Analytics from Navigate Research are expected to show the Big 12 has at least a 10-15 percent better chance of reaching the CFP in any given year if it expands as opposed to staying in its 10-team configuration.
That percentage at least doubles than the “4-5 percent” improvement commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke about in Phoenix on Monday. That smaller figure discussed by Bowlsby only included the addition of a conference championship game, CBS Sports has learned.
The most prominent names that continue to be mentioned for expansion include BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston and Memphis.
Bowlsby reiterated that a decision -- whatever it is -- needs to be made this year.
Analytics from Navigate Research are expected to show the Big 12 has at least a 10-15 percent better chance of reaching the CFP in any given year if it expands as opposed to staying in its 10-team configuration.
That percentage at least doubles than the “4-5 percent” improvement commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke about in Phoenix on Monday. That smaller figure discussed by Bowlsby only included the addition of a conference championship game, CBS Sports has learned.
The most prominent names that continue to be mentioned for expansion include BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston and Memphis.
Bowlsby reiterated that a decision -- whatever it is -- needs to be made this year.
Whatever the decision is the American can finally move forward...if it only loses Cincinnati to go with BYU to the Big XII...the schools in the American can still dominate the G5 and in time become a Tweener league.
Analytics from Navigate Research are expected to show the Big 12 has at least a 10-15 percent better chance of reaching the CFP in any given year if it expands as opposed to staying in its 10-team configuration.
That percentage at least doubles than the “4-5 percent” improvement commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke about in Phoenix on Monday. That smaller figure discussed by Bowlsby only included the addition of a conference championship game, CBS Sports has learned.
The most prominent names that continue to be mentioned for expansion include BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston and Memphis.
Bowlsby reiterated that a decision -- whatever it is -- needs to be made this year.
When I see it I'll believe it this is all rubash. Forty mil a year is a hell of a lot of money to have two middle-of-the-road teams that don't add much value.
(05-04-2016 01:03 PM)Stookey57 Wrote: When I see it I'll believe it this is all rubash. Forty mil a year is a hell of a lot of money to have two middle-of-the-road teams that don't add much value.
Rubash? Is that a combo of rhubarb and hash?
Anyway, SNY charges $2.60 a month per subscriber for UConn 3rd tier rights. UConn is worth more than most B12 teams.
Analytics from Navigate Research are expected to show the Big 12 has at least a 10-15 percent better chance of reaching the CFP in any given year if it expands as opposed to staying in its 10-team configuration.
That percentage at least doubles than the “4-5 percent” improvement commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke about in Phoenix on Monday. That smaller figure discussed by Bowlsby only included the addition of a conference championship game, CBS Sports has learned.
The most prominent names that continue to be mentioned for expansion include BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston and Memphis.
Bowlsby reiterated that a decision -- whatever it is -- needs to be made this year.
Whatever the decision is the American can finally move forward...if it only loses Cincinnati to go with BYU to the Big XII...the schools in the American can still dominate the G5 and in time become a Tweener league.
I agree. Assuming BYU and UC are the next two members of the Big 12, I think the obvious addition for the AAC is adding Army as a football only member. Place Army in the East, and make it so the Army-Navy game is a non-conference game. In other words, Army and Navy will never play each other as a regular season conference game. All the other teams would get to play each other more often.
Additionally, in the event both Army and Navy win their divisions, the Army-Navy game could also serve as the AAC conference championship that season. The game is already played at a neutral location and sells out. I am sure something can be worked out with CBS to gain additional conference revenue in the event that game is the AAC championship (given that game would be no conference revenue normally). It would be a cool added incentive for an already awesome rivalry game.
I prefer a ten team basketball conference that plays a round robin schedule. Hasn't hurt the Big East so far.
Analytics from Navigate Research are expected to show the Big 12 has at least a 10-15 percent better chance of reaching the CFP in any given year if it expands as opposed to staying in its 10-team configuration.
That percentage at least doubles than the “4-5 percent” improvement commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke about in Phoenix on Monday. That smaller figure discussed by Bowlsby only included the addition of a conference championship game, CBS Sports has learned.
The most prominent names that continue to be mentioned for expansion include BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston and Memphis.
Bowlsby reiterated that a decision -- whatever it is -- needs to be made this year.
Whatever the decision is the American can finally move forward...if it only loses Cincinnati to go with BYU to the Big XII...the schools in the American can still dominate the G5 and in time become a Tweener league.
I agree. Assuming BYU and UC are the next two members of the Big 12, I think the obvious addition for the AAC is adding Army as a football only member. Place Army in the East, and make it so the Army-Navy game is a non-conference game. In other words, Army and Navy will never play each other as a regular season conference game. All the other teams would get to play each other more often.
Additionally, in the event both Army and Navy win their divisions, the Army-Navy game could also serve as the AAC conference championship that season. The game is already played at a neutral location and sells out. I am sure something can be worked out with CBS to gain additional conference revenue in the event that game is the AAC championship (given that game would be no conference revenue normally). It would be a cool added incentive for an already awesome rivalry game.
I prefer a ten team basketball conference that plays a round robin schedule. Hasn't hurt the Big East so far.
I honestly think the AAC should go after Toledo/NIU to maintain a footprint in the Midwest if UC goes...but that's just me.
Analytics from Navigate Research are expected to show the Big 12 has at least a 10-15 percent better chance of reaching the CFP in any given year if it expands as opposed to staying in its 10-team configuration.
That percentage at least doubles than the “4-5 percent” improvement commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke about in Phoenix on Monday. That smaller figure discussed by Bowlsby only included the addition of a conference championship game, CBS Sports has learned.
The most prominent names that continue to be mentioned for expansion include BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston and Memphis.
Bowlsby reiterated that a decision -- whatever it is -- needs to be made this year.
Whatever the decision is the American can finally move forward...if it only loses Cincinnati to go with BYU to the Big XII...the schools in the American can still dominate the G5 and in time become a Tweener league.
I agree. Assuming BYU and UC are the next two members of the Big 12, I think the obvious addition for the AAC is adding Army as a football only member. Place Army in the East, and make it so the Army-Navy game is a non-conference game. In other words, Army and Navy will never play each other as a regular season conference game. All the other teams would get to play each other more often.
Additionally, in the event both Army and Navy win their divisions, the Army-Navy game could also serve as the AAC conference championship that season. The game is already played at a neutral location and sells out. I am sure something can be worked out with CBS to gain additional conference revenue in the event that game is the AAC championship (given that game would be no conference revenue normally). It would be a cool added incentive for an already awesome rivalry game.
I prefer a ten team basketball conference that plays a round robin schedule. Hasn't hurt the Big East so far.
I honestly think the AAC should go after Toledo/NIU to maintain a footprint in the Midwest if UC goes...but that's just me.
While Cincy is all but assured as being the school that the Big 12 would pick from the leftovers in the AAC, I wonder if the big carrot of getting BYU and maybe a Boise, UNLV, or SDSU may be just too much of an enticement? If not for WVU, that would happen. As it stands, the AAC can backfill the loss of Cincy. Although it is always difficult in losing the flagship, there are a lot of growing schools out there.
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