(01-31-2018 02:05 PM)Baylorbears11 Wrote:  

(01-31-2018 12:53 PM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(01-31-2018 12:31 PM)joeben69 Wrote:  Big 12 commissioner tells local politician, thanks but no thanks on adding UCF and USF
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/uc...story.html

Ouch. I think the duo would be a good addition. It would be another island. If you're not Texas and Oklahoma, you have to at least consider life after the Longhorns and Sooners leave. Central Florida, South Florida, Cincinnati, Memphis, and SMU aren't bad options.

My hope for the Bears outside of the Big 12s continued existence is a best of the rest conference with something along the lines of:

BYU
Boise State
Colorado State
Baylor
SMU
Houston
New Mexico

Kansas State
MemphisBest case scenario for castoffs would be inviting some of the programs while the Big 12 isn't being torn apart to build their brands and then reforging a new Big 12 after the music stops.

Cincy
UConn
Tulane
UCF
USF

You could always swap a team here or there or maybe even grow to 16 with UNLV/UNR/Air Force/Navy/SDSU, etc. Attempts at a "best of the rest" have failed in the past, but the Big 12 central location would help with that a bit.

That was the rationale that motivated the Big XII's ill-fated effort to expand last year. If they try it again, it'll just make them look even sillier and more desperate. It also left a bad taste in a lot of mouths. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.