Possible Big 10 Expansion Sooner Than Expected?

[Bigdog13]

I mean really Bigdog13 None of that matters to CUSA. They could care less if New Orleans supports and buys merchandise of the Saints, San Antonio supports or buys merchandise of the Cowgirls or UCF supports the Dolphins etc.... For that matter, is Mobil a great sports town or El Paso?

Read the post I was responding to dipshit. LOL, you can't be that stupid. And Mobil isn't a town at all. It's an Oil and Gas company. Come on Tyler, weren't you in that business?? No more drinking and posting for you. UCF is in Orlando not Miami.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Read the post I was responding to dipshit. LOL, you can't be that stupid. And Mobil isn't a town at all. It's an Oil and Gas company. Come on Tyler, weren't you in that business?? No more drinking and posting for you. UCF is in Orlando not Miami.

Whoaaaa there cowgirl!! Don't get too excited now. You know what I meant.....with your poor pro football cowboy analogy being off the mark. BTW, aren't there rules per your verbage above?

[Houston Techsan]

ESPN reported last night that Texas was considering going independent, but didn't really believe they would do it.

[hookdown]

ESPN reported last night that Texas was considering going independent, but didn't really believe they would do it.

You can count on one hand the number of teams that are capable of going it alone. UT is one of them. ND (obviously!), and maybe Florida, Alabama, or Ohio State. But I agree with ESPN, I cannot believe they would do that.

[PawDawg]

You can count on one hand the number of teams that are capable of going it alone. UT is one of them. ND (obviously!), and maybe Florida, Alabama, or Ohio State. But I agree with ESPN, I cannot believe they would do that.

Maybe Bama and Texas, but not Florida and CERTAINLY not Ohio State. Ohio State sucks worse than ND, but they do continue to be the media darling every year.

[okiealdawg]

USC could too

[Tbone1]

Unlike Notre Dame, the University of Texas (at Austin)....is a STATE University. Meaning State Funded. Meaning accountable to the Legislature.

They will not do anything without the concurrence of the Texas State Legislature or they risk losing HUGE HUGE HUGE annual funding. This is exactly why they joined the Big12 in 1995 instead of heading off to the PAC10 with A&M heading off to the SEC. Those deals were done in prinicipal, but the legislature put the brakes on because at the time there were some powerful Baylor and Tech alums in office.

Therefore, I have trouble seeing the Longhorns going independent.

[hookdown]

Therefore, I have trouble seeing the Longhorns going independent.

No, I do not think they will either. I just meant that they probably have the resources (fan base, markets, $$$$) to do so if the legislature allowed them to. Same with the others. USC...maybe. I read something not too long ago that made me think they were not as well off as a lot of us thought they were.

[Tbone1]

I'm sure they'd love to.
They'd rake in a significant TV deal and would probably do well in marketing too. Plus no sharing of Bowl Revenues.

They'd also probably schedule home games against the Sister Mary School for the blind.

[hookdown]

The Big 12 commish may push for member loyality pledges before the start of the football season:

http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/...0956166083.txt


Not sure that would really mean anything though.

[Tbone1]

Interesting article.
I don't think the Nebraska folks have ever been comfortable playing second fiddle to Texas and Oklahoma....which is how things work in the Big12.

[olddog75]

Interesting article.
I don't think the Nebraska folks have ever been comfortable playing second fiddle to Texas and Oklahoma....which is how things work in the Big12.

Until they are winning consistently, they will be second fiddler whatever conference they are in.

[HogDawg]

USC could too

USC is the only school I can think of in America that would be BETTER OFF as an independent. That pathetic, puke, PAC10 conference doesn't do them any favors. It's truly USC and the 9 dwarfs (...kinda like Boise and the WAC. :icon_wink: )


HD

[BRDawg81]

It will be interesting to see the penalties USC receives this Friday from the NCAA in football and basketball.

[DawgFight71]

I think the reason USC is so strong in the south California is the lack of a NFL team for the past 20 years. USC has probably always been popular but since the Rams and Raiders left for St. Louis and Oakland, USC become the adopted NFL team for L.A.