(05-11-2012 02:36 PM)Jackson1011 Wrote:  

(05-11-2012 11:31 AM)BewareThePhog Wrote:  I can't see BYU joining the Big 12. Their goals are simply not aligned with those of their prospective conference mates. The same can be said of Notre Dame.

+1....The Big 12 should be committed to coming east. I have no problem with UL, just not sure who should be #12.

Jackson

That's the problem. If an ACC school doesn't come its Louisville + Cincinnati (who noone seems interested in) or Louisville + Rutgers (who offers nothing competitively). And 11 makes no sense.

(05-11-2012 02:36 PM)Jackson1011 Wrote:  

(05-11-2012 11:31 AM)BewareThePhog Wrote:  I can't see BYU joining the Big 12. Their goals are simply not aligned with those of their prospective conference mates. The same can be said of Notre Dame.

+1....The Big 12 should be committed to coming east. I have no problem with UL, just not sure who should be #12.

Jackson

That's where it's a shame that aTm's departure precipitated the poaching of Missouri as well for balance. If MU was still in the Big 12, it would help bridge the geography towards UL and WVU, which would be two strong additions to an even stronger core Big 12.

(05-11-2012 03:28 PM)BewareThePhog Wrote:  

(05-11-2012 02:36 PM)Jackson1011 Wrote:  

(05-11-2012 11:31 AM)BewareThePhog Wrote:  I can't see BYU joining the Big 12. Their goals are simply not aligned with those of their prospective conference mates. The same can be said of Notre Dame.

+1....The Big 12 should be committed to coming east. I have no problem with UL, just not sure who should be #12.

Jackson

That's where it's a shame that aTm's departure precipitated the poaching of Missouri as well for balance. If MU was still in the Big 12, it would help bridge the geography towards UL and WVU, which would be two strong additions to an even stronger core Big 12.

If the ACC hadn't expanded when it did, Pitt, UL and WVU would probably be #s 10-12.