Big 12 in 2016

[Lobot]

Looks like they mean it when they say before the season.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/big_12/article/Report-Big-12-hopes-to-have-expansion-candidates-8618835.php

[blackattack]

Looks like they mean it when they say before the season.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/c...es-8618835.php

Man I'm ready! Assuming we're invited, this would be AWESOME if they announced the expansion before the season started to get the distraction out the way, and to also give the football staff plenty of time before the February signing date to sell it to potential recruits !
(Don't know that it would help basketball recruiting very much ahead of this fall's early signing period, but it should definitely help with the spring recruiting period).

[bobestes]

The odds for UC are great. If UC was on the bubble, you'd hear stuff about UC being leaked like crazy. Why? The schools that want UC would be pushing its candidacy, etc.

The fact that no one is mentioning UC can probably be interpreted to mean that UC is pretty universally supported.

Houston? That's another story.

[coach]

Ecu's athletic website is releasing some goofy tweets. I would tend to agree. Ono/Bohn were criticized for their lobbying/visits et. al months ago by a lot of these schools, but in hindsight i believe i hurt it helped our prospects. Better to have put your case out there rather than rush it at the last minute.

[bearcatbret]

^Coach: I think the early proactive approach may have helped because UC is about the only silent school right now. Where all the other schools are trying to pimp themselves out, UC is staying out of the fray.

[Lobot]

President Davenport has tweeted a few statistics about UC and the city but mostly we've been very quiet. Meanwhile ECU is like a guy running through the airport holding his boarding over his head yelling "hold the plane".

[red_n_black_attack]

President Davenport has tweeted a few statistics about UC and the city but mostly we've been very quiet. Meanwhile ECU is like a guy running through the airport holding his boarding over his head yelling "hold the plane".

Is there anything to the ISU AD statement or is that him not reading his email while on vacation?

If ISU wants GOR extended, then this could fall apart.

[bearcatbret]

An interesting thing to note is that the Memphis news paper has been running a series on the different selection criteria. They have been covering one per day. I believe that they do it to make U of M's case but they also list how the other top candidates rate. In a way, they show that U of M probably should not be selected. They do make several good selling points for Memphis but then they go right ahead and show the other candidates are better.

Also, I found this article interesting as well. Go east with UC, Memphis, Tulane, ECU. http://www.frogsowar.com/2016/7/29/1...ent-to-go-east I think that I may have substituted UConn for ECU.

[Lobot]

I'm picturing Mike Aresco spinning in his chair with a bottle of whiskey going "oh s@#$, oh s#$% oh s%$"

[red_n_black_attack]

The Dude is twittering that WVU wants Houston because Gee is a friend of UH president and they don't want UC because of recruiting.

Up and down, until their is an announcement, this is a better roller coaster than Kings Island.

[Chewbacca2099]

If that happens O$U probably promised him a new private jet if he keeps UC out

[bearcatbret]

If that happens O$U probably promised him a new private jet if he keeps UC out

I was thinking something very similar. However, I would that that Gee would want UC in just to piss tosu off.

[Lobot]

It's the Dude. That's all I'm saying on that.

[longtimefan]

Good article.

[bearcatbret]

Happy Gilmore anyone? http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...ampionship-fan UConn fan yells during tee-shot.