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(12-28-2018 07:22 PM)Ramblin Wreck Wrote:  

(12-28-2018 03:12 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  I don't know that I'd hang my hat on the Big 12. First off, everyone and their brother would rather be in a true P5 conference instead of the AAC or wherever they currently are. Second, when the P5's TV contracts come up for renewal, I would not be terribly surprised to see the other four P5's dump their bottom feeders, raid the B12 for their better schools, and set up a P4 with 16 teams each. They could then set up a power team playoff from within those 64 contenders.

The rest of us can go play in the second tier conference championship.

If the Big 12 expands, they'll probably add Houston (Fertitta has flooded the place with money - if you aren't familiar with Fertitta perhaps you have heard of Landry's, UFC, Houston Rockets) and then either Memphis (FedEx money, basketball tradition, good football) or Cincinnati. I disagree and don't think they would ever make a school leave the conference. UAB should hope that Notre Dame becomes a full member of the ACC (already are in all sports except football - under contract to play 5 ACC schools every year in football). If that happens, the ACC would look for a 16th school. I don't think another Florida school would be allowed by Miami / Florida State. East Carolina would not add anything with there already being 4 other North Carolina schools. UAB would stand a chance if basketball gets back to where it once was, football keeps on the track it is now, and attendance can improve for both. AAU membership, defining it as a strong research university, would pretty much solidify it if it were obtained. Another thing that would be attractive to any conference is having a conference team in the number one college football television market (Birmingham is #1 by far, followed by Columbus, Ohio and then another large drop after that). Having grown up in Birmingham, I'd obviously like to see UAB play in my college's conference.