spots for ISU games, I have a feeling the gate would increase, we’d buy the leftover tickets.

 

[Big Daddy Kang]

These guys indicate that Oregon has "pissed off" the Big Ten and probably aren't a candidate for membership. Wonder what that's about...

 

[SolterraCyclone]

That is a ploy to put pressure on teams thinking about jumping, and it will do just what they intended.

I don’t think it’s a ploy if we have to have 9 conference games per our TV contract. If that’s the case we need a 14th team, mathematically speaking

 

[KidSilverhair]

I hate them coming out and saying they'll take one more. How far down the list are they willing to go to check that box?

Not as far down as the PAC thinking SDSU/SMU/Tulane is gonna save them, lol

Think of the fat media contract that’ll generate!

 

[HoopsTournament]

There is nothing binding the Big 12 to get a 14th team. That is a play by the Big 12 to get Arizona to apply now rather than sit on their hands. I give it under 5% chance UCONN is truly a candidate but rather a pawn to get Arizona.

If they stay at an odd number of teams, they have to go to 8 or 10 games. It is mathematically impossible to play 9 games with 13 teams.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Ultimately this comes down to price. The networks drive all this. If ESPN/Fox decide to pay for a team they will move the respective conference.

So if Fox doesn’t want to pay full share for OU/Wash in the B1G, they and ESPN might pay partial shares for them in the B12. They get two teams at a discount. For at least 5 years. When they are in coat cut mode that would make sense to me.

It also fully secures the west coast for the B12.

That said if I am USC and UCLA I am screaming about travel partners at every B1G meeting.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but I thought the reason why there isn't an open invite from the B1B for UOUW is because USC didn't want them to come along. And if that is truly the case... then USC isn't all that interested in travel partners.

 

[State2015]

Love this one.

The way this board loves vacation spots for ISU games, I have a feeling the gate would increase, we’d buy the leftover tickets.

Yeah this guys an idiot if he thinks ISU fans won’t flock to Phoenix every few years. Just see 2021 UNLV

 

[Clonefan94]

These guys indicate that Oregon has "pissed off" the Big Ten and probably aren't a candidate for membership. Wonder what that's about...

Wasn’t there a rumor Phil Knight flew in to meet with the Big 10 when USCLA left? If that is true, my feeling is the Big 10 doesn’t want to deal with that. And, rightfully so, they’ve been getting along pretty well without the Ducks.

 

[RustShack]

If they stay at an odd number of teams, they have to go to 8 or 10 games. It is mathematically impossible to play 9 games with 13 teams.

That’s why UCONN is on the table. We will have 14 or 16 teams. Big12 would want more money for 10 conference games, media partners would want to pay less for 8.

 

[BDAL23]

Yeah this guys an idiot if he thinks ISU fans won’t flock to Phoenix every few years. Just see 2021 UNLV

Or the number of ISU fans in the Phoenix area. I see Iowa and ISU fans everywhere during the winter in Phoenix

 

[Helser 83]

These guys indicate that Oregon has "pissed off" the Big Ten and probably aren't a candidate for membership. Wonder what that's about...

Thanks for sharing this. I found the part about how 4 ACC teams were going to sue to get out of the GOR most interesting. He seemed quite certain that the attempt was going to be made. Will be fun to watch it all play out.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I don’t think it’s a ploy if we have to have 9 conference games per our TV contract. If that’s the case we need a 14th team, mathematically speaking

I meant that saying this is a ploy to put pressure on potentially interested parties in being 14

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Gotcha. I do think if we can’t pry Arizona, the Big 12 will invite UConn

 

[t-noah]

These guys indicate that Oregon has "pissed off" the Big Ten and probably aren't a candidate for membership. Wonder what that's about...

I thought, "I'll take your word for it; this vid is over 2 hours long!" But then I started listening and these guys were good to listen to, very informative. Thanks for the link.