Wild Big 12 Expansion Idea

[jkclone]

I think that soccer and baseball are the clear top two setups for professional sports but soccer style setups wouldn't work for college.

 

[weR138]

Heard someone on sports radio talk about a wild Big 12 idea.

(1) Invite 10 more teams for two divisions. Division champions play for conference championship.

(2) Continue a round robin in football and double round robin in BB. No cross-division games until FB championship, or post-season conference BB tourneys.

(3) The new 10 teams are all in the new division, and do not receive a full share of conference payout. This guy thought that there would be plenty of schools that would accept a 1/2 or 2/3 share to join a P5 conference and would still come out ahead compared to their current revenues. This would prevent dilution of revenue for the current Big 12 members.

(4) Here is the wild part. Follow the approach of some of the soccer leagues. The winner of the second division moves up to the Big 12 division for the following year in the three big sports (FB, MBB, WBB). The last place team in the Big 12 division in each sport moves down to the second division and has to earn their way back by winning that division.

Thoughts?

Lulz relegation. Pro sports =/= CFB...CFB has this thing called recruiting.

 

[Beyerball]

I just hope and pray that something big gets worked out because if either one of Tx or OU bolts in 5-6 years I have really bad feeling it will be the last we will know of Iowa State in a major conference..We will never ever be in the BIG or SEC and don't belong in the PAC...I know right now it seems like all is good but when the dominos fall again it will be for good and we just happen to be in a state with little population and little to bring to the table.

 

[CyInDFW]

If the team got relegated down, it could still win its lower division the next year and play the Big 12 division champion in the conference championship game (and get moved back up for the following year).

So, basically, he's saying become the b1g with a few more teams and relegation.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

I am guessing 9 of the 10 schools in the conference would consider the "big three" to be FB, MBB, and baseball.

Everyone knows the big 3 is MBB, cross country and wrestling.

 

[Cycsk]

Everyone knows the big 3 is MBB, cross country and wrestling.

Are you guys aware that Oklahoma just won a national championship in women's gymnastics?

Coached by K.J. Kindler . . . from Iowa State!