Hey, look, kids, the circus is back in town.

Quote:Matt Brown
‏@MattSBN

Boren said the Big 12 board directed Bowlsby to evaluate interest in schools joining the Big 12. Expansion, surprise, isn't totally dead.

2:39 PM - 19 Jul 2016

Quote:Ralph D. Russo
‏@ralphDrussoAP

Bowlsby: 'We intend to be active very soon.' as far as contacting interested schools.

2:49 PM - 19 Jul 2016

Quote:Chuck Carlton
‏@ChuckCarltonDMN

Boren said Big 12 will look at impact of addition of 2 or 4 schools, competitively and financially.

2:46 PM - 19 Jul 2016

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 14m14 minutes ago
David Boren said Bob Bowlsby will “recontact those schools that have contacted us. Evaluate what proposals they may make” about joining B12

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 11m11 minutes ago
There are 63 FBS schools interested in joining Big 12. Good luck getting ahold of Bob Bowlsby for next few months

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 10m10 minutes ago
David Boren: “If we are to expand, we want to find the strongest partners: fan base, TV following, also academic standing"

Gentlemen, polish up your résumés!

Jake Trotter
1m1 minute ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Boren said the motion approved unanimously.

Jake Trotter
1m1 minute ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Bowlsby said that there could be another meeting on this before the regular board meeting in October.

Jake Trotter
2m2 minutes ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Bowlsby: "We did take a vote, and everyone was supportive of it."

Jake Trotter
3m3 minutes ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Boren: "It’s a forward step. A positive step. Not yet a decision. … but it shows momentum on the board to consider this as a possibility."

Jake Trotter
14m14 minutes ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Bowlsby: "There will be a two-stage process. Preliminary work, then a second process a little more of a perhaps… negotiations stage."

Jake Trotter
16m16 minutes ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Boren: “If we expand, we want to find the strongest possible partners for expansion."

Jake Trotter
17m17 minutes ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Expansion of two and four teams both on the table, Boren says.

Jake Trotter
20m20 minutes ago
Jake Trotter ‏@Jake_Trotter
Boren: Bowlsby will be contacting expansion candidates to determine the nature of their interest.

Wow. Herbst and Benedict better be on top of things. B12 has to expand, take the guaranteed money, and start making the case for a network of their own.

Brett McMurphy
24m24 minutes ago
Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN
Big 12 said news of ACC’s addition of ACC Network impacted Big 12’s decision regarding "continued interest in expansion"

You folks in Cincinnati, Provo, Storrs, Houston, Memphis, Orlando, Tampa and Colorado Springs may want to send a few thank-you cards to the ACC and ESPN, who pretty much just eliminated what little chance the Big 12 had of ever expanding with P5 schools.

Now THIS is good news for ND

And here i am hoping NIU can be a backfill candidate for the AAC

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If it's 2 it's Cincy/Memphis. If it's 4 it's Cincy/Memphis/CSU/BYU.

Has Dennis Dodd been wrong about expansion or have I been reading him wrong?

(07-19-2016 05:23 PM)SMUfan Wrote:  Has Dennis Dodd been wrong about expansion or have I been reading him wrong?

the "wrong" part is reading anything that denise dodds writes

(07-19-2016 05:22 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  If it's 2 it's Cincy/Memphis. If it's 4 it's Cincy/Memphis/CSU/BYU.

BYU won't get an invite. They're not going to invite a school with the ego of Texas, another private shady religious school with its own set of sexual scandals.

I think they'll initially invite two. The two best available are BYU and Cincy. After that, if they decide to expand further, they should pick up CSU and one of the Florida schools.

(07-19-2016 05:33 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(07-19-2016 05:22 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  If it's 2 it's Cincy/Memphis. If it's 4 it's Cincy/Memphis/CSU/BYU.

BYU won't get an invite. They're not going to invite a school with the ego of Texas, another private shady religious school with its own set of sexual scandals.

Big school with some cache in the CFB world. They are the biggest name out there.

(07-19-2016 05:16 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Brett McMurphy
24m24 minutes ago
Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN
Big 12 said news of ACC’s addition of ACC Network impacted Big 12’s decision regarding "continued interest in expansion"

You folks in Cincinnati, Provo, Storrs, Houston, Memphis, Orlando, Tampa and Colorado Springs may want to send a few thank-you cards to the ACC and ESPN, who pretty much just eliminated what little chance the Big 12 had of ever expanding with P5 schools.

That's right, it's not the ACC network that changed the Big 12's approach, it's the ACC GOR extension.

(07-19-2016 05:02 PM)NYCTUFan Wrote:  Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 10m10 minutes ago
David Boren: “If we are to expand, we want to find the strongest partners: fan base, TV following, also academic standing"

Nothing here about actual play on the field...

This bodes well for BYU, UConn and Cincinnati since they are good in all 3 areas.

(07-19-2016 05:37 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(07-19-2016 05:02 PM)NYCTUFan Wrote:  Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 10m10 minutes ago
David Boren: “If we are to expand, we want to find the strongest partners: fan base, TV following, also academic standing"

Nothing here about actual play on the field...

This bodes well for BYU, UConn and Cincinnati since they are good in all 3 areas.

UConns geography is whats holding it back here. Though they along with Temple are perfect fits as options if ND ever fully joins the ACC.

(07-19-2016 05:34 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(07-19-2016 05:16 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Brett McMurphy
24m24 minutes ago
Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN
Big 12 said news of ACC’s addition of ACC Network impacted Big 12’s decision regarding "continued interest in expansion"

You folks in Cincinnati, Provo, Storrs, Houston, Memphis, Orlando, Tampa and Colorado Springs may want to send a few thank-you cards to the ACC and ESPN, who pretty much just eliminated what little chance the Big 12 had of ever expanding with P5 schools.

That's right, it's not the ACC network that changed the Big 12's approach, it's the ACC GOR extension.

What because they believe that the B1G will be targeting them next and they want to backload as much dough as they can on their deal?

(07-19-2016 05:40 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(07-19-2016 05:37 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(07-19-2016 05:02 PM)NYCTUFan Wrote:  Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 10m10 minutes ago
David Boren: “If we are to expand, we want to find the strongest partners: fan base, TV following, also academic standing"

Nothing here about actual play on the field...

This bodes well for BYU, UConn and Cincinnati since they are good in all 3 areas.

UConns geography is whats holding it back here. Though they along with Temple are perfect fits as options if ND ever fully joins the ACC.

UConn does have the most options outside of a B12 probably.

1) Wait for the ACC to expand.
2) Wait for the B1G to expand
3) Talk to the BE about joining in basketball, Indy in FB.

They don't need to get in the B12 like Houston does if they want to continue to grow their program.