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Who do you want to see in the big 12?

The only way I am ok with 4 teams is if 2 of them are power 5 schools. I would welcome back Colorado or Mizzou. After that Cincy has to be number 1 due to the market size and location. BYU would be my 4th. If we made a move.

I love the idea of going after ACC schools as well. Louisville and pitt would be great options.

In my perfect world:
Pitt
Louisville
Colorado
Mizzou
 
Louisville and Baylor in the same conference...pretty dicey. Not sure if the conference could stand all the NCAA sanctions.
 
laminak said:
I would take any of the defectors back in before any of these other options. For Synder's comment, I don't think it's Aggy, since they're too proud/arrogant and seems to fit their conference the best. I've seen buyer's remorse at various levels from the fans from the other three schools, so two out of them wouldn't surprise me.

After the defectors, I agree the best option if possible is to poach ACC schools.

If poaching won't work, I thought the two best options, value-wise, on the table were BYU and UConn, with Cincy a third. I don't want the Big 12 to dip into other schools or building up other schools outside these three. I don't want a watered down conference and I don't want to elevate more schools to the table. I don't want a scenario where they go to a mythical 64 team conference and ISU is at the kids table. Big 12 would be "elevating" BYU, UConn, and Cincy, however they should be P5 schools anyway.
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I think this is the biggest concern in expansion. IMO it'd be bad in the long term for ISU if a non-P5 school was elevated to P5 status.
 
There is zero chance we get any teams from the Big 10, ACC or SEC, but if we are doing our dream expansion, Ill go with Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State.
 
I think one major benefit that we haven't really thought of is recruiting landscape. What will happen to a teams, that we promote to the Big 12, recruiting? Will it ramp up and people start to look at with serious consideration because of location, facilities, and the P5 title to back it up? I think a Colorado St could potentially do that for football, maybe basketball if Larry does some savvy vet moves. I think the thing about BYU that benefits everyone in the conference, recruiting wise, is they take from all over the country as long as they are a top quality mormon athlete BYU is talking to them. I don't think that the Big12 is poaching west coast Mormon's by any means, and it won't hurt our chances on a lot of kids that it could say if we are competing for a high quality linebacker with CSU or a Louisville
 
CYCLNST8 said:
Alabama
Michigan
Green Bay
Lebron James

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UCONN
Cincinnati
Memphis
UCF

Houston would be next in line after UCF but I don't really want another Texas school in the mix. NO to BYU, would be too much of a headache and stretching the conference to three time zones is too much.
 
CyPack said:
UCONN
Cincinnati
Memphis
UCF

Houston would be next in line after UCF but I don't really want another Texas school in the mix. NO to BYU, would be too much of a headache and stretching the conference to three time zones is too much.
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I think this would be my choice or currently available non power 5 schools. I understand the appeal of BYU and CSU but, I'd rather expand out in the Central and Eastern time zone for the TV market (and personal viewing reasons) and get some recruiting foothold in the Southeast.

I am curious about the possibility of grabbing old big 12 teams or out of the ACC. The quick about face from the conference on immediate expansion makes me think there may have been some unhappy teams who reached out to the Big 12 and they think the time is now to act. pure speculation.
 
Louisville
Cinncinatti
BYU
Either Houston or Pitt for the fourth.

I want Colorado back in the league but that would make us look weak.
 
I hope the bug xii is contacting other schools in P5 that might switch and try and blow their skirts up with what could happen.
 
BYU
& (Gasp!) Colorado. Especially if what Snyder says is true: http://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/big-12-bill-snyder-two-teams-want-back-in/

Gives us a Mtn timezone buddies.
I just don't see CSU doing it for us. As somebody who went there (but graduated from ISU) I don't see them as a power 5 player. Even w/ the new stadium, people would rather go play in the mtns on a nice fall day vs watching football. Just a fact of being there.

If not those two, u have to go East and give WVU some more friends and 'made up' rivals.
 
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