I'd love to have Colorado back, but don't know how many bridges they burned from being the first ones to leave back in 2010.
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I'd love to have Colorado back, but don't know how many bridges they burned from being the first ones to leave back in 2010.
It would be interesting to know if they regret the move now.
No thanks to Colorado. I'm not sure that does much for the conference.
Back when cable markets mattered, adding Denver would be a no brainer. But with the direction the Big 12 is going you're probably right.
Colorado always would have rather been in the Pac 12 than the Big 12. When the offer was made, and even after the other 5 schools pulled out. The Buffs still went ahead with the switch. Let them live with their decision, and do not offer UC.
And CU might've bolted to Pac in '94, if timing was slightly different according to this article. CU regents felt committed to the plan already in place for Big 12 formation.
I'm sure this isn't new to anyone who has followed conference alignment for a couple of decades, but I hadn't read the specific article until a bit ago.
Colorado votes to stay in Big 12.
There is ZERO reason to add anyone. Expansion for expansion sake is a loser.
Az schools bring squat to B12 brand except half full football stadiums with mediocre teams at best.
Idiots abound.
Az schools bring squat to B12 brand except half full football stadiums with mediocre teams at best.
Idiots abound.
If OU and Texas are happy then there is no sense expanding, but if they want division play and we could get a couple of the Pac 12 schools, then the conference would be silly not to do it.
As always, it comes down to what OU and Texas want to stay in the conference. I am NOT talking about taking Memphis, Houston or any G5 school, but P5 schools like Arizona and Arizona St, see if UCLA or another school or two is interested. Take anywhere from 2 to 4 and stop there.
Hell the Arizona schools, Utah and say UCLA would look really nice in the conference.
Just wondering but didn't we eliminate west coast teams as a possibility when we let in WVU? We can't expect them to travel so far to play other conference teams.
The Cyclones in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a conference game would be wild.....
The Trojans at Jack Trice Stadium MID-AMERICAN FIELD would also be wild....
I don't remember any agreement with WV, if they do not like it, then they can vote NO, and then leave the conference if it should happen.
I have said for a couple of years, if the Big 12 goes down in flames, there is not a school in a worse position that WV. If the ACC was going to invite them, they would be playing there now. The did not have the academics for the Big 10, they bring little or nothing to the SEC beside geography. They could be screwed and end up in the AAC, just another G5 school.
Before you know it, the kids over at Hokeye Pokey Forum (Kujo Man) will be crowing about how Texas will be headed to the Big 16, and Iowa State is headed for the MAC when the Big 12 dissolves. Can't wait.
Az schools do nothing as well. For some reason people are obsessed with the idea of expansion for expansion's sake. Not smart.
No sane person is telling those schools no.
I'm all for adding Colorado back in. If we can kick out ******* Baylor first.....
Bill Snyder claimed a few years ago that several of the former conference mates regretted their moves.
About the same boat. Baylor is going to be toxic for years to come, what conference will want WV?
