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Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
The Big 12 might be looking into PAC-12 territory looking at San Diego State. Of course we've heard about BYU and the Big 12. Adding those two would be strong. It would expand the Big 12 compacted market collection in a big way.
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry...8/27257394
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01-26-2011 05:15 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
SDSU? Well...they've got good basketball...and a good media market. Sure, why the hell not? The Big 12 isn't picky, I guess. I'd go for, say, Nevada, BYU, Boise, Fresno State, etc, FIRST, but...still.
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01-26-2011 05:17 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
Man that is going to add up on the travel cost IMO. If it works for them so be it, but I doubt that happens.
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01-26-2011 05:30 PM |
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CatsClaw
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
Lol I agree with you guys but they might be doing what the Big East and MWC are doing, shoring up markets.
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01-26-2011 05:33 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 05:33 PM)CatsClaw Wrote: Lol I agree with you guys but they might be doing what the Big East and MWC are doing, shoring up markets.
TV forsure plus it gets them into a fertile recruiting ground. OU and UT usually always get a couple from Cali. If they play there anually they would probably get a few more.
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01-26-2011 05:36 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
The travel cost for SDSU to join the Big 12 would be similar to TCU joining the big east. The amount of money being thrown around for TV contracts should be able to offset travel cost. A package deal with BYU and SDSU would be a huge win for those two schools.
Do I think SDSU is the best choice, probably not. However, Texas was eyeballing (well probably not) joining the Pac 16. Whose to say they aren't interested in establishing a market in California? It sounds like a crazy idea, but with expansion as a whole anymore, you really can't rule anything out.
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
That's a great point shocky. Maybe Texas and Oklahoma figure if we can't join a PAC-16 conference let's bring them to us.
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01-26-2011 05:40 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
If you go even more conspiracy with it CatsClaw, keep an eye on the future of the San Diego Chargers. Los Angeles is getting a new stadium eventually in the next few years, and the Chargers are a short drive away from moving up I-5. If the Chargers head north, and SDSU remains committed to athletics, you have a huge market with a sports deficiency needing to be filled. Far fetched, probably, not out of the realm of possibility.
I think the article mentioned something about grabbing teams as well, in case there is further exodus from the remaining Big 12 teams. SDSU would never get an invite from the Pac 12.
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01-26-2011 05:54 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 05:17 PM)KnightTower Wrote: SDSU? Well...they've got good basketball...and a good media market. Sure, why the hell not? The Big 12 isn't picky, I guess. I'd go for, say, Nevada, BYU, Boise, Fresno State, etc, FIRST, but...still.
I want Boise to get an AQ invite with the condition that they change that awful field.
My eyes are still bleeding!
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01-26-2011 06:05 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
They can go east or west. Lots of potential markets!!!!
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01-26-2011 06:09 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 05:54 PM)shocky Wrote: If you go even more conspiracy with it CatsClaw, keep an eye on the future of the San Diego Chargers. Los Angeles is getting a new stadium eventually in the next few years, and the Chargers are a short drive away from moving up I-5. If the Chargers head north, and SDSU remains committed to athletics, you have a huge market with a sports deficiency needing to be filled. Far fetched, probably, not out of the realm of possibility.
I think the article mentioned something about grabbing teams as well, in case there is further exodus from the remaining Big 12 teams. SDSU would never get an invite from the Pac 12.
Um, yeah, it is.
I am pretty sure the Big Twen isn't so desperate that they need to latch onto a school that will be dropping football if the Chargers do indeed skip town.
Then again, shiite happens, and maybe SDSU can afford to build itself a stadium and/or fix up The Murph on its own and they aren't bleeding red like pretty much every public uni in Cali.
Like I said, it IS out of the realm of possibility.
I expect nothing better from those bloggers. I remember one poster recalling the Kim Helton era at Houston being one of high-powered offenses. Enough said.
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01-26-2011 06:15 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 05:15 PM)CatsClaw Wrote: The Big 12 might be looking into PAC-12 territory looking at San Diego State. Of course we've heard about BYU and the Big 12. Adding those two would be strong. It would expand the Big 12 compacted market collection in a big way.
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry...8/27257394
No chance of that happening. The SDSU president was just shoveling manure, trying to pump up his school, and some blogger was dumb enough to take that manure and run with it.
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01-26-2011 07:54 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 06:05 PM)UCFKnight10 Wrote: (01-26-2011 05:17 PM)KnightTower Wrote: SDSU? Well...they've got good basketball...and a good media market. Sure, why the hell not? The Big 12 isn't picky, I guess. I'd go for, say, Nevada, BYU, Boise, Fresno State, etc, FIRST, but...still.
I want Boise to get an AQ invite with the condition that they change that awful field.
My eyes are still bleeding!
AMEN TO THAT!!!
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01-26-2011 07:59 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
Do Iowa st,Kansas st,Kansas and Missouri replace Nebraska and Colorado with BYU and SD St?
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01-26-2011 08:48 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
I have my doubt but shocky brings up an interesting point.
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01-26-2011 09:24 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 06:15 PM)AllPtsBulletin Wrote: (01-26-2011 05:54 PM)shocky Wrote: If you go even more conspiracy with it CatsClaw, keep an eye on the future of the San Diego Chargers. Los Angeles is getting a new stadium eventually in the next few years, and the Chargers are a short drive away from moving up I-5. If the Chargers head north, and SDSU remains committed to athletics, you have a huge market with a sports deficiency needing to be filled. Far fetched, probably, not out of the realm of possibility.
I think the article mentioned something about grabbing teams as well, in case there is further exodus from the remaining Big 12 teams. SDSU would never get an invite from the Pac 12.
Um, yeah, it is.
I am pretty sure the Big Twen isn't so desperate that they need to latch onto a school that will be dropping football if the Chargers do indeed skip town.
Then again, shiite happens, and maybe SDSU can afford to build itself a stadium and/or fix up The Murph on its own and they aren't bleeding red like pretty much every public uni in Cali.
Like I said, it IS out of the realm of possibility.
I expect nothing better from those bloggers. I remember one poster recalling the Kim Helton era at Houston being one of high-powered offenses. Enough said.
I'm curious, would you have predicted that USF and possibly Villanova would be in the Big East years later? Saying that it's out of the realm of possibility is silly. Anything is possible.
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 08:48 PM)Rich52c Wrote: Do Iowa st,Kansas st,Kansas and Missouri replace Nebraska and Colorado with BYU and SD St?
Does the Big East replace Miami and Virginia Tech with Cincinnati and South Florida?
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01-26-2011 10:28 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
I don't see the SDSU quote as anything more than "I cant talk about that" = "I cant talk about any league but I'll drum up attention before signing day".
BYU would add a lot though.
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01-26-2011 10:33 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
I think you're right Sammy even though it wouldn't surprise me if they talked to someone in the Big 12 in passing.
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01-26-2011 10:55 PM |
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RE: Big 12 sniffing around the West Coast?
(01-26-2011 10:28 PM)CatsClaw Wrote: (01-26-2011 08:48 PM)Rich52c Wrote: Do Iowa st,Kansas st,Kansas and Missouri replace Nebraska and Colorado with BYU and SD St?
Does the Big East replace Miami and Virginia Tech with Cincinnati and South Florida?
probably not. We are on the same team but The teams that left are better in fb. The BE should have just picked a 9th team in Memphis then.
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