So all the talk about culture and religious institutions was never true?
Why TCU/Houston over:
OK State/Houston
OK State/Tech
OK State/Houston/Tech/Kansas
OK State/ISU/Kansas/Tech
OK State/ISU/Kansas/Houston
It's just not even in the top 5 of combinations I could imagine.
Not as true as all the talk about revenue.
Ok St doesn’t fit their culture either.
And, let’s not forget they didn’t add anyone. But it’s not hard to see that why a conference that faces an existential threat due to low revenue would prioritize TCU and Houston over small, mid-tier state schools that do not add markets.
You do understand why the Big 12 adding large cities is different than conferences with networks (BIG, Pac12 for example) adding large cities?
Kansas likely was on the list too, with both a better cultural fit, brand, while bringing a decent market. Or perhaps not because they’ve been earmarked to the BIG.