(07-23-2016 12:08 PM)sportsfan Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 11:09 PM)The Frisky Biscuit Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 02:27 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 01:37 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 01:26 PM)timxlydon Wrote:  http://www.sbnation.com/college-football...big-12-aac

the 2 schools to go big 12 will be Houston and BYU. Not sure why BYU isn't in PAC 12. The rest of these school are pretenders until Texas and Oklahoma leave.

I just don't see why Big 12 would have interest in adding yet another Texas school. Its going to be someone like Cincy or UConn. Colorado St, Tulane, and Houston are long shots to me.

Houston is the tenth largest US market.

Actually, the Houston market is 4th - just ahead of Philly and maybe only 450,000 or so behind Chicago.

According to Nielsen... Houston is the 10th largest market. The city itself might be the 4th largest in population. But conferences look at Nielsen before anything else.

(07-27-2016 10:06 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(07-23-2016 12:08 PM)sportsfan Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 11:09 PM)The Frisky Biscuit Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 02:27 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 01:37 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  the 2 schools to go big 12 will be Houston and BYU. Not sure why BYU isn't in PAC 12. The rest of these school are pretenders until Texas and Oklahoma leave.

I just don't see why Big 12 would have interest in adding yet another Texas school. Its going to be someone like Cincy or UConn. Colorado St, Tulane, and Houston are long shots to me.

Houston is the tenth largest US market.

Actually, the Houston market is 4th - just ahead of Philly and maybe only 450,000 or so behind Chicago.

According to Nielsen... Houston is the 10th largest market. The city itself might be the 4th largest in population. But conferences look at Nielsen before anything else.

Okay, at least I know what I half-listened to now, ha.

(07-23-2016 10:36 AM)Stpetebeachrocketfan Wrote:  There was a poll taken of the Big Twelve coaches and Houston and BYU got the most votes. Since then the Governor of TX and the President of the University of TX have backed Houston. Houston is a huge market, the university is big and they dont have money issues. Whatever it will take facilities wise money is not an issue in TX.

If its BYU and Houston to the B12 then I would see So Miss or maybe Rice getting the invite to the AAC over NIU.

Also if Houston is the only AAC team that leaves then the ESPN TV contract left as is would would keep UCONN from going INDY.