If the Big XII was smart, they would take BYU before anyone else. Why? Because BYU is a very respectable football program that can routinely pack 60K fans into their stadium. BYU also has probably the best TV network in all of college football (the BYU network) and about 30 MILLION Mormons in their fan base. Nobody else on this list of "wannabees" comes close to the massive reach that BYU has.
Where else can the Big XII pick up 30 million new fans overnight?
Yep. He likened us to McNeese and said "Goff had to take the Bama job" because they compete at a "higher level" even though Fletch was saying Tech had a better baseball program than Bama.
I want our AD to say enough of this "P5 separation, another level" BS. Tech is a Tier 1 national research university that competes at the highest level in all sports. That's what his response should be. That's how the A-10, AAC, and MWC respond. They don't let anyone call them a "mid-major." Of course, with 30+ conferences some are stronger and/or more lucrative than others, but Tech competes at the highest level, which is NCAA Division I FBS. Last I checked, Troy Edwards still holds the major college record for most receiving yards in a game, and the Lady Techsters won 3 major college national titles. Enough of the faux segregation created and promoted by the media.
Parkway's Feaster had a much better response. "Who is the Power 5? Who came up with that? I've never even heard of it til last year." Feaster went on to say that the playoff should expand so Tech can have a shot at the national title.
EXACTLY! Below is what SB Nation thinks of stAte seeking membership in the Big-12. We don't need, much less want, such comments associated with our university/athletics.
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Here’s a list of every dang school we could find that has expressed interest. Surely others are interested, and we’ll add them as more names emerge.
Arkansas State
In August 2016, the Red Wolves were one of 17 teams reported by ESPN as preparing to give video pitches to the Big 12.
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source: http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...andidates-list
There are a lot of names on that list that we would like to be associated with. We shouldn't make ourselves look bad, but we should make the pitch. In fact, that article proves my point. Those teams are getting press tying their names to the Big 12. Louisiana Tech isn't.