(03-02-2014 04:18 PM)SMUmustangs Wrote:  

(03-02-2014 03:40 PM)john01992 Wrote:  

(03-02-2014 03:32 PM)SMUmustangs Wrote:  

(03-02-2014 03:15 PM)john01992 Wrote:  

(03-02-2014 02:44 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  You could say the same thing about every team you have listed. I don't think Tulane is the choice. I simply said Tulane is MORE LIKELY than Rice. I doubt either is very high on the list. Like I said, I think Cincy and ECU are the best available choices. I don't think the B12 goes beyond 12.

i like rice because they have

good facilities
history with the TX schools
elite academics

as much as everyone hates the idea of more tx expansion in the b12. it is more to the benefit of the tx schools who don't want to see their political power diluted down with more additions. so if the b12 does expand by more than 2 teams i think including a tx school to keep UT satisfied is a no brainer. they won't want anything to do with elevating another in-state land grant which leaves rice/smu as the most likely options. having more tx schools give all the other b12 schools more tx access as well. so it is beneficial to the conference as a whole. no offense to smu but i believe that rice provides more of what the b12 is looking for/needs.

John you and I have discussed the Big12 before. No disrespect intended, but I just don't see why you keep posting on something that you do not seem to have a great deal of insight.

For example you say Rice has good facilities. Have you seen their facilities ?

And this has nothing to do with SMU. SMU brings nothing to the table of the Big12, same as Rice.

rice has a 47k stadium that is expandable to 70k. from a stadium perspective rice is in a much better position than most g5 schools in the region looking for a b12 invite.

FYI the Rice stadium was built with a capacity of 72,000. You did not answer my question...Have you seen their facilities? Have you seen their gym and weight rooms etc??? I am sure you have not or you would answer the question.

As I said, your comments indicate you apparently have little insight on schools in this region of the country.

sorry dude but in conference realignment the prospective conferences only care about one facility.......the football stadium. as far as the b12 goes the weight room of rice is not their concern and i haven't exactly seen any quotes from conference admins praising their new additions because of their weight rooms or gyms.