(08-13-2016 09:15 AM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(08-11-2016 09:55 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  If the big 12 had taken Louisville and BYU 5 years ago, The Big 12 would have had a huge payday from the Big 12 championship game for the last 5 years. It would have had more money per team due to the buy-in period. It would have not had a "psychological disadvantage." It would have deprived the ACC of an excellent expansion target when Maryland went to the BIG, significantly weakening a rival conference. It would have provided enough teams to lump together tier 3 content into a conference network - Texas. It would have weakened the Pac 12 by penetrating the Phoenix media market.

The Big 12 waiting cost it in a huge way.

BYU wasn't in the running 5 years ago. They should have taken WVU, UofL and Cincy. The three best FB members of a BCS conference.

BYU was a Big 12 possibility 5 years ago, there were talks that broke down before they invited West Virginia (Sunday play? BYU guys were jerks? Dunno).

AT the time, I figured the likeliest Big 12 play was Louisville and Rutgers, getting UT and OU into the NYC market, with a huge David vs Goliath cabbies vs cowboys culture clash matchup if Rutgers ever got good.

(08-13-2016 09:15 AM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(08-11-2016 09:55 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  If the big 12 had taken Louisville and BYU 5 years ago, The Big 12 would have had a huge payday from the Big 12 championship game for the last 5 years. It would have had more money per team due to the buy-in period. It would have not had a "psychological disadvantage." It would have deprived the ACC of an excellent expansion target when Maryland went to the BIG, significantly weakening a rival conference. It would have provided enough teams to lump together tier 3 content into a conference network - Texas. It would have weakened the Pac 12 by penetrating the Phoenix media market.

The Big 12 waiting cost it in a huge way.

BYU wasn't in the running 5 years ago. They should have taken WVU, UofL and Cincy. The three best FB members of a BCS conference.

This. The Big 12 would have been rolling and the ACC would have been substantially weakened when Maryland left. My guess is UConn would have been the call.