Sporting News reporting B12 looking at USF for expansion

[NewEnglandBull]

12 minutes ago, Sellular1 said:

Lulz at this idiot from Tulsa who talks about 7 possible schools from the AAC who are considerd candidates for the B12 but doesn't include USF.  Just ridiculous.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/johnklein/john-klein-big-instability-has-direct-impact-on-aac-tulsa/article_b4c15e9b-a919-5d17-a831-93ce5438c703.html

Don't go on Twitter then. USF is typically mentioned as the fifth team. 

[SoreBulls]

We are 22-38 over the past five seasons. Play in someone else's stadium, miles away from the campus.  We average around 20,000/game.  Did CWT really direct the turn around this year?  I sure hope you guys are correct when you say it's all about location. 

[Triple B]

5 hours ago, Sellular1 said:

Lulz at this idiot from Tulsa who talks about 7 possible schools from the AAC who are considerd candidates for the B12 but doesn't include USF.  Just ridiculous.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/johnklein/john-klein-big-instability-has-direct-impact-on-aac-tulsa/article_b4c15e9b-a919-5d17-a831-93ce5438c703.html

Here's the part of the article I guess you're referring to and I'm not sure you're exactly portraying what he said:

At least four schools in the AAC, and possibly as many as seven, have made it clear there is a serious interest in moving to the Big 12.

Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis and UCF are among the most often mentioned Big 12 targets.

Tulsa, SMU and Tulane would love to be in the conversation.

It could argued that any team in the AAC would jump quickly if it was approached by the Big 12. That would include such geographical stretches such as Connecticut, East Carolina and USF.

[Who'sYourData?]

7 hours ago, Triple B said:

Here's the part of the article I guess you're referring to and I'm not sure you're exactly portraying what he said:

At least four schools in the AAC, and possibly as many as seven, have made it clear there is a serious interest in moving to the Big 12.

Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis and UCF are among the most often mentioned Big 12 targets.

Tulsa, SMU and Tulane would love to be in the conversation.

It could argued that any team in the AAC would jump quickly if it was approached by the Big 12. That would include such geographical stretches such as Connecticut, East Carolina and USF.

So this person concluded USF is a geographical stretch but UCF isn't?

Not the brightest bulb in the pack.

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

49 minutes ago, DataBull said:

So this person concluded USF is a geographical stretch but UCF isn't?

Not the brightest bulb in the pack.

We are a little further south than UCF.

[TheUpperHand]

52 minutes ago, DataBull said:

So this person concluded USF is a geographical stretch but UCF isn't?

Not the brightest bulb in the pack.

 

Thats because we're all the way down in South Florida.

[ToroDeFuego]

Not really news but interesting. The Big 12 hired a couple firms to help them with the TV network and expansion. The first firm is Navigate Research. On their blog in January in a post called "Why Do Conferences Expand?" The have a bullet point:

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5. Recruiting - Many conferences sees schools as a favorable place to expand because of recruiting access. Think about USF going to the BIG EAST over a decade ago. That now seems to purely have been a recruiting play with the BIG EAST attempting to gain a footprint in Florida, a high school football recruiting stronghold.  

 

http://www.navigateresearch.com/navigate-research-blog/why-do-conferences-expand

 

The second company is Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures. If you remember back a few years ago they were hired by the Big East to negotiate their TV contract. So both companies at least have good knowledge of USF.

http://thisisuconncountry.com/2016/02/big-12-has-hired-two-firms-to-develop-conference-tv-network-vet-expansion-candidates/

[Triple B]

8 minutes ago, ToroDeFuego said:

Think about USF going to the BIG EAST over a decade ago. That now seems to purely have been a recruiting play with the BIG EAST attempting to gain a footprint in Florida, a high school football recruiting stronghold.  

Shouldn't that have been "retain a footprint in Florida"?

[Roaming Bull]

3 hours ago, George Jenkins said:

We are a little further south than UCF.

I'm not sure that matters when flying from Dallas, or Austin. It may matter for WVU but the extra 90ish miles shouldn't be make or break.

[beastiebull]

USF is further West than UCF which actually puts us closer to most B12 schols.