The should have taken both WVU and UL at same time and added 1 more and had 12.

Sounds like Houston, Memphis, Cincinnati and BYU to the Big XII.

5 minutes ago, Who'sYourData? said:

I love this one.

Memphis is a great fit in the Big 12.  Oh by the way, we'll need to spend $500 million in order to get our academics and facilities up to Big 12 standards.  But, hey, we're a great fit other than the fact that we need to spend half a billion dollars over five years to get close to Big 12 standards.

The check is in the mail.  Really.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/report-memphis-willing-spend-500-million-upgrades-join-big-12/

$500 M is what Baylor put into Sports with new facility and TCU is going big on build out.

WVU is updating both football and basketball, so yes $500M is not out of the realm.

Cincy's big issue is football stadium holds 40k, otherwise they go to Bengals stadium.  USF has Ray Jay and no other.

Nope not just about Football, Mens Basketball matters.  

Big 12 does not have a research group like B1G, low admission standards, well look at WVU.

Basketball has been a power house back to Calipari - Now Tubby Smith is there.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men's_basketball

Not saying Memphis is getting into the Big 12 but what if they agree to a 10 year $15M a year ($150M total) agreement with Big 12 to sponsor the Big 12 Championship Game?   Do they get to suggest a pick or not.  I say yes.
 

FEDEX got Gee on board with $ - this is not history repeating itself - FEDEX is shelling it out now

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/15833061/big-businesses-helping-big-12-expansion-candidates

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2016/05/11/fedex-vows-major-big-12-sponsorship-boost-memphis-bid/84223350/

FedEx vows major Big 12 sponsorship as boost to Memphis bid

The ESPN.com report also says Memphis vowed to make a $500 million investment in academic and athletic infrastructure during the next five years — an amount that President M. David Rudd has publicly touted, including in a December 2015 blog post, as already under way.

The report — compiled from documents sent to West Virginia president Gordon Gee, one of three members of the Big 12 composition committee — detailed FedEx's involvement. In a letter Smith wrote to Rudd in late February, Smith said FedEx would be willing to support the expansion bid by becoming a major sponsor of conference football and basketball, including sponsorship of a Big 12 football championship game. Rudd sent his letter, and the letter from Smith, to Gee. Two other members of the Big 12's composition committee — Oklahoma president David Boren and Baylor president Ken Starr — were copied on the documents.

4 minutes ago, usfbullrider said:

Full membership doesnt mean full share.  Usf isnt going to get 30 million a yr.  No new school is.

It was 50% 65% 80% 100% in 4 years, for TCU & WVU to get to the $20M Base contract.

Not sure if serious about Memphis

Memphis brings FEDEX FEDEX BRINGS MONEY

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Well this is happening again.S

Supposedly Cincy is a lock , I want USF & UCF only but my assumption is it will be Memphis and Cincy to 12 for now and Houston and UCF to 14.

Sell the farm boys, take $1M for 5 years whatever it takes make it happen for USF.

And buy some bitcoin if you have not already.

Come on UCF

And I will be watching as I have been in Bitcoin for 2 years now.

TCU should get in before Baylor - Baylor played no one in OOC - TCU beat a Minnesota team playing in BIG Championship, TCU had Baylor beat by 21 and got wore out in 4th quarter.

Baylor lost to WVU 41-27,  TCU lost to Baylor 61-58, Baylor barely beat TCU this weekend 48-46 and will get beat this week by Kansas ST

TCU laid somewhat of an egg to to Kansas a few weeks back but other than that more impressive wins.

My hope is total casious

Bama beats Mizzou

Wisconsin beats OSU

Ga Tech beats Florida State

Arizona Beats Oregon

That point is being made this year, as Marshall will go 12-0 and isn't even ranked #25 or better. Colorado State has 1 loss and a better schedule and wins (CU and BC) than Marshall, and aren't getting any love, and neither is Boise State, quietly putting together a good season as well and handed Colorado State their only loss so far (a 3 pointer in week 2 I think).

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/534880039582834688

According to Sagarin, Marshall's SOS is 141, worse than 13 FCS teams. So, there's that.

