[dirtboy]

Why don't teams like Boise State and TCU join major conferences,

TCU was a member of the Southwest Conference up until 1996 when that conference was cannibalized.

[Alberta's Child]

Oh, OK -- now I remember that. They were perennial doormats back then, right?

I remember the days when Texas and SMU were the big names in that conference, and most other schools were also-rans.

[C19fan]

TCU was a member of the Southwest Conference up until 1996 when that conference was cannibalized.

Governor Ann Richards made sure the expanded Big 12 took in Baylor instead of TCU because she was a Baylor alum.