I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
Doesn't matter much; this matters the most - $$$
That's not what they were saying in the video. It was about competitive match. Good teams. Noting WV has been slow to get up to speed.
I wonder what the conference landscape would be like today if the entire SWC had merged with the Big 8 back in the 1990's.
Would TCU still have flourished?
Would the WAC still be around? The MWC would never have been created if the WAC hadn't grown to 16 teams, which probably wouldn't have happened since Rice, SMU and TCU wouldn't have needed homes.
Would other major conferences have gone to 16 by now?
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
I agree it doesn't hurt. But I disagree that it is a primary factor right now.
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
I agree it doesn't hurt. But I disagree that it is a primary factor right now.
Its always been the narrative. Both Utah and TCU got where they are by EARNING it (like Houston).
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
I agree it doesn't hurt. But I disagree that it is a primary factor right now.
Its always been the narrative. Both Utah and TCU got where they are by EARNING it (like Houston).
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
I agree it doesn't hurt. But I disagree that it is a primary factor right now.
Its always been the narrative. Both Utah and TCU got where they are by EARNING it (like Houston).
And your point being???
I'm not positive, but I think his point is that Houston had a decent year in football and is therefore on the same level as TCU and Utah.
(07-21-2016 09:17 AM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]I think Brown is right about Houston. Texas is lukewarm to the idea of adding them, and the non-Texas schools don't want anything to do with adding another Texas school, but the Texas legislature is supposedly putting pressure on Texas to get Houston in. I think if they add 4, Houston could make it, with a push from Texas.
Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
I agree it doesn't hurt. But I disagree that it is a primary factor right now.
Its always been the narrative. Both Utah and TCU got where they are by EARNING it (like Houston).
So earning it is quantified as new facilities and one outstanding year on the football field? UCF had one of those and didn't win a game last year. Did they earn it and then negate it?
(07-21-2016 09:20 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote: [ -> ]Legitimacy on field (I.e. Peach Bowl defending champions) doesn't hurt. That' primarily important in most minds.
I agree it doesn't hurt. But I disagree that it is a primary factor right now.
Its always been the narrative. Both Utah and TCU got where they are by EARNING it (like Houston).
And your point being???
I'm not positive, but I think his point is that Houston had a decent year in football and is therefore on the same level as TCU and Utah.
I mean, TCU only won 11+ games in 6 of their 7 seasons in the MWC.
Where the teams stand now, competitively, is every bit as relevant. Bringing in the Peach Bowl Champions is a huge carrot. Don't kid yourselves. If a team faceplants out of the gate, that will be a disaster for the Big 12.