Gotta think the big12 is sweating their strategy as far as not having a conf champion. Bama Oregon miss st fsu in Baylor tcu out

Baylor played nobody in OOC, and TCU only beat Kansas by 4 points last week after beating WVU by 1.  There is nobody to blame but themselves especially TCU who was in top 4 before the Kansas game.

Like it or not Taggart needs a minimum of 4 years and really 5 to change the recruiting system and culture along with possibly some JUCO kids to offset deliquincies (QB).

 

Chuck Landon: Big 12 may set wheel in motion if it adds schools

 

USF, UCF, ECU, and Cincy to BIG 12

 

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x2064759526/Big-12-may-set-wheel-in-motion-if-it-adds-schools

 

 

 

So, if we have TuxedoYoda and OverallYoda, is this guy the ToothlessYoda?

 

Landon is a Herd lover any thing he writes about WVU is to get viewership - he knows nothing, actually I would listen to Yoda first.

Burden of proof is on us. We will be evaluated in 5-7 years as prospective members. We better have some hardware, some revenue, and some packed seats by then.

Depends on how much money is added to contract - Right now TCU and WVU is in 3rd year of Big 12 Contract and thus gets 80% of the $20 million, the first 2 years was 50%, 67% - next year 100%

How much is USF, UCF willing to forego to get in.

10 Teams x $20mil a team = $200 mil contract - Add 2 teams the other 10 teams need ~$22 mil ($220) then the 2 new teams get paid.  So is USF and UCF willing to accept $5 million a piece to join bringing the contract to $230 million and would FOX pay another $30 Million out for this?

 

They should get a playoff spot unless there are more than 4 undefeated teams.

Wasn't one purpose of the playoff so undefeated teams won't be left out?

 

No.

 

Marshall can't control their schedule, only what they can do against that schedule, but even if they go undefeated, nobody (outside of WV) believes they're one of the 4 best teams in the country.

 

Tallest dwarf is still a dwarf

 

& Including 90% of WV

They had a tough time with FAU at home til end of the game this week.  They are not a top 40 team let alone a top 4.

If it happened today, imo 2 Football teams only - Boise St and BYU - Leave Basketball at 10 - Nobody else adds $ value to contract

I guess Whit babcock needs to get his act together. Selling Bearcat tickets on Groupon for a nationally televised night game against a conference opponent? And worse, he gave them a CHOICE! 

 

Or perhaps these are methods that all American schools will have to resort to at some time or another.

 

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-university-of-cincinnati-athletics-3?p=1&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&sid=c8cf1168-f818-4f17-82eb-de0c0d236f40&division=cincinnati&user=fa233239a6a82f687345f6fa1b1c78eb3f764503e899bdb24595c80e726e8923&date=20140913&s=body&c=link&d=deal-page&utm_campaign=c8cf1168-f818-4f17-82eb-de0c0d236f40

Whit is at Va Tech now, and he is a very good businessman - he really did a good job there in the time he was at Cincy.

http://www.roanoke.com/sports/columns_and_blogs/blogs/andy_bitter_virginia_tech_football/article_1c582dcc-8545-11e3-8057-001a4bcf6878.html

Hello old thread

Nobody in AAC adds value to TV contract right now thus no expansion.  I think we sit still for 5-7 years when the TV contracts get close and the see how the 2+1 Playoffs work.  Ultimately I see us going to Division 64 (4-16s for TV Contracts) team leagues with a 4 (as Conference champ)-2-1 playoff coming.

This means the Big 12 is done - and is broken up with Pac, B1G getting most and WVU headed ACC or SEC.

The question is who is the 64? and thus the 4-6 teams coming along for the ride.

Cronkrite is coming Nov 1st for a visit to WVU, but most feel he still ends up at Miami.

Where the hell have you been? Too good for us now? :-)

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I want 12 for Football schools, would love to have USF/UCF combo for Florida but I like the 10 schools for Bball since the Big12 worked out WVs travel schedule for basketball which is the harder to deal with do to the number of games and revolving weekday games.

I still think if/when Big12 goes to 12 its Boise St and BYU as football members only and if this does not happen in 5-7 years the Power 5 Becomes the Power 4 with Big12 splitting into the PAC, B1G, SEC & ACC.

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