*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****
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It will let the "BigEast is imploding" inertia build without us touching existing members and probably helps protect us against lawsuits. We then swoop in and "save" a place at the AQ table for 2-3 more BigEast teams.
Be extremely ******. We didnt expand to 12 over the last year because some were worried about diluting the pot. So the first thing we do to expand in all of this is go and invite a team within our existing footprint, when there are teams ripe for the picking in BYU and the rest of the big east? Makes zero sense. Gotta hope there are more invites coming. I could be ok with TCU, if they're one of 3 additions to get back to 12. Not so much ok with them as a single add to get to 10.
Not buying this one. TCU doesn't make sense as number 10. They bring a football team that could be a coaching change away from mediocre, no basketball to speak of, no new media markets, and you are promoting a mid-major that has the potential to poach recruits or bump someone (not necessarily us) off in future conference re-allignments.
If we go to 10 with the intention of staying at 10, it has to be BYU. The only way I can see TCU is as a number 12 if we continue with Louisville, or as number 14 if we keep beating up on the Big East with Cincy or WVU.
If we go to 10 with the intention of staying at 10, it has to be BYU. The only way I can see TCU is as a number 12 if we continue with Louisville, or as number 14 if we keep beating up on the Big East with Cincy or WVU.
TCU does make sense when you consider taking teams that have exit penalties and wait times. TCU now and if MU bolts then you take BYU. Then you can consider taking 2-4 Big East teams since they have a wait clause.
Anybody have the info on TCU? Attendance, etc like we saw from whomever posted about Tulane?
For football:
2010 avg 42,466
2009 avg 38,187
2008 avg 30,389
2007 avg 30,018
2006 avg 31,926
Currently averaging about 33-34k this season at home.
Basketball:
2010-2011 avg 4,285
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Soooo...they have a lot of women...who are well endowed. What took so long to invite them?
This should come as a relief. I know that we all hoped that if Mizzou leaves the conference would be fine, but this nearly assures it. I still, however, hope that Mizzou comes to their senses and decides to stay. (especially since we now have equal rev sharing, no hs of any kind on the LHN and a 6 yr guarantee of rights)
Hasn't there been talk of 13 years? That would likely run the lifetime of our new Tier 1 deal in 2015.
UT didn't want that long of a rights grant with the restrictions they agreed to for the LHN.
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