*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****

[alarson]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

Thatd be fun.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

I hope this "distraction talk" results in the "Big 12" name dying and a new conference name/branding emerging with 3 teams added.

 

[ISUFan22]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

Do I have issues with this?

*ponders*

Nope, not at all.

 

[DRCHIRO]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

I'd be okay with this.

Boomer, why no BYU?? They seem like an obvious pick, right?

 

[ISUFan22]

I hope this "distraction talk" results in the "Big 12" name dying and a new conference name/branding emerging with 3 teams added.

I vote we call the conference "The Big Suck It".

We can get get David Wallace and his son to create the new conference song/video. Will make that "rock" thing done by K-State look like a kindergarten concert.

 

[cyclonestate]

I apologize in advance if this link has already been posted, but it looks like the Mizzou Chancellor is very cautiously optimistic the Big 12 will survive:

Missouri chancellor 'hopeful' Big 12 can be saved – USATODAY.com

 

[alarson]

I'd be okay with this.

Boomer, why no BYU?? They seem like an obvious pick, right?

BYU is kind of out on an island out there. If you expand east and west things are even more spread out. If you just go east you're grabbing 3 quality schools that are already playing each other.

 

[colbycheese]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

I would love this. Each of those are somewhat drivable football games for us here on the east coast. Plus it gets some great TV markets w/ big alumni bases.

 

[RayShimley]

I'd be okay with this.

Boomer, why no BYU?? They seem like an obvious pick, right?

Maybe they balked at our initial invite or made too many demands and the B12 decided to look elsewhere. Or maybe those 3 Big East schools wanted to come as a package to even out the geography a little. At least if we add those 3 we are only expanding East, not East and West at the same time.

 

[Klone]

I'd be okay with this.

Boomer, why no BYU?? They seem like an obvious pick, right?

The only reason I can think of this is because with the 3 teams he quoted (Louisville, Pitt, and Cincy) are all out east. There is no reason to make this conference waste money flying any of them out to BYU. It sounds like if we go back to 12 teams we add the 3 Big East schools. If we go to 10 then I see it being BYU.

 

[aray]

In his announcement, Mister Jones indicated that he wishes he was someone just a little more funky. To that, I say, "pass me a bottle, Mister Jones."

Had to be the first (on this thread) with the easy jokes on that one.

Honestly the older aggy generation is totally against the move. Its the young crowd that is for and pushing it via social media. Mike Sherman and the athletic staff is dreading this move. Funny I had a conversation with an Aggy friend last night that was looking forward to playing the LSU's, Bama, and Florida. So i asked the question "You're going to enjoy getting your ***** kicked?"

 

[Klone]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkefjCES-4]Dumb and Dumber - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CycloneJames]

If that happened would Mizzou then be in the south-ish division? You'd have ISU, KU, KSU, Pitt, Louisville, and Cinci in the "northeast-ish" division, and Mizzou, OU, OSU, UT, TT, and Baylor in the "southwest-ish" division?

 

[Bestaluckcy]

I hope the reason we are looking east is not because BYU is requesting some assurance of stability, and OU & Texas have no intention of providing it. Hope it is because we hope to draw Notre Dame into the Big 12

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

Bobby Burton basically is reporting OU/Texas been running distraction with Pac/ACC talk. Officials with Louisville, Cinci & Pitt have been meeting with the Big XII

Who is Bobby Burton?

 

[isufan]

If that happened would Mizzou then be in the south-ish division? You'd have ISU, KU, KSU, Pitt, Louisville, and Cinci in the "northeast-ish" division, and Mizzou, OU, OSU, UT, TT, and Baylor in the "southwest-ish" division?

I don't think that would work. I bet it would be some sort of non-geographical split.

 

[jburke]

If that happened would Mizzou then be in the south-ish division? You'd have ISU, KU, KSU, Pitt, Louisville, and Cinci in the "northeast-ish" division, and Mizzou, OU, OSU, UT, TT, and Baylor in the "southwest-ish" division?

Why not make it 16, beat the curve, TCU, BYU, Houston and WVU....

 

[Boomer]

I dont know how the divisions would work but having OU/OSU/Texas/Tech/Missouri in the same division not good for balance

 

[cyrocksmypants]

I'd love to have Louisville and Cincy in our conference. Those are only each about 3 hours from Indy. I could hit some ISU games again!

 

[Wesley]

Don't lump OSU in with OU. OSU has a much pull in this as ISU does. They just have a strong dance partner to insure a good landing. We don't.

I agree. OSU would be jettisoned like a rotten tomato if it benefitted OU, OUr best friend per certain posters.