Big 12 to interview 17 schools about expansion
 

The 17 schools that will make their presentations to the Big 12 include Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, South Florida, UCF, UConn, Memphis, Colorado State, Boise State, Tulane, Temple, East Carolina, SMU, New Mexico and Northern Illinois, sources said.

http://www.espn.com/college-football...ools-expansion


Of the schools not listed by ESPN, Dallas sports writer speculates
https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

BRING ON THE CITY SCHOOLS

From a football and logistics perspective Id prefer Houston and BYU.

Tulane? East Carolina? Northern Illinois?

ROFL

LMAO I wonder what they are going to build their case around on why the Big 12 should choose them.

Boise State has the blue field

Big 12 rapidly losing prestige.

Houston; lock up Texas before the SEC tries to get more of a footold in the state
BYU; large population of the country will root based on religous affiliations
Memphis; make a move into SEC country
UCF; make another move into SEC and ACC country

My mind tells me BYU (has a huge base, is the last "respectable add" available) and Cinci (geographical partner for WVU).

My heart would love Colorado State. It'd make me 20 minutes away from seeing KU athletics again. :)

I noticed they didn't make an offer to North Dakota State. I suppose they don't want a n00b school to clean house in football year after year.

ROFL

See - There's the myth about the University of Houston - Deal is A & M and UT have a mass alumni presence in Houston / SE TX already, so adding UH to the BIG 12 or SEC won't really be a plus because both conferences already have the Houston market share. Also, UT and A&M do NOT want UH anywhere near them for recruiting wars, because UH has proven in the past, when the playing field is level, they not only can compete with them, they can beat them on a regular basis. When UH was allowed to join the SWC, they had a rule that UH could not compete for the championship for several years. After the ban was lifted, they won it 3 out of the first 5 years and fared well against UT and A&M throughout the existence of the SWC. UT is making the possible recruitment of UH to the BIG 12 a political deal, where they are trying to tie it to them being allowed to open a campus in Houston...

For the record, as a UH alumni member, I'd like nothing more then to get a shot at either one of those schools on an annual basis again.