(07-31-2021 07:08 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  

(07-31-2021 06:14 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(07-31-2021 04:18 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  

(07-31-2021 01:09 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(07-31-2021 12:17 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  No, I do not think that the remaining Big12 can maintain their value with BYU, UConn, or a combination of MWC programs. But, they can maintain a higher value than the AAC.

I named schools...
BYU- a conference of quality universities with large budgets and big money.
UConn- one of the best basketball conferences, and a legitimate football pedigree.
Boise St.- the closest they will ever get to a power conference.
Colorado St.- they aren't Colorado and they know it. This is better than the MWC.

have you looked at a map recently...this has zero percent chance of happening

The Big12 added WVU in the last expansion. Maps don't mean that much, especially when they are fighting for their survival.

football is the driving force to tv money....to think theyd expand that far for uconn is laughable ..uconn that is seen as a bottom 5 team in all fbs

i could see uconn if ut was convienent...but that far for a horrendous team has zero% chance

Yes, UConn has been a disaster in football, but they still have value. Ever after walking away from the AAC as the worst football program in America, they were still able to secure national broadcasting for all of their football games. Also, UConn already has a Big12 size athletic budget. And, their basketball would only make the Big12 basketball brand even stronger. UCon brings in a new valuable market. And, they create a closer opponent for West Virginia. I don't think the Big12 will overlook any of those facts.