Posted on 09/10/2021 8:03:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Big 12 extended membership invitations Friday to BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to join the Power Five league that will be losing Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference.
The eight continuing members of the Big 12 unanimously approved the applications of the four schools.
The moves come six weeks after the SEC invited Texas and Oklahoma to join its league in time for the 2025-26 season, though there remains the possibility that could happen sooner. For now though, the Big 12 appears focused on the additions.
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A good friend of mine played for Dave Williams at Houston. He’s now PDJT’s pro and teacher at Bedminster.
Maybe Big Ten. I always thought OK State with move with OU as a package deal, so maybe eventually they’ll be in the SEC as well.
Honestly I think we are approaching one big super conference alignment. Somehow preserve longstanding rivalries and establish a rotating type schedule otherwise.
There you go!
From what I heard, WVU does not meet the B1G academic standards. Not sure why not the ACC, since FSU is part of it...
...now that professional gambling interests have pretty much taken over the "sport".
Kansas moving to the Big 10
So willl they replace that spot?
Geographical fit is no longer a factor. Conferences are now built based on TV markets, and the more markets in a conference, the better.
“Would you want to play a game in Houston?”
Houston is a very cosmopolitan* city.
*that means if you park your car there, you’ll have to get the passenger door window replaced, along with the radio, GPS, and whatever else you might have in it.
You win! :)
After last week, the PAC-12 may be better than I thought, given that Oregon beat the other OSU...
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